Spring Events

• Spring Cleanup -- starts late March, ends late April; Helps residents dispose of wood items
  Acceptable items include yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, etc.) raked loose to curbside, placed in biodegradable PAPER bags or in reusable containers, brush and branches (stacked neatly), wood fencing, waste wood or lumber, wood bed frames (no mattresses or box springs), wood lawn furniture (no cushions), and wood storm windows.  Unacceptable items include garbage or trash, clearing of vacant lots, any metal or plastic objects, appliances, televisions, upholstered furniture, mattresses, rugs, tires, batteries, motor oil, fuels, propane tanks, barrels, drums, stumps, sod, paints, pesticides, wood preservatives, and debris left by private contractors.
  
  Yard waste must be placed in reusable containers or paper bags*, or piled neatly along the sides of the road, not so high or so wide as to obstruct roadways or line of sight and not in the roadway itself.  Placing debris into the roadway constitutes a violation of the Vehicle and Traffic law as well as creates a hazardous situation for pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic.  Please make sure that storm sewer inlets are also kept clean of leaves and branches to ensure proper drainage.



• Household Hazardous Waste Day  -- One day in spring during which the Highway Garage accepts cleaners, paints, thinners and solvents, and other household hazardous wastes for recycling or safe disposal.
  
  
• Garden Day-- Limited amounts of free compost and wood chips are available to area gardeners. 2011 Garden Day is Saturday, April 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Town Compost facility.
  
  
• WNYT Electronics and Room Air Conditioner Collection Day - one day in spring held at Taft Furniture in Colonie.  The program date for 2011 is Saturday, April 23. For details, visit the following page: http://www.townofbethlehem.org/pages/Recycling/RecyclingEvents.asp#WNYT
  
  
• Electronics Collection Days occur in the early Fall. 2011 dates are September 23-24. For more information, visit the following page: http://www.townofbethlehem.org/pages/Recycling/RecyclingEvents.asp#ElectronicCollection.
  
  

*Yard Waste Paper Bags can be purchased, 5 for $2 at the Highway Department, Elm Avenue Park, Town Hall, and Rupert Road Transfer Station.

No-Parking Ordinance in effect until April 15
From November 1 to April 15, parking on town streets between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. is prohibited so that streets may be clear for fire protection and snow removal.  Cars parked in violation of this ordinance may be ticketed and/or towed at the owner's expense.