Special Waste Drop-Off, Staten Island (Fresh Kills)
DSNY’s Staten Island Special Waste Drop-Off is at Fresh Kills, reached from the West Shore Expressway.
The Special Waste Drop-Off, Staten Island (Fresh Kills) is reached from the Muldoon Avenue exit of the southbound West Shore Expressway; the drop-off is past the DSNY security booth. Its hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed on legal holidays and in severe weather. It is the one DSNY drop-off site on Staten Island.
Serves: New York City trash pickup and drop-off rules.
About this site
For items Fresh Kills refuses, the Staten Island SAFE Disposal event is Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Midland Beach Parking Lot 8, Father Capodanno Boulevard and Hunter Avenue; cars approach from Slater Boulevard.
Rules at every DSNY drop-off
All five Special Waste Drop-Off sites work the same way: you unload yourself with DSNY staff on hand, the sites are for New York City residents only, proof of residency may be requested, and businesses and commercial vehicles are turned away. The accepted list and per-visit limits are the same everywhere; see the NYC Department of Sanitation listing.
- Type
- Household hazardous waste site
- State
- New York
- City
- New York City
- Address
- Off the Muldoon Avenue exit of the southbound West Shore Expressway, Staten Island, NY
- Hours
- Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; closed legal holidays and in severe weather
- Who can use it
- New York City residents only; staff may ask for a New York State driver license or utility bill; no businesses or commercial vehicles
- Takes
- Aerosols, all batteries, e-waste, vapes, fluorescent bulbs, skin lightening products, and per visit up to 10 quarts of motor oil or transmission fluid, two motor oil filters, 5 gallons of paint, four passenger car tires and two mercury devices
- Does not take
- Household cleaners, pesticides, gasoline, gas cylinders, fire extinguishers, medications and sharps, which go to SAFE Disposal events; business waste
- Run by
- New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY)
- Phone
- 212-639-9675
- Official website
- nyc.gov
- Primary source
- nyc.gov
- Last verified
Questions
How do I get to the Fresh Kills Special Waste Drop-Off?
Where do Staten Island residents take items Fresh Kills refuses?
Can I bring used oil filters to the Fresh Kills drop-off?
Sources
- New York City Department of Sanitation, Special Waste Drop-Off: site location and entrance, hours, accepted items and limits, rules.
- New York City Department of Sanitation, SAFE Disposal Events: upcoming borough events and what they take.
Sources and corrections
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