White Plains and Valhalla region

Bob, my neighbor, was getting rid of some yard debris the other day and, since he knows I’m always visting White Plains’ recycling center on Gedney Way, he asked me how late it was open on Saturdays.

(Resident Chris Kulk, after emptying a barrel of lawn debris at the city’s recycling center on Thursday afternoon, heads over to the next station to pick up some mulch.)

I told Bob that, if he got there by 3 p.m., he’d be fine.

Turns out the center is open until 4 p.m. on Saturdays, and until 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. It’s closed Sundays. It opens each morning at 8:30 a.m., one of the guys who works there told me.

And they encourage residents (not businesses) to drop off grass clippings, small branches or other yard debris. The city will pick up those items from your curb on Mondays or Tuesdays, depending on which day your garbage is picked up, but the Gedney Way center is another option.

The recycling center, next to the Gillie Park tennis courts and athletic fields near Mamaroneck Avenue, also accepts paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal recyclables. And electronics and metal. I got rid of some old rusted sheet metal covering my old basement entryway there on Saturday.

Meanwhile, if you have something to carry it in, you can pick up mulch, compost or logs.

The “stations” – to pick up mulch, compost and logs; and to drop off yard waste and metal – were expanded last year. They’re separated by those big concrete block walls you can see in the photo above.

The folks who work there are friendly and accommodating, and will direct you to the drop-off sites.

They get crazy busy on Saturdays, particularly at this time of year.

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