The Highway Department will only accept the items listed on their website. Available 7 days a week from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Residents must check in at Dispatch before dropping off electronics.
Oil based paint, chemicals, flammable liquids, and other household hazardous waste should be taken to a drop-off site designated by the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning. For information, please call (716) 858-6800.
The Northwest Solid Waste Board has recommended Hazman as an option to dispose of Household Hazardous Waste. It is a year round option, however there is a cost for this service.
Starting April 1 residents can put out yard compost materials on their regular collection day. The material must be properly bundled and or packaged for pickup.
Leaves, small trimmings and other yard waste should be put in containers, paper yard waste bags or bundled for collection (NO YARDWASTE IN PLASTIC BAGS) on a weekly basis and will be collected by Modern Disposal.
In addition, the Amherst Highway Department’s brush pickup crews will be out picking up large brush piles by appointment; please call 631-7117 to schedule your address for service. Please have brush, logs and stumps out for pickup before you call. Any material placed out MUST be free of any dirt or soil.
The Town Highway will only collect large unmanageable piles of logs, brush (cut to less than 8 feet in length), and tree stumps. No mixed piles containing lumber, concrete, railroad ties or non-organic materials will be collected.
All white goods & large metal items – ovens, washers, dryers, dishwashers etc, and miscellaneous metal items, basketball poles (Metal portion only), will be picked up by The Amherst Highway Dept. by appointment ONLY. Please call 631-7119 to schedule. Doors must be removed from refrigerators and freezers subsection 169-5.E-2 or Resident may face fines up to $250 and or Town court appearance(s). Bulky Items, such as furniture, mattresses, and box springs can be placed at the curb with garbage. No more than eight (8) items can be placed out per week in addition to garbage tote(s). See website for more specifics about bulk items.