Welcome to Finger Lakes Zero Waste

Between the Ontario County Landfill in Stanley and the Seneca Meadows Landfill in the Town of Seneca Falls, 9,000 tons of garbage are trucked into the northern Finger Lakes every day. It comes from more than 50 counties in New York State, and from New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.  Even Canada exports garbage to the Finger Lakes. Our beautiful region has become the garbage capital of New York State. 

As if this situation were not bad enough already, with hundreds of 18-wheelers hauling trash through our towns and villages, and the smell of the Ontario County Landfill wafting downwind to the western shore of Seneca Lake, the Ontario County Board of Supervisors is now moving forward with a plan to expand the Ontario County landfill to twice its current size.

Zero Waste is an alternative option.