Online Application – Step One

After you complete your application, an OCRRA Recycling Specialist reviews it and schedules an onsite visit. Blue Ribbon Recycler Certifications are valid for a two-year period. When your certification expires, you may reapply for certification.

A $25 application fee applies; this fee will be waived for non-profits. Payment is collected upon application completion. The fee covers a portion of review and processing of your application. If you are a non-profit or have questions about payment, call 315-453-2866 or click here.

Now let’s get going!

Business Type (Please select one)
General Criteria

(Must achieve all General Criteria to receive certification)

All paper, magazines, catalogs, junk mail and cardboard are recycled.
All glass bottles, metal cans, and plastic bottles (including those without a deposit) and #5 plastic containers are recycled.
Facility has a system-wide process in place to keep recyclable items separate from the trash (such as desk side recycling containers) and ensures that these separated recyclables are placed in outside recycling containers for pick up and are not thrown in with the trash.
Recycling collection is provided through the business’ waste hauler or another method is in place to transport and recycle the materials (i.e. business self-hauls material to a Material Recovery Facility or to OCRRA's Rock Cut Road Transfer Station, depending on volume.) Proof required if self-hauling option is utilized.