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Seneca County celebrates another successful year of D.A.R.E. July 1, 2025
The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office wrapped another year of the D.A.R.E. program, reaching students in South Seneca, Romulus, and Waterloo. The 10-week curriculum included lessons on the health effects of alcohol and tobacco, resisting peer pressure, confident communication, bullying prevention, and good citizenship. The Sheriff’s Office noted the program is funded strictly through donations that support materials and an end-of-year celebration, and thanked local schools and sponsors for making the program possible.

FLX MORNING PODCAST – Ryan Staychock, Mark Benjamin, America Recycles Day November 15, 2024
  • Ryan is with Cooperative Extension and Mark is with Seneca Meadows.
  • The statewide Recycle Right initiative and what can happen if we don’t recycle the right way.
  • Seneca Meadows’ recycling efforts.
  • A new partnership between Seneca Meadows and the Waterloo and Seneca Falls Rotary Clubs to recycle alkaline batteries.

South Seneca gets funds from Seneca Meadows October 29, 2024
OVID — South Seneca CSD recently received a donation from Seneca Meadows supporting the athletics and the school attendance programs.

Composting how-to at Seneca Meadows Education Center Oct. 7 October 5, 2023
SENECA FALLS — Heather Gilbert from Finger Lakes Composting will be at the Seneca Meadows Education Center, 1977 Route 414, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 7.

Seneca Meadows gives $189,500 to graduating seniors June 12, 2023
Seneca Meadows awarded $189,500 in scholarships to graduating seniors from the four Seneca County high schools. The awards marked the company’s 40th year of operations and the 18th year it has offered scholarships geared toward students entering environmental or conservation-related fields. The program recognized multiple local graduates and continued a long-running effort to support higher education opportunities tied to environmental careers.

Waterloo Library receives new environmental books from Seneca Meadows January 19, 2022
WATERLOO — The Waterloo Library has received a donation of a collection of books focused on environmental sustainability. The books were donated by Seneca Meadows landfill in Seneca Falls.

More than 200 children benefit from Christmas Promise bike giveaway January 10, 2022
SENECA FALLS — More than 200 children in Seneca County received a bicycle for Christmas last month, courtesy of Seneca Meadows Inc.

Seneca Falls Fire Department receives annual donation from Seneca Meadows landfill January 10, 2022
SENECA FALLS — The Seneca Falls Fire Department has announced that it recently received the annual donation of $15,000 from Seneca Meadows landfill. This donation was woven into the Host Community Agreement with the Town of Seneca Falls back in 2007, and has occurred every year.

Seneca Meadows grant will fund Troop 74’s 2022 camping January 5, 2022
WATERLOO — Boy Scouts of America Troop 74 announced last week that its upcoming community service projects and 2022 camping adventures will be funded through a grant from Seneca Meadows Inc.

Winner of lifetime hunting license sponsored by Seneca Meadows December 23, 2020
SENECA FALLS — Sawyer Updike of Seneca County has a lifetime of hunting ahead. Updike recently was announced as the winner of the Seneca Falls Ducks Unlimited annual Greenwing lifetime NYS hunting license.

Trevor’s Gift in Waterloo gets hefty support from Seneca Meadows December 9, 2020
Seneca Meadows Landfill has made a significant contribution to Trevor’s Gift, which is a backpack feeding program in Waterloo.

Seneca Meadows supports equality event in Seneca Falls December 1, 2020
Seneca Meadows recently presented a donation to support the 7th biennial Seneca Falls Dialogues – Disrupting the Past, Questioning the Present, and Building the Future. 2020 marks the centennial of the 19th amendment, recognizing both its historical importance but also the unequal effects of the legislation. The 2020 Dialogues seek to provoke discussion, inspire action, and foster community in this moment.

Seneca Meadows, Cintas partner on safety vest donation to Seneca County Head Start November 26, 2020
Seneca Meadows and Cintas recently partnered on a donation of child high visibility safety vests for the entire student body of the Seneca County Head Start program.

Giving Back

Whether it’s participating with the community at the many worthy fundraising events, or aiding the local fire department with equipment procurement, Seneca Meadows understands that actively participating in the community is just as important as maintaining our outstanding track record of safety and environmental stewardship.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton Students partner with Cornell Cooperative Extension and Seneca Meadows on recycling plastic bags. Read More

With a $1,500 grant from the Seneca Meadows Landfill, Waterloo middle school students turned an environmental vision into reality. Composting lunch scraps and leaves, and recycling schoolroom trash was not enough for these ecologically conscious kids; the big picture for their “green” dream included a courtyard garden at the school. After many hours of dusty labor, their garden was planted and landscaped, and now brings new beauty and environmental benefits to their school. Read More

Days of Service

Freshmen from Hobart & William Smith Colleges spent a Saturday morning in late August with staff from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the NYS DEC collecting native wetland plant seed at the Seneca Meadows Wetlands Preserve in Seneca Falls for planting at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. Read More