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Learn the rules for getting rid of trash, recycling, compost, electronics, bulk items, or special waste.

Report:

• Missed Trash, Recycling, or Compost Collection
• Improper waste disposal or storage

Order:

• Trash, Recycling, and Compost Bins
• Department of Sanitation Signs and Decals

The trash and recycling collection schedule for your home is based on your address. Compost is collected every week on the same day as recycling.

If your pickup is before 4 PM, you must retrieve bins by 9 PM. If your pickup is after 4 PM, you must retrieve bins by 9 AM the following morning.

Suspensions may occur for a City holiday or during a snowstorm.

Find Your Collection Schedule

You can find out your collection schedule by using the Department of Sanitation's website.

Look up the collection schedule for a specific address.

Waste Set-Out Times

Please note: as of November 12, 2024, new residential waste containerization rules require single- and two-family homes, and buildings with up to 9 apartments to use bins with secure lids for non-recyclable trash set out.

Residential buildings with 1-9 Units must:

• Place trash out after 6 PM in a bin of 55 gallons or less with a secure lid.

Residential buildings with 10+ Units must:

• Place trash out after 6 PM in a bin of 55 gallons or less with a secure lid, or
• Place trash out after 8 PM, if putting bags directly on the curb.

Bundled cardboard and bulk items can be placed out any time between 6 PM and midnight.

Recycling can be placed out at the curb after 6 PM in a bin of 55 gallons or less with a secure lid and labeled with a recycling decal, or, if using bags, set out at the curb after 8 PM.

Appliances containing CFC must be placed out between 6 PM and midnight the evening before the scheduled CFC and Freon Removal appointment.

To ensure collection, all waste must be set out no later than midnight the night before your collection day.

Multiunit Building Collection Program

Property owners of buildings with 9+ residential units and a janitorial staff can apply for an alternate setout time between 4 AM to 7 AM on their collection day.

The online application is only open during the opt-in period, which runs between January 1 and January 31 each year.

If you already applied and your application was:

• Approved, your building’s alternate set-out time is in effect from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027.
• Not approved, you must follow the set-out times for all other residential properties.

Properties enrolled in the program are required to set out waste only during 4 AM to 7 AM on their collection day. If you set out your material at any other time, including the evening before, you may be fined. If you receive two of these fines, your property may be removed from the program.

Learn about DSNY’s alternative setout program for multiunit buildings, including how to opt out.

Sanitation Holidays

If your collection day falls on a holiday, there may be changes to your collection schedule.

Make sure to always check back near the date of the holiday to confirm the exact guidelines.

2026 Sanitation Holidays

Date	Holiday
January 1 (Thursday)	New Year's Day
January 19 (Monday)	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 12 (Thursday)	Lincoln's Birthday
February 16 (Monday)	Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
May 25 (Monday)	Memorial Day
June 19 (Friday)	Juneteenth
July 4 (Saturday)	Independence Day
September 7 (Monday)	Labor Day
October 12 (Monday)	Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day
November 3 (Tuesday)	Election Day
November 11 (Wednesday)	Veterans Day
November 26 (Thursday)	Thanksgiving
December 25 (Friday)	Christmas

Public School Collection Schedule

For information on school schedules, school officials must contact the DOE Division of School Facilities in Long Island City.

Contact information for School Facilities is available through the school.

Non-Profit Organization Collection Schedule and Set-Out Times

You can look up the collection days for a non-profit address that is registered for Department of Sanitation (DSNY) collections.

Look up the collection schedule for a specific address.

If you need to sign up for DSNY collections, visit the Trash and Recycling Collection Request for Residence or Non-Profit page.

Set-Out Times

Non-profit organizations registered for DSNY collections must follow these guidelines:

• Place waste out after 6 PM in a secure container of 55 gallons or less with a secure lid, or
• Place waste out after 8 PM if putting bags directly on the curb.

Incorrect Collection Days

You can report that the collection days listed in the Department of Sanitation's collection schedule lookup for your address are incorrect.

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

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