Trash & Recycling in Broome County, NY (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Broome County, New York.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Once you set recyclables at the curb in Broome County, they become county property, and only your permitted hauler may take them. Section 317-27 requires recyclables to be placed separately from trash and prepared to the Deputy Commissioner's published standards, or the hauler can refuse the load.
Broome County Curbside Recyclables Prep Rules
Some RestrictionsBroome County Code § 317-27
B. From the time any person places any recyclable materials at or near any curb, sidewalk or street for purposes of collection by a permitted hauler, those recyclable materials shall be considered the property of the County or its authorized agent. No person who is not acting under authority of the County or its authorized agent shall collect, pick up, remove or cause to be collected, picked up...
Bin Placement Rules
Broome County's Mandatory Source Separation Law controls how recyclables go out at the curb. Once you set them at or near a curb, sidewalk or street for collection, they legally become County property, must be kept separate from trash, and can only be picked up by a permitted hauler.
Broome County Curbside Recyclables Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsBroome County Charter and Code § 317-27 (Preparation of recyclables and other source-separated materials for curbside collection)
B. From the time any person places any recyclable materials at or near any curb, sidewalk or street for purposes of collection by a permitted hauler, those recyclable materials shall be considered the property of the County or its authorized agent. No person who is not acting under authority of the County or its authorized agent shall collect, pick up, remove or cause to be collected, picked up...
Bulk Item Disposal
Broome County waives its landfill tipping fees for one day, twice a year, in every participating municipality so residents can clear out bulk items and white goods through a municipal cleanup day. The program is capped at $115,000 in waived fees countywide per year under section 317-9.A.
Broome County Landfill Cleanup-Day Fee Waiver
Some RestrictionsBroome County Code § 317-9.A
Commencing January 1, 2022, the charges set forth in this section shall be waived for a one-day period twice a year, per municipality within the County of Broome, to allow for municipal cleanup days. ... Wastes eligible for this waiver shall include bulk items, white goods, scrap metals, wastes from illegal dump site cleanups and other wastes as may be generated by special, municipal-wide clean...
Recycling Requirements
Broome County's Mandatory Source Separation Law requires every household, business and institution in the county to separate recyclables such as paper, glass, metal, plastic, yard waste, tires and batteries from the trash. Every waste hauler, public or private, must in turn provide curbside or dropoff recycling collection for the units it services.
Broome County Mandatory Recycling Separation Law
Some RestrictionsBroome County Code § 317-26
A. Source separation shall be required of each and every generator within Broome County producing solid waste destined for a disposal facility within Broome County... B. Materials that must be source separated include paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, leaves, yard wastes, tires, batteries (wet and dry cell) and household hazardous waste... D. Each and every waste hauler, pub...
Illegal Dumping
Broome County bans open dumps entirely and requires solid waste to go only to a facility authorized by the state, county, city, town or village. A first illegal-dumping conviction under section 317-22 draws a fine of $50 to $1,500 and up to 15 days in jail; repeat offenders face a misdemeanor.
Broome County Illegal Dumping Penalties
Heavy RestrictionsBroome County Code §§ 317-21, 317-22
A. No person shall dispose or attempt to dispose of solid waste in the County of Broome except at: (1) A disposal facility exempt from the requirements of 6 NYCRR 360... B. There shall be no open dumps in Broome County. ... (1) First offense... shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,500, and/or a term of imprisonment not to exceed 15 days... (2) Second or subsequent...
Yard Waste Collection
Broome County runs no curbside yard waste pickup: brush and leaf collection is set by your town, city or village, not the county. At the County Landfill, leaf and yard waste, tree trunks and stumps must arrive segregated from other solid waste, and haulers pay a per-ton tipping fee under the county's Schedule of Fees.
Broome County Yard Waste and Landfill Rules
Some RestrictionsBroome County Code § 317-6.I
In order to be accepted for management at the landfill, any asbestos waste, leaf/yard waste, pallets, tires and white goods shall be properly segregated from any other solid wastes brought to the landfill.
Recycling Rules
Apartment buildings, condos, cooperatives, hotels, motels and resort colonies in Broome County must run their own recycling dropoff program wherever curbside collection isn't used. Owners and managers keep the dropoff area clean and available under section 317-28, and tenants are responsible for sorting their own recyclables into it.
Broome County Multifamily Recycling Dropoff Rules
Some RestrictionsBroome County Code § 317-28
A. Apartment complexes, condominium complexes, cooperative apartments, hotels, motels and bungalow or resort colonies shall be required to establish a private dropoff program for the source separation of recyclable materials for collection and transportation to a recycling facility where curbside collection is not practiced or desired. B. The owner and/or manager of every multifamily apartment ...
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