Trash & Recycling in Nassau County, NY (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Nassau County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Nassau County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Illegal Dumping
Dumping refuse or waste weighing 10 pounds or more on any county-owned property is a misdemeanor in Nassau County, punishable by fines up to $10,000 and 15 days in jail, with steeper penalties for repeat offenders within five years.
Nassau County Illegal Dumping on County Property
Heavy RestrictionsNassau County Administrative Code § 11-A-3.0(c)
It shall be a violation of this chapter punishable by civil fine or as a misdemeanor for any person to dump or in any other manner place or deposit refuse or waste with a gross weight of ten or more pounds upon or within any county property, or to induce another person to dump or deposit such refuse or waste, except where a specific permit and/or authorization has been issued by the department ...
Dumpster Rules
Placing a dumpster, container, or building materials on a Nassau County road without a Department of Public Works permit is prohibited; a permit allows temporary storage during construction projects.
Nassau County Dumpster Placement on Roads
Some RestrictionsNassau County Administrative Code § 12-4.3
No person shall cause or permit any accumulation of sand, gravel, cinders, topsoil, mud, earth or other material or any container, box, dumpster, or other instrumentality for the storage of such materials to be placed, deposited, tracked, or flowed upon any county road whether such be a county road as defined in this title or a county road constructed pursuant to article six of the highway law....
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