4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Suffolk County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
Trash collection in Suffolk County is handled by towns through contracted haulers or town sanitation districts. Most residents place refuse curbside twice weekly with recycling on a designated day. Brookhaven runs the Town of Brookhaven Sanitation program; Smithtown, Islip, and Huntington maintain municipal garbage districts.
Suffolk towns require trash containers placed at the curb or edge of the road, not in the street, with containers removed within 12-24 hours after collection. Containers cannot be stored in front yards on non-collection days in most town codes.
Bulk item pickup in Suffolk County is handled by individual towns, usually by appointment or on designated bulk weeks. Brookhaven, Islip, and Smithtown offer scheduled bulk pickup; residents can also self-haul to town transfer stations or the Smithtown MSF.
Suffolk County mandates recycling under Local Law 13-2013 and New Yorks Mandatory Source Separation Law (ECL 27-0719). Residents must separate paper, metal, glass, and plastics #1 and #2 from trash. Most towns use single-stream curbside recycling weekly.
3 cities in Suffolk County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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