Trash & Recycling in Sullivan County, NY (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Sullivan County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Sullivan County bars anyone from picking up, hauling or depositing solid waste outside the days and hours set for county solid waste facilities, and bars haulers who lack a county collector's license from operating in the county at all. The Commissioner of Public Works enforces Chapter 171, which also blocks waste generated outside the county from entering local landfills and transfer stations without authorization.
Sullivan County Solid Waste Pickup Rules
Some RestrictionsSullivan County Code § 171-6
E. No person shall deposit solid waste at any solid waste management facility other than on the days and between the hours established for the operation of such facility or as may be authorized by the Commissioner of Public Works or the rules. ... ... M. In accordance with the rules, no solid waste collector or hauler shall haul, store, collect or transport any solid waste generated in Sullivan...
Recycling Requirements
Sullivan County requires every resident and business to separate recyclables from the rest of the solid waste stream before collection or drop-off at a county facility. Section 171-7 of the Solid Waste Management Law makes source separation mandatory, and haulers who fail to remove designated recyclable components before hauling or depositing waste are violating Chapter 171.
Sullivan County Mandatory Recycling Rule
Some RestrictionsSullivan County Code §§ 171-1, 171-7
F. The Public Works Committee has recommended a county-wide recycling program which shall require the source separation of various recyclable components of the solid waste stream. It is intended that an expanded recycling program of additional materials shall be initiated as the County of Sullivan gains experience and formalizes its recycling procedures. ... ... § 171-7. Source separation requi...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping solid waste at an unlicensed or unpermitted site anywhere in Sullivan County is a separate civil violation on top of any criminal charge. Section 171-19 lets the county seek up to $5,000 per violation, and each day the waste stays where it was illegally dumped counts as its own violation.
Sullivan County Illegal Dumping Penalty
Heavy RestrictionsSullivan County Code §§ 171-6, 171-19
O. No person shall deposit any solid waste in unregulated, uncontrolled or unlicensed disposal sites in Sullivan County. ... ... § 171-19. Civil penalty for illegal dumping. Any person who shall have deposited solid waste in unlawful, uncontrolled and unpermitted disposal sites in violation this chapter shall be liable to the County of Sullivan for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each ...
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