Rules for where and when to place trash and recycling bins at the curb are set by each Erie County municipality or its hauler, not by the county. Set-out times, curb distance, and removal deadlines vary town to town.
Erie County does not set curbside bin-placement rules. Because collection is provided by individual municipalities or private haulers, each sets its own requirements for when bins may be placed out, how they must sit relative to the curb and obstructions, and when empty containers must be brought back in. For example, the City of Buffalo and towns with municipal sanitation departments publish set-out and removal times, while towns that rely on permitted private haulers defer to the hauler's schedule. The NYS Property Maintenance Code (Section 308) requires sanitary storage of garbage between collections, but the specific curb-placement window is a local matter. Consult your town, city, or village sanitation department, or your private hauler, for exact placement times and any
Bin-placement timing and curb rules are enforced by the municipality or hauler. Typical consequences are missed collection, a warning, or a local fine for leaving containers at the curb outside the allowed window; the county does not cite these.
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