Rochester requires Big Blue and Big Green totes at curb with 3-foot spacing. Bins must be retrieved within 24 hours. Store out of public view between pickups per Property Code Ch. 90.
Rochester Municipal Code requires Big Blue (recycling) and Big Green (refuse) totes placed at the curb or designated collection point with lids fully closed and at least 3 feet from mailboxes, parked cars, and utility poles. Totes face street with handles toward the house. Collection starts 7 AM. Totes must be removed from the curb within 24 hours after collection. Rochester Property Conservation Code Ch. 90 requires storage out of public view between pickups - side yards behind the front building line or in the rear yard, not on front porches or curbside permanently. Monroe County towns apply similar rules through private hauler contracts and town property codes.
Rochester bins left out past deadline: $50 to $200 citation under Ch. 90. Improperly placed: bins skipped by hauler. Habitual violations: escalating fines.
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