Greece, NY Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 12:00 noon the day before pickup
- Latest set-out
- 7:00 a.m. on collection day
- Container removal
- By end of collection day
- Approved container
- 18-32 gallons, tight cover, watertight
- Weight limit
- 50 lbs (100 lbs for wheeled carts)
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine per day
Summary
Garbage carts in the Town of Greece cannot go to the curb before noon the day before collection, and must be out no later than 7 a.m. on pickup day itself. Section 174-7D of the Solid Waste Management Law sets that window, and residents must also pull empty containers back off the curb by the end of collection day.
Garbage/Refuse shall be stored, ready for pickup, in an approved container as defined herein. Garbage/Refuse to be picked up must be set out for collection no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection, and no material may be placed at the curb before 12:00 noon of the day preceding the scheduled pickup day. Empty containers shall be removed from the curbside or other place of collection by the occupants of the premises by the end of the day on which collection is made from the premises.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4702072; v22 updated 2025-08-21; through 08-21-2025).
Full Breakdown
Section 174-7D(1) requires garbage and refuse to be stored ready for pickup in an approved container, defined under Section 174-4 as watertight, securely closed, with a proper cover, holding between 18 and 32 gallons and no more than 50 pounds when filled, or up to 100 pounds for a wheeled cart with an attached lid. on the day of collection, and no material may be placed at the curb before 12:00 noon of the day preceding the scheduled pickup day. Section 174-7D(3) requires that empty containers be removed from the curbside or other place of collection by the occupant of the premises by the end of the day on which collection is made.
m. Wheelbarrows, lawn carts, fifty-five-gallon drums, fiber barrels, and wastebaskets are all specifically excluded as acceptable containers under Section 174-4's definition of an approved container, regardless of how early or late they are set out.
Violations & Fines
Setting out garbage before noon the day before collection, after the 7:00 a.m. cutoff on collection day, or leaving an empty container at the curb past the end of collection day, violates Section 174-7D and is enforceable under Section 174-10C, carrying a fine of up to $1,000 per day under Section 174-12B for a continuing violation.
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Sources & Official References
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