Huntington, NY Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 6:00 p.m. day before collection
- Removal deadline
- Noon day after collection
- Receptacle cap
- 50 lbs or 42 gallons
- Max per set-out
- 6 receptacles or bags
- Enforcing agency
- Dept. of Environmental Waste Management
- First-offense fine
- $250-$2,500
Summary
Huntington residents must keep household garbage in closed receptacles under fifty pounds or forty-two gallons, with no more than six cans or bags out at once. Cans go to the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before pickup and must return behind the front of the house by noon the next day.
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner, tenant or occupant of a residential property to provide receptacles of sufficient capacity to contain the Household Garbage ordinarily generated on that property during ninety-six (96) consecutive hours. The receptacles shall be kept closed and maintained in good and sanitary condition by periodic cleaning, and, when filled, each receptacle shall not exceed fifty (50) pounds in total weight or forty-two (42) gallons in volume. Said receptacles shall be placed for collection in an accessible area adjacent to the curb immediately in front of the property no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the day before the day of collection and removed no later than 12:00 p.m. the day after the day of collection to a location to the rear of the front line of the main dwelling.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4940543; v75 updated 2026-06-09; through 06-09-2026).
Full Breakdown
the day after collection to a spot behind the front line of the main dwelling. Each closed receptacle is capped at fifty pounds or forty-two gallons. Section 117-21(A)(2) limits any single set-out to six receptacles or bags of Household Garbage combined, not counting yard waste or bulk items, and makes it a separate violation to put out waste that was not generated on that property. the night before and back by noon the day after, to the same rear-of-dwelling storage spot. Refrigerators and similar white goods must have their doors removed before reaching the curb, per § 117-21(A)(4), so a person or animal cannot be trapped inside.
The Department of Environmental Waste Management administers these standards, and § 117-30 separately bars anyone other than the owner from disturbing a receptacle set out for collection.
Violations & Fines
Putting out more than six cans, setting materials at the curb outside the 6 p.m.-to-noon window, or leaving waste not generated on the property violates § 117-21 and is enforced under § 117-34(B): a fine of $250 to $2,500 (or up to 10 days) for a first offense, rising to $750 to $5,000 for a third offense within five years.
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