Troy, NY Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Container timing in the City of Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, is fixed by Troy City Code § 247-9(F). Filled garbage and recyclable containers must be placed by the owner or occupant at the curb adjacent to the premises or, if there is an alley behind the premises, in the alley. Outside the Central Business District the container can go out not more than 12 hours before collection of solid wastes. Inside the Central Business District the window is shorter: not more than 10 hours before collection.

Removal has its own clock. After collection by the Department of General Services or by a contractor retained by the owner or occupant, the containers must be removed from the curb or alley and stored on the premises within 10 hours after collection in areas outside the Central Business District and in alleys in the Central Business District. For curbside collections within the Central Business District, the deadline is within three hours after collection.

The container itself is regulated alongside the timing. Under § 247-9(A), garbage is secured in heavy-duty plastic bags tied at the top and placed in a watertight and rodent-tight plastic or galvanized steel container not exceeding 95 gallons, and storing garbage in plastic bags in the open outside of watertight containers is prohibited. Section 247-8(C)(1) adds that each unit puts out one container per week, marked with the property number and street, weighing no more than 75 pounds, with the waste inside not exceeding 55 gallons per unit for regular collection.

Containers that fail are replaceable. Under § 247-9(D), a plastic or galvanized steel container rusted through or damaged so that it is no longer watertight, flytight or rodent-tight must be replaced; a tag is placed on it, the owner or contractor has 14 days from the date on the sticker to replace it, and if it is not replaced before the next collection period it is collected as solid waste. Owners with alleys behind their premises must show the street number at the rear with permanent numbers at least three inches in height (§ 247-9(G)). Section 247-10 makes it unlawful for anyone other than authorized collectors to disturb or remove material once it has been set out in containers, and § 247-12 prohibits accumulating solid wastes on a premises for more than seven days.