Rockland County, NY Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

The County Code's Chapter 350 (Solid Waste) folds large discarded household goods into the same collection stream as ordinary trash rather than running a countywide bulk pickup calendar. Section 350-2 defines "BULK ITEMS" as items too large for a standard trash can or not normally picked up weekly: small appliances, housewares, painted or treated lumber under four feet and 25 pounds, plywood, furniture, mattresses, textiles, bulky plastics, packing material, insulation, office equipment and small machinery generated in the County. The definition specifically carves out anything on the Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority's list of designated recyclables, so items like scrap metal appliances must instead follow the "SCRAP METALS" set-out rules in § 350-6E rather than the bulk-item stream.

Because the Code's "SOLID WASTE" definition in § 350-2 expressly folds bulk items into solid waste, the operative placement rule is § 350-6A: each person must separate solid waste from other waste types and place it into a dumpster container, compactor or other suitable container at curbside or another designated area for a hauler to pick up. Because Rockland's five towns and their villages handle day-to-day collection service, the actual pickup day, bulk-item limits per visit and container size come from the resident's town or village hauler contract, not from the county chapter. The Rockland County Department of Health enforces Chapter 350 under § 350-4A and administers hauler permitting through the Sanitary Code, Article III.