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

Bulk waste collection in the City of Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, is set by Troy City Code § 247-8(G). The minimum collection fee for a bulk collection service up to two cubic yards is $25. Each additional item over the two cubic yards is priced from a tip fee schedule that the Commissioner of General Services prepares annually, includes with the Mayor's proposed budget, and the Troy City Council approves through the budget vote.

Scheduling is mandatory. Collections of bulk waste must be scheduled with the Department of Public Works before the material is placed out. The bill goes to the property owner, not the tenant. The code carves out whole classes of property: commercial rental properties such as offices, wholesale and retail businesses and apartment buildings, along with tax-exempt properties and not-for-profit agencies, do not receive municipal bulk refuse collections and must use private contractors. The list is introduced with "including but not limited to," so other commercial users can fall under the same exclusion. Separately, § 247-8(B) says the Department of General Services will not collect construction and demolition debris, hazardous waste, dead animals, junk vehicles, sewage solids or water treatment plant wastes, and § 247-8(G)(1) adds that the City will not collect construction and demolition material exceeding one cubic yard, three feet high by three feet wide by three feet long, placed in a plastic bag that is not torn or ripped.

Billing follows a set path. Written notice of collection fees goes by regular mail to the property owner and includes a photograph of the waste collected. The owner has 30 days from the date of the notice to pay, and a monthly interest charge of 3% is added to any delinquent bulk waste collection. Fees delinquent for 30 days or more are relevied on the City of Troy tax bill after November 1, and the collection-fee calendar year runs November 2 through November 1. Under § 247-18, unpaid municipal solid waste fees not paid by December 1 are added to the annual City tax levy, and the section names bulk pickup fees specifically.

When the waste was dumped rather than scheduled, § 247-8(G)(2) leaves added fees or fines for illegal dumping, littering and improper disposal to the inspecting officer, sanitation inspector or code inspector, in consultation with the Mayor and/or the Commissioner of General Services.