Southampton, NY Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential collection window
- 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Commercial-near-residential window
- 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Who provides service
- Town-permitted private haulers/carters
- Permit issuer
- Division of Waste Management
- First-offense fine
- Up to $500
Summary
In the Town of Southampton outside the villages, trash and recycling collection is handled by Town-permitted refuse haulers/carters, not a town-run schedule, but § 205-4(O) fixes the hours carters may collect: not before 6:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. for residential properties, and 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for commercial properties next to homes.
It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the business of collecting garbage and waste within the Town of Southampton to make such collection of commercial properties adjacent to residential properties before 5:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. of any day, and not before 6:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. of any day for residential properties.
Full Breakdown
The Town of Southampton does not set fixed collection days for residential trash pickup; instead, Chapter 205 of the Town Code lets residents contract with any hauler/carter holding a solid waste collection permit issued by the Town's Division of Waste Management under § 205-7. What the Code does fix is the time of day collection may occur. Section 205-4(O) makes it unlawful for anyone in the business of collecting garbage or waste in the Town to collect from commercial properties adjacent to residential properties before 5:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m., and bars collection from residential properties before 6:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m., on any day.
Every hauler/carter permitted under § 205-7 must display a Town-issued plate or tag on each truck, keep vehicles enclosed or covered to prevent spillage and stormwater contamination under § 205-5(D), and offer recyclable-material pickup to every residential customer it also serves for household solid waste (§ 205-7(C)). Households and haulers are also bound by the source-separation duty of § 205-5(A) and § 205-4(CC), meaning newspaper, cardboard, glass, metal, plastics and yard waste must be kept out of the regular trash at the point of collection.
The Division of Waste Management, under the Director of Municipal Works, oversees permit compliance and can inspect collection vehicles at any time under § 205-5(D)(9).
Violations & Fines
Collecting outside the § 205-4(O) hours, or any other Chapter 205 violation besides operating without a hauler permit, is punishable by a fine up to $500 for a first offense, $500 to $1,000 for a second offense within five years, and up to $1,500 for a third, plus up to six months in jail; each day of continued violation counts as a separate offense (§ 205-12(E)).
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