Syracuse, NY Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Section 14-18(a)(1) of Syracuse's Revised General Ordinances sets the basic mechanics of residential trash pickup: the Department of Public Works collects household waste every seventh day, for example every Tuesday, on a fixed weekly route. That collection right is tied to the Section 14-14 definition of a household waste generator, meaning the owner, lessee, tenant, or other person controlling a lot with one to ten residential units on it. Larger and commercial properties fall outside city service entirely: Section 14-19(a) ended city-provided collection for commercial waste generators, including residential buildings with more than ten units, effective January 1, 2020, requiring them to contract with a private hauler instead.

Section 14-18(a)(2) puts day-to-day responsibility for using and maintaining approved containers on the occupant of each premises rather than the property owner. collects must ultimately go to the city's approved disposal site, defined in Section 14-14 as the Onondaga County Waste-to-Energy Facility on Rock Cut Road in the Town of Onondaga, consistent with the intermunicipal agreement between the city and Onondaga County. 00 fine under Section 14-15(e)(5). 00 fine for a knowing and willful violation under Section 14-15(a), with each day of continued violation treated as a new offense.