Rockland County, NY Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Chapter 350 does not set one countywide pickup day; because Rockland is divided into five towns and their villages, the physical collection schedule is set at the town or village level or by the resident's private hauler contract. What the county does mandate, in § 350-5A, is that each person shall provide for the removal of yard waste, solid waste, construction and demolition debris, scrap metals and designated recyclables from the property on which they are generated through a municipal service, a licensed hauler, or by hauling it themselves to the designated facility serving their municipality.

Section 350-5B repeats the same mandatory-service duty for commercial entities. The rule exists, per § 350-1A, because the management of solid waste is treated as an inherent responsibility of local government, and the County wants guaranteed, reliable removal to support its flow-control and recycling goals adopted in the 1991 integrated solid waste management plan. Section 350-5C separately bans placing any appliance containing CFCs like freon at curbside in a way that lets it be crushed or the refrigerant escape. Section 350-5D exempts medical facilities' infectious and regulated medical waste, which is governed elsewhere.

Any hauler performing this collection service must hold a Department of Health permit under Article III of the Sanitary Code, including a background check and fingerprinting of the hauler's principals under § 350-4B.