Greenburgh, NY Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Multifamily service
- Central dumpster pickup required
- Dumpster site
- Arranged with Commissioner
- Storage location
- Private property only
- Placement limit
- Not forward of front building line
- Underground vaults
- Prohibited
- First-offense fine
- Up to $500
Summary
Greenburgh requires multifamily buildings to use a central dumpster location instead of individual curbside cans, arranged with the Commissioner of Public Works. Wherever receptacles sit, including dumpsters, they must stay on private property behind the front building line unless screened from view or specifically approved otherwise.
(2)(b) Multifamily dwellings in residential areas shall be provided with central pickup service at approved dumpster locations as arranged with the Commissioner. ... (4)(e) Solid waste receptacles shall be stored on private property on a location adjacent to a principal or accessory use building, but in no case shall such receptacles be stored forward of the front building line of the principal structure unless they are off the sidewalk area and completely obscured from public view, unless approved by the Commissioner. (f) It shall be illegal for any person to construct, place or build facilities for the storage of receptacles below property grades (underground).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4570580; v39 updated 2025-10-22; through 10-22-2025).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 410 treats dumpsters as the multifamily equivalent of a household trash can. C(2)(b), multifamily dwellings in residential areas must be provided with central pickup service at approved dumpster locations as arranged with the Commissioner of Public Works, rather than the walk-in or curb service used at private single-family homes. E(4)(e): solid waste receptacles must sit on private property, adjacent to a principal or accessory building, and in no case forward of the front building line of the principal structure, unless the dumpster is off the sidewalk area and completely obscured from public view, or the Commissioner approves a different location.
E(4)(f) makes it illegal for any person to construct, place or build facilities for storing receptacles below property grade. Because the Commissioner arranges the specific dumpster site for each multifamily property, owners cannot simply pick a spot; they must coordinate placement, and the Department of Public Works can decline to service a location it has not approved. B, which require every receptacle, dumpster included, to stay watertight, covered and free of ragged or defective edges.
Violations & Fines
Violating the dumpster placement or storage rules in § 410-3 exposes the property owner or manager to the general Chapter 410 penalty in § 410-9.C: a fine of up to $500 and/or up to three months in jail for a first offense. A repeat violation of the same requirement becomes a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and/or up to six months in jail, with each day the dumpster remains out of compliance charged as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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