Oneida, NY Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 147-4C(3)
- Collection frequency
- At least once per week
- Approving agency
- Department of Code Enforcement
- Last amended
- 12-5-2023 by L.L. No. 8-2023
- First-offense fine
- $100 to $250 plus restitution
Summary
Commercial and apartment dumpsters in the City of Oneida, Madison County, New York must sit in a location the Department of Code Enforcement approves so the dumpster does not become a public nuisance, and the hauler must empty it at least once a week under City of Oneida Code § 147-4C(3), added within the curbside collection exceptions of Chapter 147.
Dumpsters servicing commercial establishments and/or apartments shall be placed in a suitable location on said premises as approved by the Department of Code Enforcement such that the dumpster does not constitute a public nuisance. Waste in these dumpsters must be collected at least once per week.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4996966; v33 updated 2026-07-07; through 07-07-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 147 of the City of Oneida Code sets curbside garbage rules in § 147-4, but § 147-4C carves out three exceptions to curbside placement, and the third covers dumpsters serving commercial establishments and apartment buildings. L. No. 8-2023, replacing an earlier version. It works alongside § 147-3A, which requires every collection container in the City, including dumpsters, to be watertight, fly- and rodent-tight, with attached tight-fitting covers, and § 147-3B, which folds in Madison County's Local Law No. 3 of 1990 governing collection, transport and disposal of solid waste citywide.
Chapter 147 designates an Administrator of Solid Waste under § 147-6 to handle administrative duties and coordinate with the Madison County Department of Solid Waste and Sanitation, and § 147-9 separately requires anyone who collects refuse, solid waste or recyclables for hire anywhere in the City, including a private hauler servicing a commercial dumpster, to hold a license issued by the City Clerk, renewed annually by December 31.
Violations & Fines
A dumpster placed where it creates a nuisance, or serviced less than weekly, is enforced under the general Chapter 147 penalty at § 147-7: a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250 plus restitution for a first offense, and not less than $250 plus restitution and up to 15 days' imprisonment for any subsequent violation. The Department of Code Enforcement and the Administrator of Solid Waste both have authority to act on a complaint.
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