Ramapo, NY Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Licensing agency
- Town Clerk / Director of Public Works
- Must list on application
- Every roll-off container and its capacity
- License term
- Expires December 31 each year
- Insurance
- Town named additional insured
- Maximum fine
- $10,000 per day of violation
- Application review
- Police Department and Town Attorney
Summary
Anyone who hauls roll-off containers or collects refuse commercially in the Town of Ramapo must first get a license from the Town Clerk. Applicants list every roll-off container and its capacity on the application, which the Police Department and Town Attorney review before the Director of Public Works issues or refuses it under Ramapo Code Chapter 235.
All applications for licenses shall be made by the applicant on forms to be provided by the Town Clerk. Said applications shall set forth the name, business and residence address of the applicant... a statement of the number, type and kinds of vehicles to be used by the applicant, including their unladen weight and capacity, trade name, body type, serial and motor number and state registration, a list of roll-off containers with their capacity, the kind of service the applicant desires to perform in the Town and such other information as may be required by the Director of Public Works, and supplementary applications shall be verified by the applicant; if a partnership, by one of the partners; and if a corporation, by one of its officers.
Full Breakdown
Ramapo Code Chapter 235, Solid Waste, requires anyone who collects, removes or transports refuse or operates roll-off containers in the Town to hold a license from the Town Clerk (Section 235-17); operating without one is illegal from the first pickup. The Director of Public Works issues the license, countersigned and sealed by the Town Clerk (Section 235-19A). Applicants must disclose the company's officers, stockholders or partners, any misdemeanor or felony convictions among them, ownership interests in other garbage businesses statewide, the type and capacity of every collection vehicle, and specifically a list of roll-off containers with their capacity (Section 235-19B).
The Town Clerk routes every application to the Police Department and the Town Attorney for review before the Director of Public Works issues or refuses it; a refusal is reviewable through an Article 78 proceeding (Section 235-19D). Fees for the license and each vehicle are set by the Town Board's Standard Schedule of Fees and paid before issuance (Section 235-18). Licensees must carry proof of insurance naming the Town of Ramapo as an additional insured, plus workers' compensation coverage (Section 235-21), and every license expires December 31 of the year issued regardless of when it was granted (Section 235-22).
A license can be refused or revoked for a disqualifying conviction or for unfitness, with a hearing available if requested within 15 days of a refusal or revocation letter (Section 235-23). Within five days of any change to the facts on file, a licensee must file a supplementary application (Section 235-19C).
Violations & Fines
Operating a roll-off or refuse hauling business in Ramapo without a Town license is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 imposed by the Director of Public Works, with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense under Section 235-29A. Giving false information on a license application, concealing a principal's misdemeanor or felony conviction, or letting another person operate under your license is separate grounds for outright license revocation under Section 235-29B.
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