Clarkstown, NY Trash & Recycling: Holiday Pickup Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- No recycling service on
- Sundays and Town-designated holidays
- Normal collection hours
- 5:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Holiday list set by
- Town Board resolution, not fixed in code
- First-conviction fine
- $500 to $1,000
- Repeat offense exposure
- Up to 1 year jail, $2,500 fine
Summary
Clarkstown recycling trucks don't run on Sundays or on any public holiday the Town Board designates by resolution, and even on a normal day service is limited to the hours between 5:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. under Section 226-7 of the Recycling chapter.
Recycling collection services to any private residential or commercial location may not be furnished except between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and not at any time on Sundays or public holidays established by the Town Board by resolution.
Full Breakdown
and not at any time on Sundays or public holidays established by the Town Board by resolution. The Town Board sets the specific list of recognized public holidays by resolution rather than in the code itself, so the exact dates that shift a given year's pickup can change from year to year and should be confirmed with the Department of Engineering and Facilities Management, which administers the recycling program under Section 226-8's authority to issue additional rules. The provision applies chapter-wide, covering both the mandatory residential program in Section 226-5 and the nonresidential and multiple-residence program in Section 226-6, so a holiday closure affects single-family curbside routes and commercial accounts alike.
Chapter 226 is limited to the unincorporated Town; the Villages of Nyack, Upper Nyack and South Nyack set their own recycling calendars independent of this section.
Violations & Fines
Section 226-9C makes running recycling collection outside the Section 226-7 hours, or on a Sunday or designated holiday, its own separate offense with its own fine schedule: $500 to $1,000 for a first conviction, $750 to $1,250 or up to 90 days in jail for a second, and $1,250 to $2,500 or up to a year in jail for a third or later conviction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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