No county-wide trash pickup. Troy contracts with County Waste; most towns require private hauler contracts. Set-out typically after 6 PM day before collection, containers removed by end of pickup day.
Rensselaer County does not operate municipal trash collection. The City of Troy contracts with County Waste & Recycling Services for city-wide residential pickup, with collection on weekdays by ward. Troy Code Chapter 232 (Solid Waste) requires set-out no earlier than 6:00 PM the evening before collection and container removal by 10:00 PM on collection day. East Greenbush, North Greenbush, Brunswick, Schodack, and smaller towns rely on private-hauler subscriptions — homeowners contract directly with County Waste, Twin Bridges Waste, or local haulers. Recycling follows NYS Return to Retailer plastic-bag ban (since 2020) and the NYS Bottle Bill (ECL Article 27). Single-stream recycling accepted by most haulers; cardboard must be flattened.
Troy Ch. 232 violations (early set-out, containers left out): $25 first offense, $50 second, up to $250 for repeat. Illegal dumping (open-dumping ECL 27): up to $1,500 state fine plus county penalties.
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