Irondequoit, NY Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

The recycling pickup rule sits in § 192-22 of the Town of Irondequoit Code, part of Chapter 192, Solid Waste. Recyclables must be prepared under guidelines supplied by the refuse collectors and approved or set by the Town, and the collector must provide curbside collection. Containers are specified by the Commissioner of Public Works/Superintendent of Highways or designated by the collector. The set-out cutoff is 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the scheduled pickup day.

Service comes from private haulers. Under § 192-6, no one can collect residential or commercial refuse or recyclables in the town without a Town license, issued for a calendar year running January 1 to December 31. Under § 192-27E, the collector must offer recycling collection to every residential customer it serves for garbage, at the same times and on the same days as solid waste service, and must put containers and covers back where it found them. Collectors cannot accept solid waste that has not been source-separated.

Other timing rules bind the crews. Under § 192-26, collections cannot start before 7:00 a.m., all collection work stops at 6:00 p.m., collection vehicles cannot drive into a residential driveway, and each collector must give customers written notice every year stating the day on which collection is made. Under § 192-18, every collector must offer a low-volume rate that includes weekly pickup of recyclables.

Yard waste follows its own preparation rules. Brush is cut to a length of not more than four feet and bound with rope or twine, not wire, and bundles should not weigh more than 50 pounds or be more than 16 inches across (§ 192-23). Leaf collection can begin on or about October 15 and end on or about December 31.