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

Section 350-12A states it is a violation of the chapter for any hauler without a valid permit issued by the Department of Health pursuant to Article III of the Rockland County Sanitary Code to commercially collect, pick up, remove or transport any yard waste, solid waste, construction and demolition debris, scrap metals or recyclables placed at curbside, and treats each pickup from each premises as a separate offense. Section 350-12B bars a hauler from taking collected material anywhere but a designated facility, and § 350-12D again forbids mixing solid waste with recyclables, scrap metals or yard waste during collection, while § 350-12E requires tires to be collected and disposed of separately.

Section 350-12F carries over the CFC-appliance handling ban from § 350-5C to haulers themselves. Section 350-12G requires every hauler to offer recyclables collection to anyone it already collects solid waste from, and § 350-12H obligates haulers to file written quarterly reports to the Department of Health and the Solid Waste Management Authority stating the cubic yards or tons of each waste type collected and where it was delivered. To obtain the underlying permit, § 350-4B requires the Department of Health to run a background check and fingerprint the hauler's principals, though it may recognize equivalent licenses issued by the Town of Clarkstown, the Town of Orangetown, Westchester County or New York City.