Greece, NY Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Source separation
- Required by generator before pickup
- No commingling
- Recyclables kept out of trash stream
- Set-out window
- By 7 a.m., not before noon prior day
- County tie-in
- Monroe County Recycling Law applies
- Hauler duty
- Must offer recycling to trash customers
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine or 15 days jail
Summary
Greece residents must separate recyclables from trash and set them out at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day, no earlier than noon the day before. Section 174-7A of the Solid Waste Management Law requires curbside recycling collection from every licensed hauler, bans mixing recyclables back into the trash stream, and ties compliance to the Monroe County Solid Waste Recycling Law.
Recyclables shall be prepared for collection in accordance with guidelines provided by the refuse collector and approved by the Town or otherwise established by the Town. Residential solid waste and recycling collection businesses shall provide curbside collection of recyclables. Recyclables to be picked up must be set out in appropriate containers as specified by the Commissioner of Public Works, or any subsequent and pertinent ordinance or law, and be at the curb no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection, and no material may be placed at the curb before 12:00 noon on the day preceding the scheduled collection day. ... Prior to initial collection or transportation, such solid waste shall be source-separated by the generator into recyclable materials and remaining solid waste as provided in the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. Source-separated recyclable materials shall not be commingled with other solid waste during collection, transportation, processing or storage following collection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4702072; v22 updated 2025-08-21; through 08-21-2025).
Full Breakdown
on collection day, with nothing placed at the curb before noon the day before. Section 174-7A(2) requires every refuse collector to comply with the Monroe County Solid Waste Recycling Law on top of the Town's own rules. Sections 174-7A(3) and (4) impose the source-separation mandate itself: solid waste must be source-separated by the generator into recyclable materials and remaining solid waste before initial collection or transportation, and separated recyclables may not be commingled with other solid waste during collection, transportation, processing, or storage afterward. The definitions in Section 174-4 spell out what counts: aluminum, boxboard, corrugated cardboard, glass bottles, magazines, high-grade office paper, large appliances, metal cans, newsprint, HDPE and PET plastics coded 1, 2, and 4, and wood waste.
Under Section 174-8B(5), authorized haulers must offer recycling collection to every residential customer they already serve for trash, on the same days as trash pickup, and may refuse to collect solid waste that has not been properly source-separated.
Violations & Fines
Failing to source-separate recyclables from trash, or a hauler commingling separated recyclables with other solid waste, is a violation of Section 174-7 enforceable under Section 174-10C, which makes it unlawful to fail to prepare materials for collection as the chapter specifies. Penalties under Section 174-12B run up to a $1,000 fine or 15 days imprisonment per offense, with continuing noncompliance treated as a new violation each day.
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Sources & Official References
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