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

Section 192-27(E) of the Code of the Town of Irondequoit assigns the collection of recyclable materials to the refuse collector and sets four duties. The collector shall in all cases replace the containers and covers in the locations where found. Collectors shall offer collection service for all recyclable materials to all residential customers for whom they provide waste collection, at the same times and on the same days as solid waste collection. Collectors shall not accept for collection solid waste which has not been source-separated in conformity with the article. And occupants must remove empty containers from the curbside or other place of collection by the end of the day on which collection is made.

Source separation is defined in § 192-5 as the segregation of recyclable materials and other recoverable materials from solid waste at the point of generation for separate collection, sale or other disposition. An authorized recycling facility excludes incineration facilities, waste-to-energy facilities and landfills, so recyclables cannot be sent to those.

Pricing and access rules protect residents who produce little waste. Section 192-18 requires every collector to offer, besides the normal full service rate, at least one optional low-volume rate that provides weekly pickup of recyclables as well as small amounts of garbage, and a printed menu of residential service types must go to current and prospective customers annually and on request. Section 192-17 bars a collector from refusing service within its primary service area and requires uniform terms for all customers.

Collectors answer to the Town. They need an annual license (§ 192-6) with a $20,000 bond (§ 192-7), and under § 192-31(A) the Town Board can revoke a license for cause after a hearing on 10 days' written notice to the license holder.