RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, RECYCLABLES AND TRASH WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF WATERVILLE

  1. Garbage, recyclables and trash will be collected on different days. The village provides a collection calendar with each utility billing. Collection will begin at 7a.m. Any excess trash or green waste is the responsibility of the homeowner to dispose of.
  2. Garbage will be collected on Monday and Thursday of each week. When a holiday falls on Monday, pickup for that week will be Tuesday and Thursday. When a holiday falls on a Thursday, please refer to the monthly calendar provided in the quarter utility billing or the Village website.
  3. Recyclables will be collected on Wednesday of each week.
  4. Trash will be collected on the first Tuesday of each month. If a holiday falls on Tuesday, for that week collection will be on the following Tuesday.
  5. Metal items including appliances will be collected the second Tuesday in February, May, August, and November.
  6. All garbage must be put into dump-able containers weighing no more than 50lbs. each and should be placed at the curb no earlier than 6pm of the day before the designated collection day and must be removed from curb no later than 8:00pm on day of collection. Trash must be put in dump-able containers or clear plastic construction bags weighing no more than 50 lbs. each.
  7. Green waste will be collected on the third Tuesday of the month, April thru November. Grass clippings and green waste must be set out in a dump able container weighing less than 50lbs. Brush, not more than 6 inches in diameter, must be tied in bundles no more than 5 feet long, weighing no more than 50 pounds. There is a limit of 6 bundles per pick up.
  8. Two (2) thirty two gallon (32 gallon) containers not to exceed 50lbs of building materials, such as roofing, siding, boards and plaster board will be collected on trash days. Concrete, blocks, bricks, stones or any other masonry products will NOT be collected and must be hauled away by the owner.
  9. Tires are not collected at curb side. A fee will be charged for each tire and must be paid to the Village Clerk. A paid receipt must be presented at the Village Garage when dropping off tires at the garage on Conger Ave. during normal work hours.
  10. Leaves will be vacuumed up by the village crew when they are raked onto the terrace during the months of October and November ONLY. All other months of the year they must be placed in containers for dumping on green waste day.
  11. No garbage, leaves, grass, recyclables or trash is to be put into the street at any time.
  12. Ashes, coals or any previously burned materials will be taken only if the are properly extinguished and cold to touch, and will be picked up on normal trash days.
  13. All recycles go in one lidded container; you do not need to separate them. Do NOT put in bags or bundle them. Container must not weigh more than 50 pounds. Rules for collection of recyclables are per the requirements of Oneida/Herkimer Solid Waste Authority. If possible we ask that plastic containers be flattened, this cuts down on bulk.
  14. Holidays observed by the Village that may change collection schedules are: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Updated June 24, 2022