February 02, 2026

Green Waste Pick Up Schedule

*****Notice*****

 

GREEN WASTE Outside Village, TOWN ONLY

YARD WASTE RULES

THERE ARE A FEW CHANGES TO GREEN WASTE PICK UP THIS YEAR, PLEASE SEE THE SPECIFICS BELOW. THANK YOU

 

GREEN/YARD WASTE COLLECTION [GREEN/YARD WASTE MUST BE CONTAINERIZED OR TIED/BUNDLED] ➢ Set out Sunday night for Monday pick-up beginning April 14th (weather permitting) and continuing through the 1st Monday in November. Pick up will START at 6:00AM. Pick-up will be the 1st and 3rd Monday's in June, July & August.


➢ Green waste (grass clippings, leaves, garden waste and shrub clippings) must be placed in a reusable container only.

***Limit of 3 containers per property.*** NO LAWN CARTS! ALL containers must have handles (NO cut out handles).

No container is to exceed 50 pounds.

➢ DO NOT place green waste in TARPS, plastic bags, galvanized barrels, laundry baskets, cardboard boxes, brown paper bags or compost paper bags.

➢ Green waste should be free of stones, wood, paper, plastic pots/trays, and animal waste.

➢ Lumber and other construction debris IS NOT considered brush or yard waste.

➢ Brush and shrubs cannot exceed four feet (4') and must be placed in a reusable container or tied and bundled.

➢ Christmas trees can be brought to the Town Garage for disposal through the month of January.

For further information, please call 315-866-1803 to speak with

Ken Ward, Highway Superintendent, Town of Herkimer.