The Town of Oyster Bay is located near Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is also part of the New York metropolitan area. The Department of Sanitary Collection Services is responsible for trash service in the Town of Oyster Bay. They will provide trash collection services according to the location you are living in.
Under the program of S.O.R.T, the sanitation department will provide you with recycling services. Besides that, residents of Oyster Bay are also responsible for keeping the environment of their city clean. They have to dispose of their trash properly according to the rules and regulations provided by the city sanitation department.
Find My Garbage and Recycling Collection Day
If you want to know about your trash and recycling collection schedule, click on the link given below, and you will get a trash and recycling service calendar for 2024.
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Oyster Bay Garbage Collection Rules & Time
Place your garbage cart at curbside by 5 PM the evening before your scheduled collection day in Oyster Bay. Do not place your cart in the roadway; instead, place it in front of your property at the edge of the street. Your trash will be collected twice a week. Wrap all trash in a bag and then place it in a cart to reduce spillage.
You can use unlimited containers to place your trash at curbside, but the size of the container must be 32 gallons, and its weight must not exceed 50 lbs each. Moreover, choose containers that have handles or hand grips so that they can be collected easily. Place only closed-lidded carts at curbside to reduce litter.
Oyster Bay Recycling Collection Rules & Time
The recycling program of Oyster Bay is known as Separate Oyster Bay’s Recyclable Today (S.O.R.T), which has been providing recycling services since 1987 to the Town of Oyster Bay. Your recyclable material will be picked up with your normal garbage collection, so place it at curbside with residential garbage to dispose of your recycling trash.
Acceptable recycling materials include aluminum, steel, and tin cans, pans, aluminum foil, paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, plastic containers, and all hard plastics with numbers 1-7, glass bottles, glass containers, and jars.
Do not add any type of styrofoam, waxed paper, or plastic bags into the recycling cart because these materials are not recyclable. Place your cart at curbside on time and remove it by 8 PM on your scheduled collection day.
Bulk Items Collection
If you have large trash items that cannot fit into a residential garbage cart, you can request the collection of these types of trash. To request special pickup of your bulk trash, contact customer service at (516) 677-5848.
You will be required to give some personal information to them, such as your name, home address, and street number. In return, they will confirm your bulk collection day. Once your bulk collection is confirmed, place all materials at the curbside on the designated days.
Bulk material includes furniture, home appliances, and broken-down bundles such as televisions and refrigerators. Remove the door of the refrigerator before placing it at the curb. Only 3 bulk items will be collected in one trip. So don’t place too much bulk trash at curbside; otherwise, your pile will not be collected.
Yard Waste Collection
To schedule your yard waste collection, you have to contact (516) 677-5848. Yard waste includes grass clippings, weeds, leaves, tree trimmings, branches, shrub clippings, small roots, and other lawn trash. These materials are taken to the compost facility.
Do not put any household trash or animal waste into the yard trash cart. Cut all branches into lengths of 3 feet, tie them into bundles, and place them at the curbside. The weight of the bundle should not exceed 50 pounds. Similarly, put all leaves and clippings into plastic bags and place them at the curbside for collection.
If your yard waste consists of grass, remove all soil from its branches and cut all grass into pieces so that it fits into plastic bags easily. In this way, it will get collected easily by the trash collection truck as well.
Oyster Bay Trash Holidays Schedule
The following holidays will affect your normal trash collection day. Your normal trash collection day will be delayed by one day if you observe these holidays. For example, if a holiday falls on Monday, then your trash will be collected on Tuesday, and similarly, Tuesday’s trash will be collected on Wednesday.
| Holidays | Date and Day | Change in Trash and Recycling Collection Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2024, Monday | Your trash will be picked up on January 2, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 15, 2024, Monday | Your carts will be serviced on January 16, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Memorial Day | May 27, 2024, Monday | Your trash services will be provided on May 28, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2024, Thursday | Your trash carts will be picked up on July 5, 2024, Wednesday. |
| Labor Day | September 2, 2024, Monday | Your trash will be picked up on September 3, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Veterans Day | November 11, 2024, Monday | Trash will be picked up on November 12, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 28, 2024, Thursday | Your trash will be picked up on November 29, 2024, Friday. |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2024, Wednesday | Your carts will be serviced on December 26, 2024, Thursday. |
Besides these holidays, there are some holidays that will not affect your trash collection day. Your trash will be collected according to the normal trash collection schedule if you observe these holidays.
| Holidays | Date and Day | Collection Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln’s Birthday | February 12, 2024, Monday | Your trash, recycling, bulk, and yard waste will be collected according to your normal collection schedule. |
| Washington’s Birthday | February 19, 2024, Monday | Your trash, recycling, bulk, and yard waste will be collected according to your normal collection schedule. |
| Columbus Day | October 14, 2024, Monday | Your trash, recycling, bulk, and yard waste will be collected according to your normal collection schedule. |
| Election Day | November 5, 2024, Tuesday | Your trash, recycling, bulk, and yard waste will be collected according to your normal collection schedule. |
| Christmas Eve | December 24, 2024, Tuesday | Your trash, recycling, bulk, and yard waste will be collected according to your normal collection schedule. |
| New Year’s Eve | January 1, 2025, Wednesday | Your trash, recycling, bulk, and yard waste will be collected according to your normal collection schedule. |
