Rules and Regulations Governing the
Collection of Garbage, Recyclables & 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. All garbage, recyclables, green waste, and trash is not to be put out until 6 p.m. on the evening prior to pick up and containers must be retrieved by 8 p.m. the evening of pick up. Collection starts at 7 a.m.
    

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 Friday. When a holiday falls on a Thursday, pickup for that week will be on Monday and Friday.
    

3. Recyclables will be collected on Wednesday of each week. When a holiday falls on Monday or Wednesday pickup for that week will be on Thursday.
    

4. Trash will be collected on the first Tuesday of each month. If a holiday falls on Monday or Tuesday, pickup for that week will be Wednesday.
    

5. Metal items including appliances will be collected the second Tuesday in February, May, August and November.
    

6. All garbage and trash must be put into suitable containers or plastic bags weighing no more than 50 lbs.
    

7. Green waste will be collected on the third Tuesday of the month, April through November. Grass clippings, leaves, twigs and small green waste must be out in dump-able containers weighing no more than 50 lbs. Brush, no more than 6 inches in diameter, must be tied in bundles no more than 5 feet long, weighing no more than 50 lbs. The limit is 6 bundles per pick up.
    

8. Two (2) thirty two gallon (32 gallon) containers not to exceed 50 lbs. 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 the curb side. A permit must be purchased from the Village Clerk at the Village Offices for each tire to be disposed of. After obtaining the permit the homeowner must take the permit and the tires to the Village Green for disposal.
    

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. No sticks are to be in the piles. All other months' leaves must be placed in containers for dumping on green waste days.
     

11. No garbage, 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 they are properly extinguished and cold to touch, and will be picked up on normal trash days.
     

13. Recyclables must be placed in a container or a CLEAR plastic bag. Rules for collection are per the requirements of Oneida/Herkimer Solid Waste Authority. If possible we ask that plastic containers be flattened, cutting down on space taken up in the trailer. The container group and paper group can not be mixed together in the same bag or container.
     

14. Holidays observed by the Village that may affect schedules are: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
     

If you have any questions
do not hesitate to call 841-4221.