Village of Waterville
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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.
     
  1. 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.
     
  1. Recyclables will be collected on Wednesday of each week. When a holiday falls on Monday, pickup for that week will be on Thursday.
     
  1. Trash will be collected on the first  Tuesday of each month. If a holiday falls on Monday, for that week collection will be on Wednesday.
     
  1. Metal items including appliances will be collected the second Tuesday in February, May, August and November.
     
  1. All garbage and trash must be put into suitable containers or plastic bags weighing no more than 50 lbs. each and will be placed at the curb no earlier than 6 pm of the day before the scheduled pickup.
     
  1. Green waste will be collected on the third Tuesday of the month, April through November. Small amounts of brush must be placed at the curb in neat piles, stacked in one direction, no larger than 6 inches in diameter. Brush will be chipped on site. Grass clippings and green waste must be set out in a dump able container weighing less than 50 lbs.
     
  1. 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.
     
  1. Tires are not collected at the curb side. They must be taken to the Village Garage on Conger Ave. during normal work hours. A fee will be charged for each tire and must be paid to the Village Clerk before dropping off at the garage.
     
  1. 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.
     
  1. No garbage, grass, recyclables or trash is to be put into the street at any time.
     
  1. 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.
     
  1. Recyclables must be placed in a container or a clear plastic bag. Rules for collection of recyclables are per the requirement of Oneida/Herkimer Solid Waste Authority. If possible we ask that plastic containers be flattened, this cuts down on bulk in the recycling trailer. The container group and the paper group can not be mixed together in the same bag.
     
  1. Holidays observed by the Village that may change collection schedules are: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
     
  1. Collections will begin at 7 am.

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

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