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2024 Spring & Fall Trash Drop-Off Schedule

May 23, 2024

"CLIP & SAVE" (PLEASE NOTE #13, #14 & #15) "CLIP & SAVE"

 

TOWN OF HERKIMER

"ENTIRE" TOWN TRASH DROP-OFF - 2024 SPRING & FALL SCHEDULE

 

                                  Thursday, May 16th, 2024 from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM                                                    Thursday, October 17th, 2024 from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM

                                  Friday, May 17th, 2024 from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM                                                          Friday, October 18th, 2024 from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM

                                 Saturday, May 18th, 2024 from 7:00 AM to Noon                                                          Saturday, October 19th, 2024 from 7:00 AM to Noon

 

Rules for Trash drop-off: (Be prepared to unload your own trash)

  1. Trash needs to be dropped off at the Town of Herkimer Highway Garage located

across from the NYS Police Barracks. The address is 123 Gros Boulevard, East Herkimer.

  1. Open to "ALL" Town of Herkimer residents.
  2. Car tire (each): cost with rim or without rim is subject to market rate.
  3. Dump truck tire (each) cost subject to market rate, accepted without rim only.
  4. Tractor tire (each) cost subject to market rate, accepted without rim only.
  5. All steel items such as bed springs are accepted, as well as sofas, chairs and all

House Hold items.

  1. Batteries ARE accepted. (ABSOLUTELY NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS)
  2. NO paints, construction debris/material.
  3. NO private contractors or commercial drops.
  4. NO recyclables accepted.
  5. Limit- 2 loads only.
  6. Propane tanks WILL NOT be accepted.
  7. PLEASE NOTE: CPU monitors, laptops, fax machines, etc. need to be separated. There will be a container available especially for those types of items.
  8. PLEASE NOTE: Large plastic items MUST be separated.
  9. Shred truck will be available for Personal Documents Only on Saturday, May 18th and October 19th of 2024 from 9 to Noon.

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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 15th (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.

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