Buffalo trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly.
At a glance
| Trash | Residential user-fee properties: weekly garbage in city tote; schedule regular year-round except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Verified 2026-10-15 · buffalony.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Totes 7:00 p.m. eve before collection day (bulk page). Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Green tote weekly — plastics #1–7, paper, glass food containers, metal; flatten cardboard; extra recycling in clear bags. Contractor collected. Verified 2026-10-15 · buffalony.gov |
| Bulk | 3 bulk items/week year-round with regular day (too large for tote, cohesive piece, ≤12×3×3 ft). Yard debris in clear bags; bundled sticks ≤4 ft. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · buffalony.gov |
| Hauler | City of Buffalo Sanitation (+ recycling contractor). |
| Contacts | 311; Public Works 716-851-5014. Verified 2026-10-15 · buffalony.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Totes 7:00 p.m. eve before collection day (bulk page).
Where
Curb; no yard waste raked to street.
Limits
3 bulk pieces/week; bulk pile caps above.
Not allowed
TVs/computers/tires/C&D/hazmat at curb; Section 216 rules.
Bags
Garbage in city tote; extra recycling clear bags; yard clear bags.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Holidays
No collection Christmas Day and New Year’s Day only (Streets/Sanitation page); other holidays regular unless announced.
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- Trash
- Sanitation (Public Works). Residential user-fee properties: weekly garbage in city tote; schedule regular year-round except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Totes at curb from 7:00 p.m. evening before pickup (bulk page). 311 / 716-851-5014 Public Works.
- Recycling
- Green tote weekly — plastics #1–7, paper, glass food containers, metal; flatten cardboard; extra recycling in clear bags. Contractor collected. BuffaloRecycles.org detail.
- Bulk pickup
- 3 bulk items/week year-round with regular day (too large for tote, cohesive piece, ≤12×3×3 ft). Yard debris in clear bags; bundled sticks ≤4 ft. No TVs, computers, tires, C&D, hazmat at curb. District fall bulk weeks separate (legacy large piles) — see news releases. Owner-occupied 1 ton/year East Side Transfer Station; Pick and Pay via 311.
- Curbside: when
- Totes 7:00 p.m. eve before collection day (bulk page).
- Curbside: where
- Curb; no yard waste raked to street.
- Curbside: limits
- 3 bulk pieces/week; bulk pile caps above.
- Curbside: brush
- Clear bags or 4 ft bundles.
- Curbside: not allowed
- TVs/computers/tires/C&D/hazmat at curb; Section 216 rules.
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage in city tote; extra recycling clear bags; yard clear bags.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Failure to comply may result in fine (bulk page); illegal dumping penalties Section 216.
- Holidays
No collection Christmas Day and New Year’s Day only (Streets/Sanitation page); other holidays regular unless announced.
- Hauler
- City of Buffalo Sanitation (+ recycling contractor)
- Contacts
- 311; Public Works 716-851-5014
- Find your day
- Not yet confirmed
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: buffalony.gov
Bulk: buffalony.gov
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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