Pelham bulk trash pickup
Residential bulk twice monthly on calendar days (often with Area A/B garbage weeks).
Verified 2026-10-15 · pelhamny.gov
At a glance
| Brush | Organics: biodegradable bags or open 30–35 gal; brush ≤4 ft / ≤3 in dia tied (no nylon/tape/wire). |
|---|---|
| Limits | Village-provided toters; bulk 2×/month per calendar. |
| Not allowed | Liquids in garbage; construction debris; household hazardous waste; bagged recyclables; brown leaf bags as garbage. |
| Curbside | By 7:00 a.m. collection day; recycling not before 7:00 p.m. night before. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · pelhamny.gov |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
By 7:00 a.m. collection day; recycling not before 7:00 p.m. night before.
Where
Garbage rear-yard toters; recycling curbside toters.
Limits
Village-provided toters; bulk 2×/month per calendar.
Not allowed
Liquids in garbage; construction debris; household hazardous waste; bagged recyclables; brown leaf bags as garbage.
Bags
No recyclables in plastic bags; organics in bio bags OK.
Verified 2026-10-15 · pelhamny.gov
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Full details for Pelham: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Village Public Works in-house. Area A (Pelville, Chester Park): garbage Monday. Area B (Pelham Heights, Pelhamwood): garbage Tuesday. Apartments/commercial (Fifth Ave, Wolfs Lane, Boulevard West, 55 First St, Lincoln Ave): Mon/Wed/Fri. Village-provided toters; rear-yard by 7:00 a.m. collection day.
- Recycling
- Separate paper (green-lid 64-gal toter) + commingled (blue-lid 32-gal). Per 2026 calendar: Area A recycling Thursday; Area B recycling Friday. Curbside by 7:00 a.m. / not before 7:00 p.m. night before. No bagged recyclables. Plastics #1–7, glass bottles/jars, metal cans/foil; paper/cardboard flattened.
- Bulk pickup
- Residential bulk twice monthly on calendar days (often with Area A/B garbage weeks). Mattresses sealed in plastic bag + duct tape. Bulk metal/appliances Fridays by appointment (online form; deadline noon day before). TV/monitors last Friday of month by appointment. No bulk on holiday weeks.
- Curbside: when
- By 7:00 a.m. collection day; recycling not before 7:00 p.m. night before.
- Curbside: where
- Garbage rear-yard toters; recycling curbside toters.
- Curbside: limits
- Village-provided toters; bulk 2×/month per calendar.
- Curbside: brush
- Organics: biodegradable bags or open 30–35 gal; brush ≤4 ft / ≤3 in dia tied (no nylon/tape/wire).
- Curbside: not allowed
- Liquids in garbage; construction debris; household hazardous waste; bagged recyclables; brown leaf bags as garbage.
- Curbside: bags
- No recyclables in plastic bags; organics in bio bags OK.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Non-collection for improper set-out (calendar guidelines).
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- MLK Day 2026 (2026-01-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Presidents Day 2026 (2026-02-16): shift not yet confirmed
2026 calendar marks NO PICKUP e.g. New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1/19), Presidents’ Day (2/16), Good Friday (4/3). Check monthly grid for make-ups. Organic yard waste Wed village-wide May 6–Oct 7, 2026.
- Hauler
- Village of Pelham Public Works
- Contacts
- Municipal Center 200 Fifth Ave — (914) 738-2015; [email protected]
- Find your day
- Sanitation Schedule & Information + 2026 calendar PDF
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: pelhamny.gov
Bulk: pelhamny.gov
Holidays: pelhamny.gov
Curbside: pelhamny.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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