Utica bulk trash pickup
Large items/trees — schedule through OHWSA (fee quote before set-out per green waste policy).
Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofutica.com
At a glance
| Brush | Bundled branches ≤4 ft, ≤50 lb; no mixed garbage/plastic/soil. |
|---|---|
| Limits | 5 containers/bundles per week (except fall leaves policy). |
| Not allowed | Green waste exclusions list on PDF (stumps, logs, trees, household hazardous waste, etc.). |
| Curbside | Green waste out the night of your regular garbage collection day per Street Cleaning page; trash/recycling day and clocks via OHSWA hauler schedule. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofutica.com |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Green waste out the night of your regular garbage collection day per Street Cleaning page; trash/recycling day and clocks via OHSWA hauler schedule.
Where
Curbside containers/bundles — not in street (green waste schedule).
Limits
5 containers/bundles per week (except fall leaves policy).
Not allowed
Green waste exclusions list on PDF (stumps, logs, trees, household hazardous waste, etc.).
Bags
OHWSA blue bag program for trash — authority rules.
Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofutica.com
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Full details for Utica: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority (OHSWA) — 315-731-0238 for trash pickup, blue bags, and recyclables (city directs residents to authority; not City-operated curbside trucks).
- Recycling
- OHWSA curbside/recycling programs — contact 315-731-0238 for containers, schedule, and accepted materials per authority rules.
- Bulk pickup
- Large items/trees — schedule through OHWSA (fee quote before set-out per green waste policy). City Public Works green waste seasonal routes — 32-gal containers ≤50 lb, max 5/week; bundles ≤4 ft, ≤50 lb; leaves unlimited containers fall only per green waste PDF. May 29–Sep 29 green waste must be containerized.
- Curbside: when
- Green waste out the night of your regular garbage collection day per Street Cleaning page; trash/recycling day and clocks via OHSWA hauler schedule — call 315-731-0238 or authority address lookup (city does not publish a separate a.m. Curb clock).
- Curbside: where
- Curbside containers/bundles — not in street (green waste schedule).
- Curbside: limits
- 5 containers/bundles per week (except fall leaves policy).
- Curbside: brush
- Bundled branches ≤4 ft, ≤50 lb; no mixed garbage/plastic/soil.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Green waste exclusions list on PDF (stumps, logs, trees, household hazardous waste, etc.).
- Curbside: bags
- OHWSA blue bag program for trash — authority rules.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- OHWSA/city enforcement — not copied at verify.
- Holidays
OHWSA holiday schedule — 315-731-0238; city green waste calendar dates vary by zone/year.
- Hauler
- Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority (OHWSA)
- Contacts
- OHWSA 315-731-0238; Utica Public Works 315-738-1341 (green waste)
- Find your day
- Not yet confirmed
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: cityofutica.com
Bulk: cityofutica.com
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: cityofutica.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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