Residents have the option to use either Village of Herkimer garbage bags or toters/carts. Please note: residents who do not participate in the waste system will not receive service for recycling or yard waste collection. The bag/toter system applies to all Village residents and businesses that do not have private dumpster service or a private collection dumpster contract.

1. If you choose to use Village of Herkimer green garbage bags in the Village, they are available at the following locations:

   Herkimer Fastrac Market, 275 Prospect Street
   Clifford Fuel, 430 Mohawk Street
   Hannaford Food & Drug Store, 401 E. Albany Street

2. Cost for the bags will be: Large $2.60 - Small $2.00
3. If you choose to participate in the toter/cart system, please call the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority Office at 733-1224 to be set up with a container.
4. Cost for the toters/carts will be: 32 gallon - $15.00 per month, 64 gallon - $20.00 per month, 95 gallon - $27.00 per month. Payments will be made quarterly in advance.

Large quantities of trash:

1. Call a private hauler to rent a dumpster. This would include all construction and demolition material.
2. Wood, lumber or construction debris is not considered brush or yard waste.
3. Small pieces of wood, lumber or construction debris can be placed in toters or Village trash bags.
4. Construction & demolition debris must be removed by the resident or by arrangement with a private hauler.

Collection Day for Garbage and Recyclables is Tuesday

Rules For Setting Out Garbage:

1. Garbage and recyclables will be collected on Tuesday north of NYS Route #5 and Friday south of NYS Route #5
2. Garbage should NOT be out before 3:00 PM and SHOULD be out before 12:00 AM midnight. Bags SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50 pounds. Empty toters/carts or cans must be removed from the curbside by 8:00 PM.
3. If your garbage or recyclables are not collected, contact Spohn's Disposal Service at 866-8820.

Rules For Setting Out Recyclables: (Paper Group & Container Group)

1. Recyclables must be separated into 2 groups - Paper Group and Container Group
2. Recyclables are to be put out the same day and time as your garbage and placed in a large clear plastic bag or in a reusable container.
3. Paper group consists of cardboard, boxes, newspapers, brown paper bags, glossy ads, magazines, phone books, junk mail, envelopes, letters, computer paper, school paper, cardboard tubes, cereal, tissue and pizza boxes.
   • Paper group items should be placed in reusable containers, brown paper bags, or clear large plastic bags.
   • Boxes such as cereal, tissue, and other non-corrugated should be flattened.
   • Corrugated cardboard must be flattened and bundled NOT to exceed 2 feet by 2 feet by 8 inches.
   • DO NOT use cardboard boxes as a container.
4. Container group consists of clear and colored glass jars and bottles, tin cans, aluminum cans, aluminum foil items, plastic bottles and containers with a 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 in the recycling triangle.
   • All containers must be cleaned, lids must be removed and discarded.
   • Container group items should be placed in reusable containers or clear large plastic bags separate from the paper group.

DO NOT PLACE BAGS OF PLASTIC BAGS WITH THE RECYCLABLE ITEMS, PLASTIC GROCERY STORE BAGS ARE NOT RECYCLABLE UNDER OUR SYSTEM.

STYROFOAM PACKAGING IS NOT RECYCLABLE, place all Styrofoam in a clear plastic bag by itself.

Other items, NOT RECYCLABLE are plastic toys, light bulbs, window glass, dishes, flower pots, cooking wares, wood, plaster/wallboard, oil containers, hard cover books, ceiling tile, pails, and clothes hangers. Please dispose as garbage in Village bags or toters/carts.

Bulk Items Will Now Be Collected Weekly

1. ONE bulk item per each property may be put out on the same day as your garbage pick-up (i.e.: a dining table set of one table and four chairs are five items, which will take five weeks to dispose of).
2. Bulk items are defined as large household items (i.e.: couch, chair, mattress, table, TV, rugs (rolled & tied), lamp, cabinet, dresser etc.).
3. Items must not be too large or heavy for two men to lift.
4. NO WOOD, LUMBER, CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, PLASTER, WALLBOARD, OR PLYWOOD WILL BE ACCEPTED AS BULK ITEMS.

Steel, Metal Items, Major Appliances and White Goods Will Now Be Collected Twice A Month

1. These items will be collected on the first and third Friday of each month.
2. All pick-ups are to be called in to the Spohn’s Disposal Company Office at 866-8820 to be put on a pick-up list for collection. Please call before the collection day and state what type of material is to be picked up (washer, dryer, freezer, refrigerator, water heaters etc.) so that special collection arrangements can be made.

Tied/Bundled and Containerized Yard Waste Collection

New rules for green waste: grass clippings, leaves, garden waste and shrub clippings:

1. Set out Sunday night for Monday pick-up. (April 1st – October 31st)
2. Green waste should be free of stones, lumber, wood, paper, plastic pots/trays, or animal waste.
3. ALL GREEN WASTE MUST BE PLACED IN A REUSABLE CONTAINER ONLY.
4. NO PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE USED.
5. BRUSH AND SHRUBS CANNOT EXCEED FOUR FEET (4’) AND MUST BE PLACED IN A REUSABLE CONTAINER OR TIED AND BUNDLED.
6. No container should exceed 50 pounds.
7. Christmas trees will be collected at the end of December and during January.

Fall Leaf Collection

The Village of Herkimer DPW will continue to pick up seasonal leaves in the Fall. Leaves must be placed loose at the curb for collection. Scheduling and preparation for this service will be announced by the Village of Herkimer DPW. (November 1st – As long as weather permits)

Tires: Residents can take them directly to the Solid Waste Authority's Residential Convenience Station on Leland Ave in Utica or contact a private hauler to have them removed.

Used Oil: Take to a service station, oil redemption center or the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority's Residential Convenience Station in Utica.