New Rochelle Trash Pickup, Recycling & Bulk Collection Schedule 2026
This guide is written like a New Rochelle resident trying to solve the pickup problem fast: North End vs South End garbage days, paper vs commingled recycling, holiday-week changes, summer start times, mattresses, TVs, appliances, leaf collection, yard waste, missed pickup and which DPW number to call.
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New Rochelle trash pickup schedule garbage collection depends on whether your address is in the North End or South End. North End garbage and trash pickup is normally Monday and Thursday. South End garbage and trash pickup is normally Tuesday and Friday. Recycling alternates by paper/cardboard or commingled items, so use Recycle Coach or the 2026 DPW guide for your exact recycling week.
Regular collection materials must be curbside by 7:00 AM. During the summer schedule period shown in the 2026 city guide, pickup starts at 6:00 AM. If you wait until the last minute, the truck may already have passed.
New Rochelle Trash Pickup Day Lookup — Use Recycle Coach or the 2026 DPW Calendar
New Rochelle is not a one-day-per-week garbage city. Most residential users have two weekly garbage/trash collection days based on North End or South End. The part that causes confusion is recycling: some weeks are paper/cardboard, some weeks are commingled glass/plastic/metal, and holiday weeks can move recycling to your second garbage collection day.
Open DPW Online / Recycle Coach
Use the city’s DPW Online page to get your address-specific sanitation and recycling schedule, print a calendar, add reminders, and check “what goes where.”
Confirm North End or South End
The 2026 guide uses North End and South End codes. If you are unsure, call the Sanitation Bureau at 914-235-4654 or use Recycle Coach.
Check recycling type
Do not assume every Wednesday is the same. The 2026 calendar marks paper/cardboard and commingled recycling separately.
Check for holiday weeks
Holiday weeks are where mistakes happen. Bulk/trash pickup is only on the first pickup day of the week, and recycling is handled differently.
Best official tool: Use Recycle Coach for your address-specific schedule, reminders, alerts and disposal questions.
Open DPW OnlineNew Rochelle North End and South End Garbage Pickup — What GTN and GTS Mean
The City’s 2026 calendar uses collection codes. The most important codes for regular garbage are GTN and GTS. GTN means Garbage and Trash for the North End. GTS means Garbage and Trash for the South End.
| Code | Area | Normal Days | What Goes Out | Important Resident Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTN | North End | Monday and Thursday | Garbage and trash | Garbage means kitchen garbage only; trash means non-kitchen items. |
| GTS | South End | Tuesday and Friday | Garbage and trash | Use the correct day for your side of the city. |
| GPN / GPS | North / South | Calendar-marked days | Garbage plus paper/cardboard | Used on some holiday-week or calendar-specific recycling days. |
| GCN / GCS | North / South | Calendar-marked days | Garbage plus commingled recycling | Used when commingled recycling is paired with garbage by route. |
New resident trap: A neighbour across a route boundary may have a different day. Do not guess your day from the street, apartment lobby, or an old paper calendar. Use the current Recycle Coach / 2026 DPW schedule or call Sanitation if your address is close to a route boundary.
New Rochelle 2026 Holiday Trash Pickup Schedule — No Collection Days and Recycling Changes
The 2026 DPW calendar marks “H” as a holiday with no collection. The rule residents need to remember is this: during a holiday week, bulk/trash pickup is only on the first pickup day of the week, and recycling is handled on the second garbage collection day. That is why holiday weeks feel different from normal weeks.
| Holiday | 2026 Date | Day | Resident Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1 | Thursday | No collection on the holiday. Check the first available route day after the holiday. |
| Martin Luther King Day | January 19 | Monday | Holiday week rules apply; use the calendar for North/South route changes. |
| Presidents Day | February 16 | Monday | No Monday collection; check shifted pickup details. |
| Memorial Day | May 25 | Monday | Holiday week rules apply. |
| Juneteenth | June 19 | Friday | No Friday collection; check the official route note. |
| Independence Day Observed | July 3 | Friday | No collection on observed holiday. |
| Labor Day | September 7 | Monday | No Monday collection; holiday-week pickup pattern applies. |
| Columbus Day Observed | October 12 | Monday | No Monday collection; check the 2026 calendar. |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 26 | Thursday | No collection. Friday after Thanksgiving is also marked no collection in the guide. |
| Thanksgiving Friday | November 27 | Friday | No collection shown in the 2026 city calendar. |
| Christmas Day | December 25 | Friday | No collection. Verify any year-end route notes in Recycle Coach. |
Holiday-week practical rule: If your normal second garbage day is also your recycling day, do not assume normal pickup. Check whether the calendar says GPN, GPS, GCN, GCS, PAPER or COM. Those codes tell you whether it is garbage plus paper, garbage plus commingled, paper only, or commingled only.
New Rochelle Garbage Collection Rules — 32-Gallon Containers, 75-Pound Limit and Banned Items
The city’s refuse guidelines are strict because crews manually handle much of the material. Regular refuse must be placed in covered containers of 32 gallons or less or sturdy plastic garbage bags. Bags and pails must not weigh more than 75 pounds.
- Use covered containers no larger than 32 gallons.
- Use sturdy plastic garbage bags if not using a pail.
- Keep each bag or pail under 75 pounds.
- Place everything at the curb by 7:00 AM, or 6:00 AM during the city’s summer schedule period.
- Make sure refuse falls freely from the container and is not jammed in.
- Liquids of any kind.
- Commercial garbage.
- Construction material or demolition debris.
- Compressed gas tanks.
- Motor oil, automotive fluids, tires, rims or car batteries.
- Medical waste or radiological medical residual.
- Rocks, dirt or grass clippings.
- Household hazardous waste.
Most common missed-pickup cause: The item was not really “missed.” It was too heavy, placed out too late, not containerized correctly, jammed into the container, put on the wrong North/South route day, or included a banned material such as building debris, oil, car parts or hazardous waste.
New Rochelle Recycling Schedule — Paper, Cardboard, Commingled Items and No Plastic Bags
New Rochelle does not treat all recycling the same. The city calendar separates paper/cardboard and commingled recycling. During a holiday week, recycling is collected on your second garbage collection day, so checking the calendar is important.
- Newspapers, inserts and magazines.
- Catalogs, telephone books and junk mail.
- Cardboard and paperboard boxes.
- Paper bags.
- Flatten and tie corrugated or grey cardboard into bundles, or mix with paper collection as allowed by the city guide.
- Use bins no larger than 33 gallons or boxes.
- Clean food and beverage cans.
- Clean aluminum foil, trays and tins.
- Plastic containers coded 1 through 7, no larger than a large laundry basket or 5-gallon pail.
- Glass jars and soda bottles.
- Rinse items before placing them out.
- Labels may remain on containers.
No plastic bags: The city warns that recyclables placed in any bags will not be accepted. Put recyclable materials loose in the proper bin or box. Plastic grocery bags and film should be returned to a supermarket or appropriate drop-off program, not curbside recycling.
New Rochelle Bulk Pickup — Mattresses, TVs, Computers, Appliances and Heavy Metal Items
New Rochelle picks up some bulky household items, but the preparation rules matter. A mattress at the curb is not handled the same way as a TV, refrigerator, metal bed frame or paint can.
| Item Type | How Pickup Works | Phone / Timing | Resident Warning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture | Many household furniture items can be placed curbside with garbage on your garbage day. | Call ahead for very large cleanouts. | Do not turn a full move-out into a curb pile without calling Sanitation first. |
| Mattresses / Box Springs | Must be individually wrapped in a disposable mattress bag and sealed with packing tape or duct tape. | Place curbside on normal collection day. | Unwrapped mattresses can be left behind. |
| TVs / Computers / Printers | Appointment only. 2nd Saturday for North End; 3rd Saturday for South End. | Call 914-235-5830 during collection week before Thursday at 3:00 PM. | Place curbside by 7:00 AM after appointment is confirmed. |
| Metal Items / Appliances | Thursdays by appointment only. | Call 914-235-3593 before noon Tuesday. | No appliance pickup during holiday weeks. |
| Refrigerators / Freezers / ACs | Freon removal sticker required before pickup. | Sticker sold at City Clerk’s Office at City Hall; call 914-654-2159. | After obtaining sticker, call 914-235-3593 for appointment. |
| Paint | Must be hardened for collection; no liquid paint accepted by the city. | Place hardened paint curbside on trash day with tops off and beside garbage. | Liquid paint goes through Westchester County disposal options. |
Large cleanout rule: If you are clearing out an apartment, basement, garage or estate, call the Refuse Collection Bureau before dragging everything outside. The FAQ tells residents with a very large cleanup to call ahead at 914-235-4654.
New Rochelle Yard Waste and Leaf Collection 2026 — Brown Bags, No Grass Clippings and Seasonal Rules
Yard waste and leaf collection are not the same as regular garbage. The 2026 city guide says yard waste collection begins April 6 and ends October 30. Yard waste is not collected after October 30 and should not be mixed with fall leaves.
- Yard waste has its own seasonal collection window.
- Do not mix yard waste with fall leaves.
- Grass clippings are not picked up with regular garbage.
- Grass clippings should be left on the lawn from October through April, according to city guidance.
- Check Recycle Coach or the DPW guide for your day.
- Fall leaf collection is listed from October 13 through the end of December, weather permitting.
- Place leaves in brown recycling bags.
- Loose leaves will not be picked up.
- Do not put leaves in plastic bags.
- Thanksgiving week has no leaf collection shown in the city guidance.
Leaf hotline: During leaf season, use the 24-hour hotline at 914-654-6510, or call Streets & Highways at 914-235-4029 during weekday business hours.
Leaf HotlineNew Rochelle Food Scrap Recycling, Textiles, Drugs and Hazardous Waste — Where These Items Go
Some materials should not go in garbage or recycling even if they look small enough to fit in a bag. New Rochelle points residents to food scrap drop-off, textile recycling, police drug disposal, and Westchester County household hazardous waste options.
- Drop-off is listed from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
- Pinebrook Tennis Courts Parking Lot: 1-99 Albert Leonard Place.
- D’Onofrio Park: Emmett Terrace.
- Accepted materials include fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, dairy, bread, pasta, rice, grains, eggshells, flowers and coffee grounds.
- Use accepted collection bins and biodegradable bags.
- Textile recycling through Helpsy by appointment on Saturdays between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
- Call 1-800-244-6350 for Helpsy textile pickup.
- Prescription drug drop box is at NRPD Headquarters, 475 North Avenue.
- Hazardous waste goes through Westchester County H-MRF in Valhalla by appointment.
- Cell phones can be recycled at cell phone stores or library options noted by the city guide.
Do not guess with hazardous items: Chemicals, lithium batteries, solar panels and chargers, automotive fluids, tires and certain medical materials must not be placed in city garbage or recycling. Use Westchester County H-MRF or the correct take-back option.
Missed Trash Pickup New Rochelle NY — How to Diagnose the Problem Before You Call
If only some of your trash was taken, the reason may not be a missed route. New Rochelle’s FAQ lists common causes: late set-out, not at the curb, improper containerization, containers over 75 pounds, prohibited items, jammed refuse, wrong day, or holiday-week schedule changes.
Check the day and route
North End is normally Monday and Thursday. South End is normally Tuesday and Friday. Holiday weeks can change the normal pattern.
Check the start time
Crews start at 7:00 AM, and at 6:00 AM during summer months. If you placed material out at the exact start time, the truck may have already passed.
Check weight and container rules
Containers and bags should not exceed 75 pounds. Containers must be 32 gallons or smaller, and refuse should not be jammed in.
Call the correct bureau
For garbage, trash, recycling, TV/computer pickup and many sanitation questions, call the Bureau of Sanitation at 914-235-4654 or 914-235-5830.
Before you call: Have your address, North/South area, collection day, item type and a photo ready. If the issue is TV, computer, metal, appliance, Freon, paint, leaves or hazardous waste, the correct process is different from a regular missed garbage pickup.
New Rochelle Waste Video Guide — Official Video Check
No official relevant embeddable video was found from the City of New Rochelle, New Rochelle DPW, Westchester County recycling/waste authority, or an official city waste channel at the time of writing. Because no verified official video was found, this article does not embed a random YouTube or creator video.
Best for: New residents, apartment residents, homeowners and residents unsure about North End/South End pickup should use the official DPW Online / Recycle Coach tool, the 2026 DPW PDF and the official sanitation pages linked in this article.
If New Rochelle later publishes or links an official sanitation, recycling, bulk pickup, Recycle Coach, leaf collection or hazardous waste video, it should be added here using only the official embed URL.
New Rochelle Sanitation Phone Number, Address, Map and Official Links
| Need | Official Contact | Use This For |
|---|---|---|
| Sanitation and Recycling | 914-235-4654 | Garbage, trash, recycling, bulk questions, missed pickup. |
| Sanitation / TV Computer Line | 914-235-5830 | TV, computer and printer appointments; general refuse/recycling contact in DPW guide. |
| Appliances / Heavy Metal | 914-235-3593 | Thursday appointment-only metal and appliance pickup. |
| City Clerk | 914-654-2159 | Freon sticker for refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners. |
| Streets & Highways | 914-235-4029 | Yard waste, leaf collection, street sweeping and snow removal. |
| Sanitation Office | 85 Beechwood Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10801 | Sanitation and Recycling Bureau office. |
| City Hall | 515 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801 | General city government contact and City Clerk access. |
Sanitation and Recycling Office Map
Official New Rochelle Waste Links
Related Trash Pickup Guides — Internal Links for New York, Holiday and Bulk Pickup Help
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Source Verification and Editorial Note
Independent information guide — not affiliated with the City of New Rochelle. trash-pickup.org is a public information resource. We do not operate garbage collection, recycling, Recycle Coach, DPW routes, leaf pickup, bulk pickup, TV/computer appointments, appliance pickup or Westchester County hazardous waste programs.
North End and South End collection days, start times, summer collection notes, container limits, recycling rules, holiday codes, special pickup rules, leaf collection details, food scrap guidance and official phone numbers were checked against City of New Rochelle DPW and sanitation sources as of May 2026. Schedules, route boundaries, weather delays, appointments, and service alerts can change. Always verify through DPW Online / Recycle Coach or official city pages before acting.
Official Sources — Verified May 2026
- City of New Rochelle — Sanitation and Recycling
- City of New Rochelle — 2026 DPW Information Guide and Collection Schedule
- City of New Rochelle — DPW Online / Recycle Coach
- City of New Rochelle — Refuse and Bulk Removal Guidelines
- City of New Rochelle — Recycling
- City of New Rochelle — Commingled Recycling
- City of New Rochelle — Fall Leaf Collection
- City of New Rochelle — Sanitation Staff Directory
- City of New Rochelle — Sanitation and Recycling FAQ
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