Syracuse Garbage Day, A/B Recycling Week & Bulk Pickup Schedule 2026
Use this resident-first Syracuse trash pickup guide to find your weekly garbage day, A/B recycling week, cart set-out window, holiday delay, bulk item rules, yard waste quadrant dates, construction debris limits, OCRRA drop-off options, and Cityline request path before you put anything at the curb.
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Syracuse trash pickup schedule garbage collection is address-based. The City of Syracuse picks up residential trash weekly on your collection day. Use the official sanitation day and recycling week map or City Services Guide to confirm your weekday and whether your recycling is on the A-week or B-week schedule.
Set your black trash cart or blue recycling cart out no earlier than 6:00 PM the evening before your collection day, then pull it back by 7:00 PM on collection day. Loose trash, bagged recycling, overflowing carts, early set-outs, late pull-backs, and wrong containers can lead to violation notices or fines.
Syracuse Trash Pickup Day Lookup — Find Your Sanitation Day and A/B Recycling Week
Syracuse uses a weekly trash day and a bi-weekly recycling schedule. Your black trash cart may go out every week, but your blue recycling cart goes out only on your assigned A-week or B-week. If you set recycling out on the wrong week, it can be left at the curb and may trigger cart problems.
Open the City trash pickup page
Use the official Sanitation Day & Recycling Week map or City Services Guide. Confirm both your weekday and your A/B recycling week.
Separate weekly trash from bi-weekly recycling
Trash is weekly. Recycling is bi-weekly. Both use the same cart set-out time window, but recycling should only go out during the correct week.
Check special pickup dates separately
Bulk items, yard waste, leaves and construction debris do not follow the normal weekly trash routine. Each has a different rule or request path.
Use Cityline when unsure
Call 315-448-CITY (2489) for bulk items, special pickup questions, cart accommodation help, interpreter help, or service request routing.
Best local move: Save both your trash weekday and recycling A/B week. A weekly reminder alone is not enough because the blue cart is not weekly.
Open City Trash PageSyracuse Garbage Cart Rules — Bag Trash, Close Lid, Use City Cart and Avoid Fines
Syracuse’s updated cart rules are strict because the City is trying to reduce litter, scavenging, illegal set-outs and unsafe conditions for sanitation crews. Trash belongs in the black City-provided cart, bagged and covered. Recycling belongs in the blue City-provided cart, unbagged and covered.
- Place only bagged waste in the black trash cart.
- Close the cart lid securely.
- Set the cart at the end of your driveway or in front of your house between sidewalk and street.
- Set out no earlier than 6 PM the evening before collection.
- Remove the cart from the street by 7 PM on collection day.
- Call Cityline if an item does not fit in the cart.
- Yard waste.
- Hazardous or toxic waste.
- Paint.
- TVs and electronics.
- Demolition waste.
- Medical or pathological waste.
- Explosives or radioactive materials.
- Recyclables that belong in the blue cart.
Fine risk: Syracuse lists cart violations such as containers not pulled back, overflowing carts, lids not shut, trash not bagged, recycling bagged, wrong containers, and early or late set-out. DPW may issue a violation notice when material is set out incorrectly.
OCRRA Recycling Video Guide — What Goes in Your Syracuse Recycling Bin
This official OCRRA recycling video is useful for Syracuse residents because the City points residents to OCRRA for recycling rules and prohibited-item guidance. It helps explain what belongs in the blue recycling cart and why “wishcycling,” bagged recyclables, electronics, and trash contamination cause real pickup and processing problems.
Best for: New residents, landlords, tenants, student renters, recycling-week users, homeowners confused about A/B weeks, and anyone unsure whether an item goes in the blue cart or should go to OCRRA drop-off.
This video supports the practical guidance in this article. For exact pickup dates, A/B recycling weeks, holiday changes, bulk pickup, yard waste quadrant dates, construction debris limits, OCRRA fees, drop-off hours, and Cityline service requests, residents should still verify details through the official City of Syracuse and OCRRA links below.
Syracuse Recycling Pickup — Bi-Weekly A/B Schedule, Unbagged Materials and Blue Cart Rules
Syracuse residential recycling is picked up bi-weekly on your collection day. Recycling is required in New York State, and the City says recyclable items should go into the blue recycling cart. The biggest local mistake is putting bagged recycling into the blue cart. Bagged materials will not be collected.
- Paper.
- Flattened cardboard and food boxes.
- Metal cans.
- Milk and juice jugs.
- Glass jars and bottles.
- Plastic bottles and tubs.
- Bagged recyclables.
- Household trash.
- Yard waste.
- Hazardous or toxic waste.
- Paint.
- TVs and electronics.
- Demolition waste.
- Medical waste, explosives or radioactive materials.
Resident shortcut: If you miss your A/B week, do not leave the blue cart outside until the next week. Pull it back by 7 PM on collection day and put it out again on your next assigned recycling week.
Syracuse Holiday Trash Pickup — One-Day Late for the Remainder of the Week
The City Services Guide states that trash and recycling pickup will be one day late for the remainder of the week on specific holidays. This matters most if your normal pickup is on the holiday or later in the same week.
| Holiday | 2026 Date | Day | What Syracuse Residents Should Do |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2026 | Thursday | Thursday and Friday routes should check one-day-late service. |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 19, 2026 | Monday | Routes for the week move one day late after the holiday. |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 | Monday | City notice confirms trash and recycling delayed one day for the week. |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2026 | Saturday | Check current City notice because Saturday holiday effects can differ. |
| Labor Day | September 7, 2026 | Monday | Routes for the week move one day late after the holiday. |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 26, 2026 | Thursday | Thursday and Friday routes should check one-day-late service. |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2026 | Friday | Friday route should verify Saturday pickup or current City notice. |
Holiday rule: If the holiday affects your pickup week, do not set carts out too early. Use the same cart rules: out no earlier than 6 PM the evening before your adjusted collection day and pulled back by 7 PM after collection.
Syracuse Bulk Item Pickup — 4 Requests Per Year, Two-Day Advance Call and 2 Cubic Yard Limit
Bulk items are large items, such as furniture, that cannot fit inside your trash cart. Syracuse lets residents request up to 4 bulk item collections each calendar year. You must call Cityline two days in advance at 315-448-CITY (2489).
- Carpets.
- Furniture not made entirely out of wood.
- Mattresses.
- Tires, with a limit of 4 tires per calendar year.
- Bagged trash when approved as part of the bulk request.
- Maximum size: 2 cubic yards.
- 2 cubic yards is roughly a washer and dryer placed next to each other.
- Maximum weight: 50 pounds.
- Call at least two days in advance.
- Do not place bulk items out without a request.
Do not create a “garbage jackpot.” Large unscheduled piles, out-of-town dumping, excessive bags, construction debris, tires beyond the limit, and mixed materials can trigger enforcement or require self-hauling to an OCRRA drop-off site.
Syracuse Yard Waste and Leaves — Monthly April to October, November Leaves and Paper Bag Rules
Syracuse picks up yard waste once a month from April to October. Leaves are picked up in November. Yard waste collection uses quadrant dates, so you must check the City Services Guide for your assigned dates before putting material out.
- Keep yard waste separate from trash and construction debris.
- Bag leaves in paper bags only.
- No plastic bags.
- Do not place yard waste or yard waste bags in the street.
- Keep yard waste away from fire hydrants, poles, trees and storm drains.
- Follow your quadrant schedule.
- City residents, not businesses or contractors, can use the DPW self-drop off site.
- Location: 1200 Canal St. Ext.
- Monday-Friday: 7 AM-3 PM, April-November only.
- Saturday: 7 AM-1 PM, April-November only.
- Closed December-March.
- No plastic bags or other waste allowed.
Quadrant warning: Do not set yard waste out during a time period not assigned to your quadrant. The City states failure to follow the special pickup schedule can result in a citation.
Syracuse Construction Debris Pickup — Twice a Year, 2 Cubic Yard Limit and Contractor Warning
Syracuse picks up construction debris twice a year, in May and September. Dates are based on the quadrant you live in. The Northeast Quadrant should set out construction debris by the last week of April and August so crews can begin with that quadrant in May and September.
- Use the City Services Guide for your quadrant dates.
- Keep construction debris separate from other waste.
- Place material in disposable boxes or buckets.
- Do not put construction debris in a bag.
- For broken glass or nails, use a box or bucket you do not expect back.
- Set construction debris at the curb by 6 AM.
- Maximum City pickup: 2 cubic yards.
- More than 2 cubic yards must go to OCRRA landfills or Camillus landfill.
- Contractors are required to remove their own debris.
- If a contractor leaves debris, the property may get fined.
- Asbestos, garbage, carpets, furniture, appliances and tires are not construction debris.
Missed Trash or Recycling Pickup in Syracuse — What to Check Before Calling Cityline
Before reporting a missed pickup, check whether the material was set out correctly. DPW will not collect trash and recycling that is set out wrong, and crews may issue a violation notice. Property owners then have 24 hours to pull back the setout to avoid paying the fine.
Confirm it was the correct day or recycling week
Trash is weekly. Recycling is bi-weekly. A wrong A/B recycling week is not the same as a missed pickup.
Check the set-out window
Cart should be out no earlier than 6 PM the evening before and pulled back by 7 PM on the collection day.
Check cart violations
Overflowing lids, loose trash, bagged recycling, wrong container, early set-out, late pull-back and improper separation can cause problems.
Contact Cityline or use SYRCityline
Call 315-448-CITY (2489) or use SYRCityline to submit service requests and track updates.
Need service help? Use SYRCityline to report and track a problem from desktop or mobile.
Open SYRCitylineCity of Syracuse Trash Pickup Phone Number, Address, Map and Official Resources
| Need | Official Contact | Use This For |
|---|---|---|
| Cityline | 315-448-CITY (2489) | Bulk pickup, trash questions, recycling questions, interpreter help, elderly/disabled accommodation. |
| City Hall | 233 East Washington Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 | General City of Syracuse contact location. |
| General City Phone | 315-448-8005 | City Hall general routing. |
| DPW Yard Waste Drop-Off | 1200 Canal St. Ext. | Yard waste self-drop off, April-November only, for City residents. |
| OCRRA | OCRRA.org | Drop-off sites, recycling rules, prohibited items and fee information. |
Syracuse City Hall Map
Official Syracuse Trash and Recycling Links
Related Trash Pickup Guides — New York, Holiday Delay and Bulk Pickup Help
Use these related guides when comparing weekly pickup, holiday delay rules, bulk item requests, recycling-week reminders and cart set-out rules across other city systems.
Syracuse Trash Pickup FAQ — Local Resident Questions Answered
Source Verification and Editorial Note
Independent information guide — not affiliated with the City of Syracuse, Syracuse DPW, SYRCityline or OCRRA. trash-pickup.org is a public information resource. We do not operate trash collection, recycling pickup, bulk pickup, yard waste pickup, construction debris collection, OCRRA facilities or Cityline service requests.
Pickup rules, cart set-out windows, A/B recycling guidance, bulk item limits, yard waste rules, construction debris rules, holiday delay rules, Cityline contact details and the official OCRRA recycling video were checked against official City of Syracuse and OCRRA sources as of May 2026. Routes, quadrant dates, fees, forms, facility hours and service notices can change. Always verify through official City and OCRRA links before acting.
Official Sources — Verified May 2026
- City of Syracuse — Trash and Recycling
- City of Syracuse — Trash Pickup
- City of Syracuse — Recycling Pickup
- City of Syracuse — Bulk Item Disposal
- City of Syracuse — Yard Waste, Leaves and Construction Debris
- City of Syracuse — SYRCityline How It Works
- OCRRA — Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency
- OCRRA — What Goes in Your Recycling Bin Video
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