Household & Yard Refuse

JEFF FRISBIE, ASST SUPERINTENDENT DPW - (607) 257-6166

Household Refuse (garbage) is collected every week on the assigned day for each neighborhood (PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE). When a collection day falls on a holiday, the collection day is delayed by one day. Garbage cans should be placed at the roadside by 7:30 AM the morning of your assigned collection day. Household trash MUST be in a plastic bag and placed inside a securely covered garbage container, no larger than 30 gallons to allow handling by one person. Plastic bags outside containers will not be picked up. Each container must have affixed a TRASH TAG each time it is put out. Trash tags may be purchased at the Village Office, Wegman’s, and Tops Friendly Market. Builder’s refuse is the responsibility of the builder or individual resident and will not be picked up by Village forces.

Brush & Leaf Policy, small brush in containers (no plastic bags), and branches up to 3” in diameter will be collected the first Friday of each month, per the schedule listed on the back of this brochure. No tags required. An updated Brush/Leaf Policy is available at the Village office. Leaves will be collected in the spring and fall in accordance with the updated policy.

Bulky Trash,household objects too large for the garbage can, such as appliances, furniture, mattresses etc., will be collected the third Friday of each month. Place objects on the curbside, no tags are required. Appliances containing refrigerants (e.g. refrigerators, air conditioners) must have a tag indicating that the refrigerant was removed by a certified recycler. Metal and non-metal bulky trash is collected separately, and must be out by 7:30am. The DPW staff makes one pick-up on each Village road. (Construction debris and tires will NOT be picked up).

Recycling is provided by Casella Waste Systems, Inc., contractor to Tompkins County, collects clear, green, and brown glass, tin and aluminum cans, aluminum foil and pie plates, aerosol cans, plastic #1-#7 narrow-neck bottles and jugs, in addition to #5 wide-mouth containers such as yogurt and butter tubs, paper milk and juice cartons, newspaper, flattened cardboard, magazines, junk mail, and office paper in provided containers.  (NOTE: We do not provide recycling containers.  Residents may purchase recycling bins at our office or use their own and may now use up to a 40-gallon receptacle for containers and a separate bin for their paper items) placed at the curbside on designated Fridays every other week. If the collection day falls on a holiday, it will be picked up the following day (Saturday).  For problems with pick-up or information, call Tompkins County Solid Waste at 273-6632.

It is the responsibility of each property owner to ensure that yard refuse does not block roadways, sidewalks, drainage ditches, or in any other way impair vehicle or pedestrian safety.

Please call the Village DPW at 257-6166 with any questions/concerns about late garbage, trash, bulky pickup, or snow removal.   If there is no answer, leave a message on the answering machine.

The Village of Cayuga Heights is a 2-1-1 Community!