The Town of Oyster Bay runs one of the more generous bulk programs on Long Island. In most of the Town you don’t have to call for a special pickup at all. But there are firm limits on how much goes out each collection day, strict rules on how it’s packed, and a long list of North Shore villages and districts that aren’t part of the Town program.
This guide covers who’s in the Town’s collection district, how bulk and “rubbish” pickup works, appliances, yard waste, electronics, the Old Bethpage disposal complex, S.T.O.P. hazardous waste days and Homeowners Cleanup days. Every rule comes from the Town’s official pages and documents, linked below so you can confirm the current version.
Last reviewed: October 2026. Confirm current rules on the Town of Oyster Bay Sanitation page or by calling (516) 677-5848.
Step 1: Are you in the Town’s collection district?
Town garbage collection covers the Oyster Bay Solid Waste Disposal District, which serves about 90 percent of the Town’s population but not the whole Town. Source: the Town’s Local Solid Waste Management Plan.
Communities in the Town district
Bethpage, East Massapequa, Hicksville, Jericho, Locust Grove, Locust Valley, Massapequa, North Massapequa, Old Bethpage, Oyster Bay, Plainedge, Plainview, South Farmingdale and Woodbury, plus parts of East Norwich, Glen Head and Greenvale. The Village of Farmingdale’s sanitation is also managed by the Town. Parts of Massapequa, East Norwich, Glen Head and Greenvale are served by private carters.
Areas with their own arrangements
- Syosset has its own sanitation district, which uses private carters. Check with the Syosset district for its rules.
- Many North Shore villages are not in the Town district, including Bayville, Brookville, Centre Island, Cove Neck, Lattingtown, Laurel Hollow, Matinecock, Mill Neck, Muttontown, Old Brookville, Old Westbury, Oyster Bay Cove, Roslyn Harbor, Sea Cliff and Upper Brookville, as well as the Glenwood-Glen Head Garbage District. Residents there should contact their village or garbage district and can’t use the Town’s Homeowners Cleanup days. Source: Homeowners Recycling Programs.
We work throughout the Town. See our pages for Massapequa, Plainview, Hicksville, Bethpage, Jericho, Syosset and Farmingdale.
Step 2: Bulk items, with no call needed
In the Town district, bulk items go out on a regular collection day. “No special pickup call is needed,” according to the Town’s Sanitation Collection regulations.
- A bulk item is any single item over 50 pounds or over 4 feet that can’t be broken down, such as furniture, TVs and major appliances.
- The limit is three bulk items per collection day.
- Put items out no earlier than 5 p.m. the evening before collection, at the curb and not in the roadway. Remove empty containers by 8 p.m. on collection day.
Three items is plenty for a single room. For a garage, a basement or a whole house, you’d be putting things out for weeks. That’s when furniture removal or a full house cleanout makes more sense.
Step 3: “Rubbish” and renovation debris
The Town treats breakdown items like carpet, metal, lumber, sheetrock and ashes as rubbish. Source: Sanitation Department.
- Rubbish is collected twice a week, up to 10 items and 200 pounds total per collection day.
- Tie it in bundles under 50 pounds and under 4 feet in any direction.
- Roll and tie carpet, and remove or bend over nails.
- Cut garage doors over 8 feet and 6-by-8 stockade fence sections in half.
- Box broken glass and label it.
- Oil tanks must be emptied and cut in half.
Contractor renovation debris generally doesn’t go through Town collection. If you’re tearing out a kitchen, a bathroom or a deck yourself, 200 pounds a pickup goes quickly. See construction debris removal and deck removal.
Step 4: Appliances
Refrigerators, air conditioners and other large appliances count as bulk items, so they fall under the three-item limit. Refrigerator and freezer doors must be removed before pickup. The Town doesn’t publish separate Freon rules on its resident pages, so call (516) 677-5848 if you’re unsure. See appliance removal if you’d rather have it carried out for you.
Step 5: Yard waste
From the Town’s Yard Waste Collection page and collection regulations:
- Grass, leaves, trimmings, hedge clippings and small roots are collected on your recycling day. The regulations list the season as April 1 through December 31, and yard waste isn’t collected in the winter months.
- Loose material goes in plastic bags of 50 pounds or less.
- Branches and large roots go in bundles no longer than 4 feet and no heavier than 50 pounds.
- Stumps need the soil removed and must be cut into pieces of 50 pounds or less.
Step 6: What the Town won’t collect at the curb
The regulations list items that aren’t collected with garbage: auto parts and tires, paint, propane tanks, liquids, dry chemicals, red bags or medical waste, batteries and used motor oil. Needles should be returned to your health care provider.
Step 7: The Old Bethpage disposal complex
The Town’s Solid Waste Disposal Complex is at 101 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road, Old Bethpage, phone (516) 755-1820. On weekdays from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., residents can drop off electronics and latex paint there. Up to 1.5 gallons of used motor oil every 30 days is accepted at the complex on weekdays and at the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park marina. Source: Oyster Bay S.T.O.P. and Homeowners Cleanup.
Step 8: Electronics
New York State bans TVs, computers and other covered electronics from the trash. In the Town of Oyster Bay you can bring e-waste to the Old Bethpage complex on weekdays. Accepted items include computers, monitors, laptops, keyboards and mice, TVs, cable boxes, DVD players and VCRs, stereos and speakers, phones, game consoles, cameras, microwaves, and printers, copiers and scanners under 100 pounds. The Town’s 2026 S.T.O.P. and Homeowners Cleanup brochure also says e-waste may be placed at the curb for sanitation pickup.
Step 9: S.T.O.P. days for hazardous waste
The Town holds S.T.O.P. (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) days at the Old Bethpage complex, generally on Saturdays from March through October, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 2026 season wrapped up in early October, and next year’s dates will be posted on the Town’s cleanup page.
- Accepted: car batteries, tires, brake and transmission fluid, gasoline, motor oil and antifreeze, road flares, drain and oven cleaners, chlorine tablets, most pesticides, solvents, wood preservatives, photo chemicals, oil-based and latex paint, grill propane tanks, rechargeable and button batteries, small aerosols, fire extinguishers, fluorescent bulbs, smoke detectors, thermostats and double-bagged asbestos.
- Not accepted: explosives and fireworks, guns and marine flares, medical waste including needles and prescription drugs, radioactive material and unlabeled containers.
Step 10: Homeowners Cleanup days
For bigger loads you haul yourself, the Town runs Homeowners Cleanup days at the same Old Bethpage site from spring through fall, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. They accept tires, concrete, tree stumps, sheetrock, yard waste, large metal items, air conditioners, latex paint, propane tanks, and even boats, trailers, campers and motorcycles with proof of ownership and fluids removed. There’s free paper shredding too.
- Town district homeowners only, with proof of residency. No businesses.
- No vehicles with more than four wheels. Cars, vans, pickups and small trailers are fine.
- The last 2026 Homeowners Cleanup is Saturday, October 17. Check the Town’s page for the 2027 schedule.
When to call a crew instead
Oyster Bay’s program works well if you can get items to the curb and spread them over a few collection days. It gets hard when:
- You have more than three bulk items or 200 pounds of rubbish
- Everything is in a basement, an attic or a second-floor bedroom
- You’re in Syosset or a North Shore village with different rules
- There’s a shed, a pool, a hot tub or a deck to take down
- You’re selling the house and need it empty by a date
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