Brush and Yard Waste Pick-up

 
The City of Oneonta curbside residential brush and yard waste collection program runs from April through November. Please have brush and yard waste out no sooner than the weekend before your scheduled pickup to prevent possible code violation. Brush and yard waste cannot be left out on the median between collection dates. Keep in mind that crews can move through an area very quickly, and once they pass your address they may not return until the next scheduled pickup date. The amount of brush and yard waste that has been placed out citywide dictates how quickly your area will be reached, but each area of the City is typically completed by Friday of the scheduled week.  Major storms may affect the pickup schedule. 
 
The following procedures must be followed to ensure the collection of your brush and yard waste:

• Brush and yard waste must be at the curb for collection no later than 7:00 a.m. on Monday of your scheduled week
• Please have brush and yard waste out no sooner than the weekend before your scheduled pickup to prevent possible code violation
• Please note that the maximum diameter for brush is 3” (logs cannot be split)

• Maximum length of limbs is 4’
• Brush and bags of yard waste should be placed in the median, between the sidewalk and the curb, and will not be collected from alleys or vacant lots. If the sidewalk and the curb are contiguous, with no median, brush should be placed on the lawn adjacent to the sidewalk
• Stack brush in one large pile away from mailboxes, utility poles/boxes, hydrants, and parked vehicles; place bags of yard waste next to the pile of brush
• Brush/limbs must not be tied, bundled, in containers, bagged, or in the street
• Yard waste bags must not exceed 50 pounds per bag, and may only consist of leaves, twigs, evergreen clippings, roots, stumps, and plants; please do not overfill bags – they should be able to be closed
• Yard waste bags shall not contain any rocks, dirt, lumber, firewood, household trash, or foreign objects
• Any generic biodegradable yard waste bag can be used; plastic bags will not be collected
• Program is for residentially-generated brush only, not contractor removals or trimmings

If your brush was out at 7:00 a.m. on Monday of your scheduled collection week and not collected by the end of the workday on Friday, please notify the Department of Public Service no later than the following Monday.  For missed collection calls received after Monday, collection will be handled during the next scheduled collection.
Collection schedule changes may occur, from time to time, for various reasons. In such cases, updates will be sent to residents of the affected wards via Nixle notification.
   
2021 City of Oneonta Residential Brush and
Yard Waste Collection Schedule
Mon – Fri, the weeks of:

Wards 1-4 Collection	Wards 5-8 Collection
April 12	April 19
May 10	May 17
June 14	June 21
July 12	July 19
August 9	August 16
September 13	September 20
September 27	October 4
October 11	October 18
October 25	November 1
November 15 – Citywide

 
If you have any questions, please call the Department of Public Service at 607-432-2100 weekdays from 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.