Resident-provided Bin (Trash)
Place regular garbage at the curb on your two designated route days (Mon/Thu or Tue/Fri). You are limited to 10 items total, weighing no more than 250 pounds.
Accepted Items
- ✓Household waste
- ✓Food packaging
- ✓Plastics #3 through #7
- ✓Pizza and cereal boxes
- ✓Waxy coated paper
Resident-provided or Village-issued Bin (Recycling)
Commingled glass, metal, and #1/#2 plastics are collected village-wide on Wednesdays. Items must be rinsed of food residue and placed loose in the bin, never in plastic bags.
Accepted Items
- ✓Glass bottles and jars
- ✓Metal cans
- ✓Plastics stamped with #1 or #2 only
Do NOT Include
- ✕Plastics #3 through #7
- ✕Fast food cups and containers
- ✕Plastic cutlery
- ✕Plastic bags
- ✕Cardboard and newspaper (collected separately)
Yard Waste Bin
Yard waste is collected on the first day of your route (Monday for Route A, Tuesday for Route B). Limbs must be bundled and no longer than 4 feet. Counts toward the 10-item limit.
Accepted Items
- ✓Bags of grass
- ✓Bundled tree limbs
- ✓General yard clippings
Bulky Item Pickup
Frequency
Weekly
Placement
Place your bulk items at the curb along with your standard household waste. Do not place bulk items out on your first collection day (Monday or Tuesday) or on recycling Wednesday.
Accepted
- ✓ Mattresses
- ✓ Tables
- ✓ Chairs
- ✓ Standard household bulk items
Not Accepted
- ✕ Electronic waste (e-waste)
- ✕ Hazardous materials
- ✕ Construction debris exceeding weight limits
Bulk pickup is a free municipal service, provided it adheres to the 10-item and 250-pound maximum total weight limit per collection. Larger cleanouts should be spread over several weeks.
Holiday Schedule
General Rule
Holiday weeks operate on a shifted 'slide' schedule. If a holiday falls on a Monday, Route A shifts to Tuesday/Thursday and Route B shifts to Wednesday/Friday. Furthermore, newspaper and cardboard collection is fully suspended during holiday weeks.
Yard Waste Exception
During a Monday holiday week, yard waste collection slides to Tuesday for Route A and Wednesday for Route B.
Residents should check the Village's annual Sanitation Information Mailer or the website's News Flash section for exact scheduling updates for specific holidays.
Observed Holidays
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Check the Plastic Number Closely
Before tossing a plastic container into your Wednesday recycling bin, look at the bottom for the recycling triangle. The Village of Mineola only accepts plastics #1 and #2. Numbers 3 through 7, as well as unnumbered fast-food cups, belong in the regular garbage.
Graphic and Waxy Boxes Are Trash
When setting out paper and cardboard on your Thursday or Friday route, ensure it is only plain, corrugated brown cardboard or newspaper. Cereal boxes, pizza boxes, and items with heavy graphics or waxy coatings are not recyclable in Mineola's program.
No Plastic Bags in the Recycling
Never place your Wednesday commingled recyclables into plastic grocery or garbage bags. Keep glass, metal, and plastic items loose in your recycling receptacle so they can be properly sorted at the processing facility.
Seasonal Information
Holidays
Year-RoundDuring weeks with a major Monday holiday (like Memorial Day), the Village suspends all newspaper and cardboard collections for the entire week. Your regular garbage, yard waste, and rubbish pickups will slide forward by one day.
About Mineola Waste Management
Mineola's Route-Based Refuse Schedule
The Village of Mineola Department of Public Works strictly divides residential sanitation into two main routes. Route A handles Monday and Thursday collections, while Route B covers Tuesday and Friday pickups. Your regular household garbage is collected on both of these days, but specialty collections—like yard waste, bulky rubbish, and paper recycling—are split systematically between your first and second collection days of the week.
Strict 10-Item and Weight Limits
To ensure efficient and safe service for sanitation crews, Mineola enforces a firm limit on exactly how much waste you can place at the curb. Residents are allowed a maximum of 10 items per collection day. More importantly, the combined weight of all your items—whether they are garbage bags, bundles of branches, or bulk furniture—must not exceed 250 pounds in total for any single pickup.
Village-Wide Wednesday Commingled Recycling
While trash days vary by route, commingled recycling is a unified process across the entire Village of Mineola. Every Wednesday, sanitation crews dedicate their routes strictly to collecting glass, metal cans, and rigid plastics. Mineola residents must check the recycling triangle on their containers; the village only accepts #1 and #2 plastics. Any other number belongs in the standard household garbage.
Separating Cardboard and Newspaper
In Mineola, paper and cardboard are processed completely separately from Wednesday's commingled plastics and metals. Newspaper and corrugated brown cardboard are collected on the second day of your assigned garbage route—Thursday for Route A and Friday for Route B. However, only plain brown cardboard is accepted; cereal boxes, pizza boxes, and anything with a waxy coating or heavy graphics must be discarded as regular trash.
Handling Large Rubbish and Bulk Items
You do not need to call ahead or pay an extra fee to dispose of standard bulk items like mattresses, chairs, or tables. 'Rubbish' is conveniently collected weekly alongside your cardboard on the second day of your route (Thursday or Friday). Simply ensure your large items are placed at the curb and remember that they count toward your overall 10-item, 250-pound daily limit.
Drop-off Facilities
Town of North Hempstead E-Waste Drop-off
999 West Shore Rd, Roslyn, NY
Materials Accepted
Frequently Asked Questions
What days are garbage and recycling picked up in Mineola?
Household garbage is collected twice a week based on your route: Monday/Thursday for Route A, and Tuesday/Friday for Route B. Commingled recycling (glass, metal, #1/#2 plastics) is collected Village-wide every Wednesday.
How much garbage can I put out at the curb?
The Village of Mineola strictly enforces a 10-item limit per pickup day. Additionally, the total combined weight of all your garbage bags, bulk items, and yard waste cannot exceed 250 pounds.
How do I dispose of a mattress or large furniture in Mineola?
You can place large bulk items (rubbish) at the curb on your second collection day of the week (Thursday for Route A or Friday for Route B). These items count toward your 10-item, 250-pound limit.
When is paper and cardboard collected?
Plain brown corrugated cardboard and newspaper are collected on the second day of your garbage route (Thursday or Friday). Note that pizza boxes, cereal boxes, and waxy cardboard are not recyclable and must be thrown in the regular garbage.