Garbage & Recycling Pickup
The City of Amsterdam conveniently provides garbage collection to all residents within the City and the collection of normal garbage is provided as part of your taxes, if you need large items picked up the City offers this as a separate services, and payment may be made to the City Clerk. You may also bring other garbage and large items to the MOSA transfer facility located on Rt. 5S, there is a transfer fee associated with all drop-offs.
The City collects garbage and recyclables throughout the week with the exception of Wednesday mornings, please review the schedule below.
Holiday schedule change for garbage collection
- Monday Holiday - Garbage normally collected on Monday will be collected on Tuesday; Tuesday's garbage will be collected on Wednesday along with Wednesday's normal collection. The remainder of the week will be unchanged.
- Tuesday Holiday - Garbage normally collected on Tuesday will be collected on Wednesday along with Wednesday's normal collection. The remainder of the week will be unchanged.
- Thursday Holiday - Garbage normally collected Thursday will be collected on Wednesday along with Wednesday's normal collection. The remainder of the week will remain unchanged.
- Friday Holiday - Garbage normally collected on Friday will be collected on Thursday and Thursday's garbage will be collected on Wednesday along with Wednesday's normal collection. The remainder of the week will be unchanged.
Recycling Schedule
Your recycling pickup schedule depends on where in the City of Amsterdam you live. Please place your recycling out the night before your pickup day to ensure pickup.
| East side of Route 30 North: | West side of Route 30 North: |
| January 11 | January 25 |
| February 1 | February 8 |
| February15 | February 29 |
| March 7 | March 14 |
| March 21 | March 28 |
| April 11 | April 18 |
| April 15 | May 2 |
| May 9 | May 16 |
| May 23 | June 6 |
| June 13 | June 20 |
| June 27 | July 11 |
| July 18 | July 25 |
| August 1 | August 8 |
| August 15 | August 22 |
| August 29 | September 12 |
| September 19 | September 26 |
| October 3 | October 17 |
| October 24 | October 31 |
| November 28 | December 5 |
| December 12 | December 19 |
The days that trash is picked up depends on where in the City of Amsterdam you live. If you do not know what day your trash or recyclables are suppose to be collected, you may call the Department of Public Works at (518) 842-3691 for information.
Please Note:
The City of Amsterdam's Sewer Maintenance Department is requesting that all city residents be reminded that rubber gloves, paper towels, baby wipes, feminine products, cooking oils and other similar disposable products should NOT be disposed of by flushing them down their toilets. These items should be disposed of in your weekly garbage pickup. Due to the age and size of the City's Sanitary Sewer System, the above items are causing blockage problems in the Sanitary Sewer Mains and YOUR sanitary sewer laterals.
El departamento del mantenimiento de la alcantarilla de Amsterdam está solicitando a todos los residentes de la ciudad de Amsterdam que los guantes de goma, las toallas de papel de cocina, toallitas húmedas para bebé, productos femeninos, aceite de cocinar y otros productos desechables NO deberian ser desechos en los servicios sanitarios de la cuidad. Los artículos antedichos deberían ser desechos semanalmente cuando te recogan la basura. Esto es debido a la edad y al tamaño del sistema de alcantarilla sanitario de la ciudad, los artículos antedichos están causando problemas de la obstrucción en las cañerías sanitarias de la alcantarilla generales y SU cañerías sanitarias.