Babylon (Town), NY Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Babylon (Town), New York — in one page, with sources.
Trash in Babylon (Town), NY runs on a set schedule — your exact day depends on your address. Rules and holiday shifts below.
Pickup days are assigned by address — the city's lookup gives your day, and the schedule repeats each week unless a holiday shifts it.
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Babylon (Town) services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your address | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Recycling | Wednesdays, alternating weekly bottles/cans vs paper/cardboard; holiday weeks move recycling to regular garbage day. | Provider: Town of Babylon (EnCon). |
| Yard waste | Weekly Mon-Fri by geographic zones YWZ1-YWZ5 (south of Montauk Hwy -> Monday... north of... | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Bulk | Wednesday · Friday | White goods (appliances) Wednesday BY RESERVATION - call EnCon by preceding Friday. |
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- 5 a.m. start — Collection service does not begin before 5:00 a.m.; early-pickup complaints to Commercial Waste (631) 422-7670.
More details: bulk & yard waste page.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Town of Babylon (EnCon Industries contract) | |
| Recycling | Town of Babylon (EnCon) | |
| Yard waste | Town of Babylon (EnCon) | |
| Bulk | Town of Babylon (EnCon) |
Common questions
The things Babylon (Town) residents ask most.
What days is garbage pickup in Babylon, NY?
Twice weekly - Mon/Thu or Tue/Fri by route (53 routes mapped, EnCon); recycling Wednesdays alternating stream; yard waste Mon-Fri by YWZ zone.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Babylon's 53-route garbage pickup zones + detailed town Garbage Collection page.
- QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Suffolk County: 1,523,170; prior estimate 218205).
- Holiday QA R5 VERIFIED official 2026 Recycling Calendar PDF (townofbabylonny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10362, machine-read via pdftotext): 'There is no garbage, recycling or yard waste service on days designated as holidays... There is no garbage collection services on: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The pickup schedule during the weeks of these holidays may change...' = 7 suspension holidays. Garbage Collection page (/767) adds: 'During holiday weeks, Recycling will be picked up on your regular garbage day (Thursdays or Friday)' and yard waste 'will not be picked up on holidays and will instead be picked up the next week on the resident's usually scheduled pick-up day.'
- QA CORRECTION: population was Suffolk County (1,523,170) — corrected to Babylon TOWN Census Vintage 2023 estimate (217,046; the village of Babylon is a separate 12,106 entity).
- QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Suffolk County: 1,523,170; prior estimate 217046).
Population 1,523,170 · Sources: TOB Garbage Pickup Zones (Town of Babylon; item desc 'Garbage pickup …, Town of Babylon Garbage Collection page (fetched 2026-09-23) · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.