Port Washington Garbage District
15 South Bayles Ave, Port Washington, New York, United States

Bill Scaglione – Bill is a local business owner for over 30 years and has a background in engineering. He is married with two daughters and is involved in our community by volunteering for local schools and youth groups, including PYA and CYO, and various non-for-profit organizations. He has served as a director, handling finances, streamlining the operations for a number of local organizations.

Mary Giordano – Mary P. Giordano is an attorney whose areas of concentration are in Elder Law, Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, and Estate Administration. A graduate of St John’s University School of Law in 1981, she has practiced in Nassau County since 1984. Ms. Giordano is active in Nassau County Bar Association, the Columbian Lawyers’ Association of Nassau County, the New State Bar Association, the Professional Advisory Board of the American Heart Association, and the Long Island Community Foundation Professional Advisory Committee. Ms. Giordano is also a Trustee of St. Peter of Alcantara Parish, located in Port Washington and serves on the Board of Directors of Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home, Inc.

Paul Oleksiw - Paul is a life-long resident of Port Washington, a local business owner since 1995 and a United States Navy veteran. He graduated from the College of Aeronautics where he earned a Bachelors Degree in Aeronautical Maintenance as well as associated licenses and specializations. Since 2004, Paul has also served on the Board of Directors of the Greater Port Washington Business Improvement District. He is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the Willowdale/Terrace Civic Association and is active within the community through various other organizations and events. Paul is married with two children.

The District no longer distributes recycling containers. District residents may choose any of the following options for their recycling:

• Use or purchase any container clearly marked with the recycling symbol

• Receive a free recycling sticker from the Town of North Hempstead to utilize a plain, unmarked container

• Purchase a recycling container from the Town of North Hempstead

Recycle Your Electronic Waste!

Effective January 1, 2015, the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation enacted a disposal ban on certain types of electronic equipment in landfills, waste-to-energy facilities, in the trash, or at curbside for trash pickup. Please see this attachment or go to www.dec.ny.gov and search “electronics disposal” for further information. E-waste is a growing environmental concern as many components are considered toxic and are not biodegradable. Please help us keep this material out of the waste stream.

What Goes in the Trash

Residential collection occurs on M/W/F or T/Th/S, depending on the area in which you live. Check the map for details about the pick-up schedule where you live.Garbage should be stored in a leak proof metal or plastic container, secured to prevent spillage caused by storms, raccoons, etc. The cans should be placed at the curb no earlier than 5PM on the evening before a collection day and no later than the 7AM start of collection activity.A maximum of three 32 gallon cans (or equivalent bags) of putrescible (food) waste will be collected each day and a maximum of one 32 gallon can (or equivalent bags) of rubbish, or non-putrescible waste. Rubbish includes material from general household clean-ups).

Construction Debris - One 32 gallon can (or equivalent bags) of homeowner generated construction and demolition debris will be collected on Wednesday or Thursday depending on your collection cycle. The can or bag should weigh no more than 50 lbs. and have no sharp ends protruding.Arrangements to remove oversized loads or waste produced by building/demolition contractors must be made privately with a company of your choosing, or alternatively, you or the contractor can self haul to the Town recycling facility on Shore Rd. Town of North Hempstead fees will apply at the recycling facility. Contractor generated waste will NOT be collected.

Residential Recycling (separated into paper and mixed glass, metal and plastic containers) is collected once each week on one of your regular collection days. Check the map for details about recycling pick-ups where you live.

Yard waste is picked up from April 1 through Dec 15 on the first collection day of the week, Monday or Tuesday, depending on your normal schedule. This includes leaves, grass clippings, and branches.

Recycling Made Simple

The Town of North Hempstead has a mandatory recycling program for paper, corrugated, cardboard, bottles and cans. Recycling not only lowers our costs (and your taxes), it is the right thing to do for the environment.

E-Waste Drop-Off
E-waste (computers, TV's, printers, monitors, cell phones, and all other electronics, as well as lithium and re-chargeable batteries and all fluorescent light bulbs) are now accepted at the Solid Waste Management Authority located at 802 West Shore Road between the hours of 8:30am and 3:30pm, Monday through Friday. These items are also accepted at the Resident Drop-Off Center located at 999 West Shore Road in Roslyn between the hours of 7:30am and 2:30pm on Sundays only.