City’s Friday update keeps trash and recycling on the normal schedule
ROME, N.Y. Rome’s inner-district green-waste collection, known as the Rome green waste pickup, is running one day behind during the holiday week of October 12, while trash and recycling remain on their regular schedule, according to the city’s Department of Public Works notice.
The notice was posted October 15 and updated October 16. It applies to the current holiday week. It should not be read as a new delay for the following week.
| Service | What the city announced |
|---|---|
| Inner-district green waste | Delayed one day because of the holiday |
| Trash | Normal schedule |
| Recycling | Normal schedule |
Source: City of Rome DPW notice, updated October 16, 2026.
Check with City Yard about your route
The short notice does not list individual streets, route-by-route pickup dates or a catch-up deadline. Residents who need to know when a specific green-waste route will be served should contact City Yard at 315-339-7774, the number listed on Rome’s Public Works page for green-waste and street concerns.
Residents can also use RomeIQ to report a service issue and check city notifications. For trash and recycling, the instruction in this notice is to follow the normal collection schedule.
Source: City of Rome holiday-week collection notice. Information checked October 16, 2026.
