The City provides a curbside trash pick up on a weekly basis for residents purchasing the blue City of Watertown Stickers, or who have signed up for City-provided Trash Carts. Call the DPW office (315) 785-7770 to set up your Tote Service.

Download the Refuse/Recycling Guidelines


As an alternative to the totes, City residents may purchase and use the blue City of Watertown stickers, which may be purchased at City Hall as well as a variety of other locations.

Biweekly recyclable collection is included with the use of the city refuse program

No recycling services will be provided to any city resident who does not participate in the municipal refuse collection service


If you are unable to take your trash/recyclables to the curb due to physical limitations, please download the Curbside Pickup Medical Form and have your physician fill it out and mail it to us at the address on the form, or feel free to call us at (315) 785-7842.

The following holidays delay collection pickup by one day: