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Calendars & Events

Village events, the Department of Public Works holiday sanitation schedule, and the 2026-2027 recycling calendar in one place.

Village Events Calendar

What's on in the village

There are no upcoming events.

The village events calendar on villageofeastrockaway.org listed no upcoming events when this page was prepared. Village programs and flyers are posted under News.

Recently announced

Latest past events

Department of Public Works

2026 - 2027 Holiday Sanitation & Recycling Schedule

Collection changes around holidays, as printed on the Department of Public Works schedule.

2026 - 2027 holiday sanitation and recycling schedule
HolidayDateSanitation collection schedule changeRecycling collection schedule
Election DayTuesday, November 3rdTuesdays Garbage Route will be collected on Wednesday.Both Tuesdays and Wednesdays routes will be collected on Wednesday.
Veterans Day (Observed)Wednesday, November 11thYard Waste will be collected the following Wednesday.Both Tuesdays and Wednesdays routes will be collected on Tuesday
Thanksgiving HolidayThursday, November 26thAll Garbage Routes will be collected on Wednesday, November 25th.All Recycling Items will be collected the following Thursday.
Thanksgiving HolidayFriday, November 27thAll Garbage Routes will be collected on Wednesday, November 25th.All Recycling Items will be collected the following Friday.
Christmas DayFriday, December 25thAll Garbage Routes will be collected on Thursday, December 24th.Both Thursday and Friday routes will be collected on Thursday.
New Year's DayFriday, January 1stAll Garbage Routes will be collected on Thursday, December 31st.Both Thursday and Friday routes will be collected on Thursday.
Martin Luther King Jr. DayMonday, January 18thMonday Garbage Route will be collected on Tuesday, Tuesday Route will be collected on Wednesday.No Change
Presidents' DayMonday, February 15thMonday Garbage Route will be collected on Tuesday, Tuesday Route will be collected on Wednesday.No Change
Memorial DayMonday, May 31stMonday Garbage Route will be collected on Tuesday, Tuesday Route will be collected on Wednesday.No Change
JuneteenthFriday, June 18thAll Routes will be collected on Thursday, June 17th.All Recycling Items will be collected the following Friday.
Independence DayMonday, July 5thMonday Garbage Route will be collected on Tuesday, Tuesday Route will be collected on Wednesday.No Change
Labor DayMonday, September 6thMonday Garbage Route will be collected on Tuesday, Tuesday Route will be collected on Wednesday.No Change
Columbus DayMonday, October 11thMonday Garbage Route will be collected on Tuesday, Tuesday Route will be collected on Wednesday.No Change

For questions regarding sanitation collection, recycling, potholes, or streetlight outages, please contact East Rockaway Department of Public Works at 516-887-6316.

Recycling

2026 - 2027 Recycling Calendar

The recycling calendar runs from November 2026 through October 2027 and alternates by week:

  • Highlighted Weeks: Paper and Cardboard Collection
  • Non-Highlighted Weeks: Plastic, Tin, Glass, and Aluminum Collection

Open the calendar to see which weeks are highlighted.

View the recycling calendar

Recycling questions

Please contact the East Rockaway Department of Public Works at 516-887-6316.

Other concerns

Contact Village Hall at 516-887-6300, Monday-Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 3:45 P.M.

Public Works department page