Online Trash Collection Request

Pick-ups are normally scheduled on your regular garbage pickup day after payment is made. Payment must be made before 12:00pm (noon) the day before your regular garbage pick up day or collection will be made the following week. Please DO NOT leave items at the curb until the night before the scheduled pick up day. Items may also be taken to the annual spring clean-up day (held one Saturday in May or June). Payments are non-refundable.

You can pay your trash collection request via MuniciPAY using:

• Check
• Cash
• Money Order
• Visa, MasterCard, Discover, (service fee will apply, see below)
• Electronic Check Payments (service fee will apply, see below)

Credit Card Payments Made Online

Now you can pay your trash collection items from the comfort of your home or office by using our online payment service. Credit cards accepted: MasterCard, Discover or Visa. A per transaction service fee of 2.65% or $3.00 minimum will be charged by the payment processing company for this service.

Electronic Check Payments

The City of Cohoes now accepts electronic check payments using our online payment service. Payments will be charged to your checking or savings account at your bank. You will need your 9-digit routing number, as well as your account number from your personal checks (see example below). A per transaction service fee of $1.50 will be charged by the payment processing company for this service.

IMPORTANT: When Payment Options appears, click on the “Switch to Pay with Check” link and then continue entering your information.