License check
How to check a dumpster rental permit in Suffolk or Nassau
A license number takes a minute to check and tells you the company can legally do the work. Here is who issues it in each county, where to look it up, and what else to ask, from the official pages we read on 2026-11-03.
In Nassau County
- Nassau County Public Works lists a Dumpster Permit at $418.00, and the applicant must provide a copy of an insurance policy.
Towns with a license of their own
- Town of Hempstead: The Town issues its own Private Carters License, and the license form lists (516) 812-3025 and Licensing@hempsteadny.gov for applicants.
- City of Long Beach: Under the City Code, demolition and excavation contractors pay a $265.00 license fee, and carting and refuse compactor businesses pay the same.
- Town of Huntington: Huntington Town Code 117-2.A makes it unlawful for any person or business to collect or transport solid or liquid waste in the town without first obtaining a license and permit.
- Town of Huntington: Carters that provide roll-offs for construction and demolition projects are on Huntington's 2026 list of licensed waste haulers, which does not mark them apart from commercial trash carters.
- Town of Huntington: The application fee for Huntington's solid waste collection license, the license roll-off haulers need, is $500, and that covers the first vehicle.
- Town of Huntington: To be licensed in Huntington, a roll-off hauler must carry at least $1,000,000 per occurrence in public liability and property damage coverage.
- Town of Southampton: Southampton requires waste carters to hold a permit under Town Code Chapter 205-7.
Beyond the license
- Ask for a certificate of insurance sent to you by the insurer, naming you as the certificate holder.
- Ask who files the permit and books the inspections, and get it in the contract.
- Get the price, the scope, the start and finish dates and the payment schedule in a written contract.
Related
Questions homeowners ask
Do I need a permit for a dumpster on Long Island?
Placing one in the street or the right of way often needs town or village approval. The town pages list what each official page says.
What cannot go in a dumpster?
Hazardous materials, and items your hauler and town exclude. Ask the company for its list.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these official pages. Rules and fees change, so confirm with the office before you file anything.
- Nassau County Public Works, Permits and Fees (read 2026-11-03)
- Town of Hempstead, Private Carters License form (PDF) (read 2026-11-03; page dated revision of 6/22)
- City of Long Beach, Code of Ordinances, Supplement No. 87 (PDF) (read 2026-11-03; page dated Supplement No. 87 (ordinances enacted April 7, 2026))
- Town of Huntington, Licensed Solid Waste Haulers (read 2026-11-03)
- Town of Huntington, Solid Waste License (read 2026-11-03)
- Town of Southampton, Refuse Carters (read 2026-11-03)
Checked 2026-11-03. Facts come only from the official pages listed, read on that date.
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