Here is a little information about the creation of the District.

On April 14, 1927 the Oyster Bay Town Board voted unanimously to create a Special District, the Glenwood-Glen Head Garbage District. At that time the Town of Oyster Bay did not provide sanitation or waste removal services for its residents. In the place of organized trash collection and disposal was a loosely knit patchwork of private carting companies throughout the Town. The residents of Glenwood Landing and Glen Head petitioned the Town Board to create a special district that would levy taxes and be responsible for the collection and disposal of garbage and rubbish in the unincorporated Hamlets of Glenwood Landing and Glen Head. The Town Board agreed to establish the District and create the framework for a Special District administered by Commissioners, who are responsible for the operation of the District.

In 1927 the Garbage District was smaller than it is today. The District at the time was comprised of Glenwood Landing and the Glen Head portion just east and west of the Long Island Railroad Oyster Bay line. There was an estimated 1500 residents and 500 homes. By comparison there are more than 8,000 residents and 3800 homes and businesses in the Garbage District.