Trash & Recycling in New Jersey (2026)

Before Department of Public Works crews will take it, refuse in Bergenfield has to be packaged a specific way: dead…

Brick Township bans curbside setout before 6 p.m. the night before collection and requires empty cans back within three…

Burlington County parks use a Carry In/Carry Out refuse policy at designated properties and areas: rather than…

Cherry Hill Township collects residential solid waste and recyclables once a week, and containers may only go out…

Clifton residents and businesses must keep enough garbage receptacles on hand to hold refuse between collections, keep…

Edison Township sets a tight curbside window for recycling: containers and bundled newspapers can't go out before 5…

Elizabeth's scavenger service will only collect garbage, trash or refuse packed in metal or plastic containers with…

Freehold Township tells residents exactly how to bag, tie and weight-limit trash before it hits the curb, and Chapter…

Solid waste collection in Galloway Township may not begin before 6:30 a.m., and collection vehicles must be securely…

Hackensack's Division of Sanitation runs trash, recycling and garden refuse collection under City Code Chapter 93, and…

Hamilton caps routine curbside pickup at seven containers per dwelling per collection day. Residents who need to put…

Irvington requires roll-out containers with attached lids, sized 32 to 50 gallons, and bans garbage bags for regular…

Jersey City refuse cannot sit for more than 96 hours before removal: the cap applies to houses, apartment buildings…

Lakewood Township, Ocean County, requires trash in Township-supplied 95 or 65 gallon containers, drained of fluids and…

Linden residents place garbage in City-issued carts at the curb, out no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the night before and no…

Long Branch caps residential trash at four containers or bags per unit per pickup day, limits containers to 32 gallons…

Morris County's MCMUA plans the countywide solid-waste and recycling program, but curbside collection is arranged by…

Newark caps household trash at three receptacles per dwelling unit per collection day and 100 pounds per can under City…

Passaic residents on one- and two-family lots may set garbage, rubbish and refuse at the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m…

Paterson requires its trash collectors to use covered, leakproof trucks, avoid spilling material in the street, and…

Ridgewood caps bulk refuse set out for collection at seven items per pickup, bans overflowing waste bins, and requires…

Toms River Township requires garbage set out for pickup in watertight metal, neoprene or vinyl cans with tight covers…

Trenton requires garbage set out for City pickup to sit in an approved container, a galvanized or plastic can with a…

Woodbridge requires all household waste to go out in Township-issued containers or bags, restricts biodegradable paper…

Bergenfield's Sanitary Code tells residents exactly where garbage receptacles go and how fast they must come back off…

Brick Township bars residents from setting garbage carts at the curb before 6:00 p.m. the night before pickup, and…

Cherry Hill Township requires collection carts placed within 3 feet of the curb with handles facing the house, limits…

Clifton requires plastic bags or covered receptacles up to a 35-gallon capacity for household and business garbage, and…

Edison Township requires refuse receptacles to be 'conveniently located' on the premises and kept from becoming a…

Elizabeth residents may only put garbage, trash, refuse or recyclables at the curb directly in front of their own…

Trash, bulk waste and recycling must be stored out of view (rear or side of the dwelling) until scheduled collection…

Hackensack limits when trash and recycling carts can hit the curb and where they can sit the rest of the week. City…

Hamilton Township requires trash and recycling receptacles to sit where they won't become a nuisance, and sets exact…

Irvington requires 32-to-50-gallon roll-out containers with attached lids, stored in the rear yard rather than the…

Jersey City refuse containers must hold 10 to 32 gallons and can't go out before 5:00 p.m. the evening of collection…

Lakewood Township tells residents exactly where and when their township-supplied garbage and recycling carts can sit at…

Linden requires garbage carts at the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before collection and no later than 6:00…

Long Branch bans setting trash out before 5 p.m. the day before pickup, requires empty cans off the curb within 12…

Morris County sets no countywide rule for how residents store or place trash cans. Container type, screening, and…

Newark requires refuse receptacles to sit between the curb and sidewalk, or as close to that spot as possible without…

Passaic sets exact curbside windows for garbage cans and bags. On residential streets, containers go out no earlier…

Paterson caps rigid trash containers at 70 pounds combined weight, requires tight-fitting lids, and limits businesses…

Ridgewood limits garbage and rubbish cans to 32 gallons and 80 pounds, and containers cannot go curbside before 5 p.m…

Toms River Township requires empty garbage cans and robocans to be pulled from the curb and stored within six feet of…

Trenton Code § 150-9C keeps trash, refuse and garbage receptacles at least six feet from any property line next to a…

Woodbridge requires garbage carts to be stored out of sight in the rear or side yard whenever they are not out for…

Freehold Township requires every household to keep tight-lidded, verminproof trash receptacles between 20 and 30…

Bergenfield caps bulk item pickup at four pieces of furniture, two major appliances and one carpet or rug per household…

Brick Township's Public Works picks up furniture, mattresses, appliances and other bulk items curbside under specific…

Burlington County accepts bulky waste at its Resource Recovery Complex in Florence. The Complex includes a Class B…

Cherry Hill Township collects bulk items like furniture and mattresses on residents' regular weekly collection day…

Clifton residents set large appliances, tree branches and fall leaves at the curb for pickup on the City's schedule…

Edison Township requires any waste too bulky for a standard can, such as furniture, carpet or scrap lumber, to be tied…

Hackensack caps how much heavy trash residents can set out at once. City Code § 93-7B(2) limits single-family homes and…

Hamilton won't take washing machines, refrigerators, sofas and other bulky household items at the curb without a…

Irvington allows a single piece of bulk solid waste, such as furniture, at the curb on the scheduled second garbage day…

Oversized items and anything over 60 pounds don't go to the curb on a regular collection day in Jersey City, § 287-7…

Lakewood Township, Ocean County, lets residents curb bulk items no earlier than the weekend before their scheduled…

Linden gives every single-family or residential property four scheduled bulky trash pickups a year for items like…

Long Branch collects bulk waste from residential properties only, on Wednesdays split by geography: first and third…

Morris County residents can dispose of bulky household waste at the MCMUA transfer stations in Mount Olive and…

Newark limits residential bulk waste, like furniture, appliances and mattresses, to 10 items per scheduled bulk…

Passaic picks up bulky waste, furniture, appliances, mattresses and similar nonrecyclable household items, once a week…

Paterson residents must schedule bulk item pickup with Public Works before curbside placement, and can't set items out…

Ridgewood's bulk refuse article bars curbside placement more than 48 hours before the scheduled pickup and gives owners…

Toms River Township lets residents set bulky items like tree trimmings, building materials, and carpet at the curb for…

Large bulky items like refrigerators, stoves, beds and crates don't go in a regular Trenton trash can: residents must…

Woodbridge collects large items under its 'special handling' bulky waste program, but only if residents follow §…

The New Jersey Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act requires every household and business in the state to…

Bergenfield requires every residential, commercial and institutional property to separate a long list of designated…

Brick Township mandates source-separated recycling for every residence and business, with curbside containers out…

Cherry Hill Township requires every resident served by its collection program to separate newspaper, glass, metal and…

Clifton's curbside recycling program sets material-by-material packaging rules, container sizes from four to 32…

Edison Township mandates source-separated curbside recycling with specific container, weight and timing rules for every…

Elizabeth runs a mandatory residential recycling program: City Code § 8.36.020(A) requires owners and occupants to…

Freehold Township requires every residential, business, and institutional property owner or occupant to separate…

Hackensack requires every person and occupant in the city to separate recyclable materials, newspapers, cardboard…

Hamilton requires every resident in a designated recycling area to separate glass, metal and plastic containers, mixed…

Recycling is mandatory for every resident, business and institution in Irvington. Section 535-5B requires separating…

Jersey City requires every owner, tenant and occupant, residential or commercial, to separate designated recyclables…

Lakewood Township, Ocean County, makes source-separated recycling mandatory for every residential, commercial…

Every owner, tenant and occupant of residential and nonresidential property in Linden must source-separate designated…

Long Branch, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, requires every property owner, lessee and occupant to separate recyclable…

Recycling is required across Morris County under New Jersey's Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act, N.J.S.A…

Newark requires every household, business and institution to separate recyclables from trash under the Newark Mandatory…

Passaic requires every single-family household, apartment building, business and institution to source-separate…

Paterson designates newspaper, glass, cans, plastics, cardboard, scrap metal, tires, oil and yard waste as required…

Since November 15, 1990, Ridgewood has required every garden apartment, condo, co-op, and townhouse property to…

Toms River Township requires every resident, tenant and business to separate designated recyclables, aluminum, glass…

Every Trenton resident, including those in multifamily complexes, must recycle 14 categories of materials, from paper…

Section 27-3.5 requires Woodbridge to run weekly curbside recycling for every single-family and duplex home and…

Burlington County's Parks System Rules and Regulations ask every park visitor to recycle cans and bottles at any…

Elizabeth's mandatory recycling program requires institutional, commercial and industrial facilities serving 500 or…

Cherry Hill Township suspends residential trash and recycling collection on six named holidays each year under Section…

Hamilton Township suspends solid waste and recycling collection on six named holidays, New Year's Day, Memorial Day…

Passaic does not run white-goods or tire curbside recycling pickups on legal holidays, and the city gives residents at…

Atlantic County bans dumping litter, solid waste or hazardous waste on county property outside a licensed receptacle or…

Dumping waste or any foreign substance on parkland or into a lake, river, pond, creek, stream, storm drain, or other…

Dumping solid waste, refuse or garbage on any land or water in Bergenfield, or into someone else's collection…

Dumping household or commercial waste, tires, appliances, furniture, or junk along any Brick Township street…

Dumping trash, tires, appliances, or debris on public land is illegal in Burlington County. The county's Illegal…

Cherry Hill Township bans depositing dirt, garbage, rubbish or debris on any street or land Township-wide, requires…

Clifton makes it unlawful for anyone to deposit, place or dump refuse, including garbage, offal, rubbish, paper, trash…

Dumping papers, bottles, cans, garbage or any other refuse on Edison Township streets, sidewalks, public grounds, parks…

Illegal dumping is prohibited under New Jersey's Solid Waste Management Act and criminal littering statutes. Violations…

Freehold Township Code § 203-2 flatly bars sweeping, throwing, depositing or dumping litter on any property or in any…

Irvington Township Code § 380-34 bans dumping more than 0.148 cubic yard of solids or 30 gallons of liquids, roughly…

Dumping refuse, rubbish or solid waste anywhere in Jersey City not designated for disposal is flatly banned under §…

Long Branch bars anyone from sweeping, throwing, depositing or dumping litter on any property, occupied or vacant, or…

Mercer County Code § 5.04.030 bans dumping yard waste, garbage, appliances, rubbish or any other debris on County…

Newark bans dumping litter, refuse or trade waste on any land, into a stormwater sewer, or into any waterway, and…

Passaic bars dumping solid waste, junk, tires, appliances or furniture along any road or right-of-way, and bars dumping…

Toms River Township treats illegal dumping as a strict-liability offense with mandatory penalties. Chapter 524 bans…

Trenton Code § 150-13B fines illegal dumping, defined at § 150-2 as unauthorized depositing of litter, commercial…

Union County's Solid Waste Illegal Dumping Ordinance bars dumping more than 0.148 cubic yards of solid waste or 30…

Woodbridge Township Code § 27-2.3 bars anyone from casting, throwing, discharging, dumping or storing garbage, refuse…

Camden County bans dumping or discarding any material anywhere in its park system without the Board of County…

Elizabeth requires a director of public works permit before dumping garbage, animal or vegetable matter, sweepings…

Linden bans bringing litter or waste into the city from outside for the purpose of dumping it, and bars storing snow or…

Illegal dumping and littering are prohibited in Galloway Township and enforced under Chapter 267 and New Jersey state…

Gloucester County bans dumping trash or refuse anywhere in its park system. Section 2(f) of the Parks Rules &…

Hackensack bans dumping or storing household or commercial solid waste, rubbish, litter, junk, junk vehicle parts…

Hamilton bars anyone from dumping litter on any property, public or private, or into any street, sidewalk, park, pond…

Lakewood Township bans spilling, dumping or disposing of anything but stormwater into its municipal storm sewer system…

Dumping trash on public or private land is illegal statewide. New Jersey's Solid Waste Management Act carries fines up…

Paterson prohibits dumping litter, debris or refuse on any open or vacant private property, occupied or not, with…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 165-2 bans putting, depositing or leaving rubbish, refuse or other material on sidewalks…

Dumping rubbish, refuse or garbage in a Somerset County park is banned under Section 5(b)(12), a broader clause than…

Bergenfield only allows loose leaves and grass to be swept or blown to the curb in the seven days before a scheduled…

Brick Township allows curbside yard waste (leaves and grass clippings) placement only during the seven days before a…

Cherry Hill Township limits when loose leaves, grass clippings and brush can go curbside: only within the seven days…

Clifton lets residents place uncontainerized leaves and grass clippings at the curb only during the seven days before…

Edison Township bars property owners, occupants, and their landscapers from sweeping, raking, or blowing loose leaves…

Elizabeth residents must gather leaves, branches and underbrush at the curbline in double-sheath biodegradable paper…

Freehold Township requires leaves and grass clippings to be containerized in a can, bucket, or bag before they leave…

Hackensack regulates leaves and grass clippings under two companion ordinances. City Code § 93-14 bars sweeping or…

Hamilton runs a seasonal leaf program every October, November and December, plus year-round grass-clipping and brush…

Irvington runs a leaf season from September 1 through December 31 during which leaves must go out in brown recyclable…

Lakewood Township, Ocean County, only allows loose leaves, grass and brush at the curb during the seven days before a…

Linden lets residents set uncontainerized leaves and grass clippings at the curb only during the seven days before an…

Long Branch collects brush only March 15 through June 1 and September 15 through December 31, capped at four by three…

Mercer County prohibits dumping or leaving yard waste, cut vegetation, shrubs, or plants on any county-owned property…

Newark bans sweeping, raking or blowing loose leaves, grass and branches into the street. City Code Section 15:5-2…

Passaic bans sweeping, raking or blowing weeds, brush and grass clippings loose into the street. Chapter 157's yard…

Paterson only allows loose leaves and grass at the curb during the seven days before a scheduled collection, and bans…

Village of Ridgewood Code Chapter 275 bars residents and landscapers from raking or blowing loose yard waste into the…

Toms River Township requires residents to keep leaves separate from other trash and set them out in bags at the curb…

Trenton bans sweeping, raking or blowing yard waste into the street except for a scheduled collection. Loose leaves and…

Woodbridge requires leaves and brush to be source-separated from regular trash under § 27-3.9 and collected on a strict…

Brick Township's Fire Prevention Code bars keeping a garbage dumpster in a marked fire zone, fire lane, fire area, or…

Placing a roll-off dumpster on private property or a city street in Elizabeth requires a permit from the bureau of…

Anyone parking a roll-off dumpster on a Freehold Township street or public right-of-way needs a $25 Police Department…

Placing a roll-off container or dumpster on a Hackensack street or municipal lot requires a police-issued permit. City…

Placing a demolition container or dumpster on a Jersey City sidewalk or street requires a permit from the Division of…

Placing a dumpster or roll-off container on a Newark street or public right-of-way requires a Central Permit Office…

Placing a dumpster, roll-off box or any similar object on a Passaic street, alley or sidewalk requires a permit from…

Bergenfield requires business dumpsters and recycling receptacles to stay tightly covered and rodent-proof, allows…

Cherry Hill Township requires every dumpster, trash can and other outdoor refuse container to stay covered at all times…

Anyone offering a dumpster for use or hire in Clifton must register with the City Clerk and pay a $400 annual fee…

Edison Township requires every dumpster or refuse container kept outdoors to stay covered at all times and to never…

No roll-off dumpster or container can sit on a Hamilton right-of-way or other public property without Division of…

Irvington requires every outdoor dumpster or refuse container to stay covered at all times and forbids leaks or…

Lakewood Township requires every outdoor dumpster and refuse container to stay covered at all times under Code §…

Linden requires every dumpster and outdoor refuse container to stay covered at all times under City Code § 26-18, aimed…

In Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, placing a privately owned roll-off container or dumpster on any city…

Placing a dumpster or roll-off container in a Mercer County road right-of-way requires a Right-of-Way Occupancy Permit…

Paterson allows debris boxes and roll-off dumpsters on the public sidewalk or street only in the B-3A commercial zone…

The Village of Ridgewood requires every dumpster and refuse container exposed to the weather to stay covered at all…

Toms River Township requires every outdoor dumpster or refuse container to stay covered at all times and bans any leak…

Trenton requires a Department of Public Works permit before any dumpster is placed on a public street, sidewalk or…

Union County requires every dumpster and refuse container to be covered at all times and to never leak or discharge…

Placing a construction dumpster in a Woodbridge public area requires a $50 Building Department permit capped at 40…

Bergenfield residents cannot put garbage, recyclables or bulk refuse at the curb before 6:00 p.m. the night before…

Brick Township runs mandatory municipal garbage collection with strict curbside timing: containers out no earlier than…

Cherry Hill Township provides automated weekly collection of residential solid waste and recyclables under a Township…

Clifton requires garbage, ashes, dirt and other household refuse to be set out curbside on the days the City appoints…

Elizabeth homeowners can only place garbage, trash, refuse and recyclables at the curb directly in front of their own…

Freehold Township requires residential trash pickup at least twice a week under Chapter 290, and every homeowner must…

Hackensack splits the city at Central Avenue for its permanent weekly bulk rubbish schedule. City Code § 93-7D(4) sets…

Hamilton's Department of Public Works sets collection sectors and pickup dates by regulation rather than fixing them in…

Irvington collects trash and recycling only at the curb along public streets it has accepted, under Section 535-2A…

Jersey City collects, hauls and disposes of residential refuse citywide under § 287-5, and residents may not let more…

Lakewood Township, Ocean County, collects municipal solid waste once a week townshipwide, with a special downtown daily…

Linden's Department of Public Works sets and publishes the collection schedule that tells each address its scheduled…

Long Branch's Department of Public Works sets the trash pickup schedule by area, not the ordinance itself, and there's…

Newark divides the city into two collection zones under City Code Section 15:4-10. Zone A gets curbside pickup Mondays…

Every tenant, superintendent, owner, business owner or other occupant of a Passaic dwelling or building where garbage…

Paterson's Solid Waste ordinance defines residential trash as garbage and rubbish put at the curb for regular…

The Village of Ridgewood Division of Solid Waste Control collects solid waste under rules the Village Manager adopts…

Toms River Township doesn't fix pickup days by ordinance: the Director of Public Works sets collection days and times…

Trenton collects garbage and trash on a schedule the Department of Public Works announces, and containers can't go to…

Woodbridge bans municipal solid waste collection between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and residents cannot set trash at…

Clifton runs a mandatory source-separation recycling program: every generator, resident or business must separate…

Beyond the household recycling mandate, Hackensack requires every commercial establishment, institutional establishment…

Chapter 230 makes source-separation of recyclables mandatory for every residential, commercial, and institutional…

Bergenfield's Mayor and Council appoint a Municipal Recycling Coordinator to enforce the recycling program, and once…

Cherry Hill Township requires recyclables loaded loose into its single-stream cart, bans plastic bags in that cart, and…

Elizabeth's mandatory recycling program requires every household to separate 23 categories of recyclables, from…

Freehold Township requires every residential, business and institutional property to separate recyclables from trash…

Anyone other than the county program who wants to collect recyclables in Hamilton Township must first register as a…

Recycling receptacles in Jersey City go out between the curb and sidewalk from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. the night before…

Lakewood Township, Ocean County, requires recycling bins at the curb between 5:00 p.m. the day before pickup and 6:00…

Linden requires every residential and nonresidential property owner, tenant, or occupant to source-separate designated…

Newark limits when and how recyclables can go to the curb: containers go out only between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. the…

Paterson requires leaves and grass bagged in intact clear or biodegradable bags, newspaper bundles under 50 pounds, and…

Ridgewood requires every property owner to separate recyclables like newsprint, cardboard, cans, glass and construction…

Trenton runs its recycling program under the New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act and has…

Woodbridge Township Code § 27-3.4 makes it mandatory for every owner, tenant or occupant of a residence, business…