Trash & Recycling in New Jersey (2026)

Bayonne limits who may pick up recyclables: once leaves, newspapers, glass, cans, cardboard or paper are set at a…

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

In Bloomfield Township, collectors cannot pick up garbage, refuse or rubbish on Township or county streets before 6:30…

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…

In East Brunswick Township, residents who want Township disposal place solid waste in carts, containers or bundles at…

In the City of East Orange, residential trash pickup requires suitable receptacles and limits wood bundles to 25 pounds…

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…

Before setting out refuse in Hoboken, ashes must be soaked in water and bagged separately from garbage and rubbish, and…

In Howell Township, yard waste that is not containerized can go to the curb or street only during the 10 days before a…

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

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires every property owner to keep a suitable trash receptacle of 96 gallons or less…

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…

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, collection hours run from six a.m. until three p.m., and the city collects…

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

Old Bridge Township requires garbage to go out in a galvanized or plastic can with a tight-fitting cover, or in tied…

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, curbside collection starts not earlier than 6:00 a.m., and containers or bundles placed at…

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…

In the City of Perth Amboy, solid waste authorized for automated collection goes only in the City-issued…

Piscataway Township runs trash pickup through a coupon system tied to a household decal, not a fixed weekly curb…

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…

In the City of Vineland, collectors cannot pick up solid waste that is mixed with visible recyclables or that carries a…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, solid waste must be kept in watertight metal or plastic receptacles of no more than 35…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, refuse receptacles go to the curb only on the scheduled collection day or the…

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

Bayonne bans open or overflowing waste bins under City Code § 3-2.8 and requires garbage in sturdy, handled containers…

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

In Bloomfield Township, garbage cans cannot go to the curb before 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding collection, and a…

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…

In East Brunswick Township, trash carts go out beginning at dusk of the night before collection and must be at the curb…

In the City of East Orange, solid waste receptacles cannot go to the curb before 5:00 p.m. the night before collection…

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…

Hoboken residents may not put refuse receptacles at the curb before 7:30 p.m. the night before collection (9:00 p.m. on…

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

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires residents to place garbage, rubbish and refuse receptacles at the curbline before…

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…

In Monroe Township, Gloucester County, every use except single family detached and two-family homes must keep outdoor…

In Monroe Township, Middlesex County, anyone placing recyclables for collection must follow § 52-2.3: newspaper and…

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

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, trash and recycling containers cannot be left at the collection site earlier…

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

Old Bridge Township requires every one- to three-family household to keep a sufficient number of approved, sealed…

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, garbage containers must have lids, stay clean and accessible, and weigh no more than 60…

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…

In the City of Perth Amboy, garbage goes out in a plastic bag of at least three mils inside a 32-gallon container or…

Piscataway Township requires residents to sort recyclables into specific curbside containers under its mandatory…

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…

In the City of Vineland, City-issued solid waste and recycling totes must go out no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the evening…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, solid waste must be at the curbline by 6:00 a.m. on collection day and no earlier than…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, garbage receptacles stay inside the building or in the rear or side premises…

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…

Old Bridge Township bans storing bulky household waste like appliances, furniture and mattresses on any property, but §…

In the City of Perth Amboy, bulk item pickup requires an appointment with the Public Works Department and a…

Bayonne collects bulk waste, like furniture, appliances and mattresses, on the same day as regular garbage under City…

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

In Bloomfield Township, bulk items too large for a receptacle must be broken down or bundled so the greatest dimension…

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…

In East Brunswick Township, household bulky items such as washing machines, refrigerators, sofas and sheds stay off the…

In the City of East Orange, residential properties may set out no more than three bulky items per bulk collection day…

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…

Large or odd-shaped items that don't fit in a refuse container, or that weigh over 60 pounds, can only go out in…

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

Jackson Township, New Jersey gives every resident one annual curbside bulky waste and brush pickup under Township Code…

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…

In Monroe Township, Middlesex County, the Department of Public Works picks up bulky waste at residential dwellings…

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

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, bulk items go out only on the second trash collection day of the week after…

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

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, bulky waste means chairs, sofas, small televisions, furniture and cut, rolled and tied…

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…

Piscataway households get two free by-appointment curbside pickups of solid waste, separate from recyclables, each year…

In the City of Plainfield, bulk waste is residential solid waste too large or heavy for regular household garbage…

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…

In the City of Vineland, bulky items like white goods must be scheduled for pickup with the Division of Solid Waste and…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, household bulk items are collected on the second solid waste collection day of each…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), a residential property owner cannot store or permit storage…

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…

Piscataway Township runs a mandatory recycling program under Section 22-2.3, requiring residents, offices and…

In East Brunswick Township, Code § 114-24 makes it mandatory for owners, renters and occupants of residential…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, recycling is mandatory for residents, businesses and institutions. Designated…

In Monroe Township, Gloucester County, any construction, renovation or demolition project that needs a building or…

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, source separation is mandatory for all persons, firms and organizations under…

The Town of West New York, New Jersey, requires recycling by law: dwelling units must compost leaves and separate…

Bayonne runs a mandatory source-separation recycling program under Bayonne City Code § 26-1.3, requiring every dwelling…

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

Bloomfield Township, New Jersey, requires source separation of designated recyclables at the point of generation by…

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…

In the City of East Orange, every owner, tenant or occupant of residential and nonresidential property, including…

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…

In the City of Hoboken, Chapter 151 requires every owner, tenant and occupant of a dwelling, business or institution to…

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

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires every resident, homeowner and renter to recycle under Township Code § 216-21, and…

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…

In Monroe Township, Middlesex County, every owner, tenant, occupant and user of any property, from residential…

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…

Old Bridge Township runs a mandatory recycling program under Township Code § 429-6, requiring residents, businesses…

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, every owner, lessee and occupant of residential, commercial and institutional property must…

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…

The City of Perth Amboy runs curbside recycling through its Department of Public Works. Under § 351-13…

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…

In the City of Vineland, City Code § 620-12 makes source separation of recyclables mandatory for every residential and…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, every owner, lessee and occupant of a residential premises must separate commingled…

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 collects no trash, recycling, or yard waste on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day…

In East Brunswick Township, § 114-7(B) names six holidays on which solid waste collections will not be made: New Year's…

Hamilton Township does not collect garbage on six named holidays under § 420-22.B, and the township's 2026 Garbage…

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…

In the City of East Orange, it is unlawful to throw, drop, dump, tow or otherwise place solid waste, an abandoned…

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…

In the City of Hoboken, dumping earth, dirt, rock, rubbish or any other article on a public place is a prohibited…

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

Jackson Township's antidumping ordinance bans depositing garbage, litter, refuse or solid waste anywhere in Jackson…

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…

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, dumping solid waste on any street, lot, park or waterway outside a receptacle…

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

Dumping litter, garbage or yard waste anywhere in Old Bridge Township outside an authorized receptacle, or into a storm…

In the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, no person can collect, dispose of or transport more than 0.148 cubic yards of…

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

In the City of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, it is unlawful to dump, throw, drop or let litter, garbage…

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…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Wayne Township Code § 112-14 bans discarding or dumping solid waste along any street or…

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

City Code § 3-2.3.a bars dumping household or commercial solid waste, rubbish, junk, vehicles, tires, appliances or…

Bloomfield Township bans depositing refuse or waste on any street, public place or private property, and on any field…

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…

In Monroe Township, Middlesex County, discarding or dumping any household or commercial solid waste anywhere not…

Dumping solid waste, junk, tires, appliances or furniture along any Piscataway street or right-of-way without the…

In the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, § 10:5-6(d) bars dumping household or commercial waste, rubbish, refuse, junk…

In East Brunswick Township, § 88-3 bars anyone from throwing, spilling, dumping, casting or depositing mud, brush…

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…

Howell Township Code § 192-17 bars anyone from throwing, depositing, leaving or abandoning litter, refuse, rubbish or…

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…

Dumping brush, trash, garbage or debris onto a City or county right-of-way, an easement or a neighbor's land violates §…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), it is unlawful to discard or dump household or commercial…

Bayonne requires residents to source-separate leaves for composting under City Code § 26-1.3, placing them at Recycling…

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

In Bloomfield Township, New Jersey, brush, branches, yard raking and other vegetative matter go out only in…

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…

In East Brunswick Township, loose yard waste can sit at the curb or along the street only during the seven days before…

City Code § 172-19.1 bans dumping leaves into catch basins, sewers or curb gutters and bars blowing them onto a…

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…

Jackson Township, New Jersey defines yard waste as leaves and brush under Township Code § 216-37 and sets strict…

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…

In Monroe Township, Middlesex County, yard waste that is not containerized cannot be swept, raked, blown or otherwise…

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, brush and leaves are mandatory recyclables under Municipal Code § 8.40.110…

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

Old Bridge Township only allows loose yard waste like leaves and grass clippings at the curb during the seven days…

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, yard waste goes out in biodegradable paper bags or reusable containers no larger than 35…

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…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, leaves go out in paper biodegradable bags of at least fifteen gallons, within…

Piscataway Township Code Section 32-2.3 limits loose, non-containerized leaves and grass clippings at the curb to the…

In the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, loose leaves and grass clippings can go at the curb or along the street only…

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…

In the City of Vineland, leaves and other yard waste must be source-separated from regular trash and can only go to the…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, grass clippings, leaves, twigs, garden refuse and shrub trimmings must go out in…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, yard trimmings count as combustible waste, which must be tied into bundles…

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

In the City of Hoboken, yard waste, defined under § 151-1 as grass clippings, hedge trimmings, Christmas trees, twigs…

Dumpsters in Bloomfield Township, New Jersey need a $300 permit from the Community Development Department before…

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…

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, a dumpster of ten cubic yards or more outside the I-1, I-2 and I-2e districts…

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…

In the City of Perth Amboy, placing a dumpster or construction container on a sidewalk, street or highway needs a Code…

Piscataway Township bans dumpsters and roll-off containers on public sidewalks and streets entirely, and requires a…

In the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, no one can park or leave a roll-off dumpster over ten cubic yards on a street…

Any construction, renovation or demolition project in the City of Vineland that needs a building or demolition permit…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a roll-off dumpster on a municipal roadway needs a Construction Official permit valid…

The City of Bayonne requires every dumpster or refuse container left outdoors to stay covered at all times and bars any…

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…

In East Brunswick Township, a roll-off container or dumpster on any street or municipally owned parking lot needs a…

In the City of East Orange, anyone who owns, leases or operates a refuse container or dumpster must keep it covered at…

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…

The City of Hoboken requires a demolition container permit from the Department of Transportation and Parking before a…

In Howell Township, § 127-1 requires any dumpster at a commercial or industrial establishment or multifamily building…

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

Jackson Township requires every outdoor dumpster and refuse container in Jackson Township, New Jersey to stay covered…

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…

In Monroe Township, Gloucester County, a permit is required for a dumpster or bagster used for construction or…

In Monroe Township, Middlesex County, anyone who controls a refuse container or dumpster must keep it covered at all…

Old Bridge Township requires anyone who owns, leases or operates an outdoor dumpster or refuse container to keep it…

In the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, § 169-11 bars dumpsters from being located within 15 feet of any…

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…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no one can use a dumpster or construction container without a written permit…

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

In Howell Township, every single-family and multifamily solid waste generator must contract with a private hauler for…

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

In Bloomfield Township, New Jersey, no garbage, refuse or rubbish can be collected on a Township-maintained street…

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…

East Orange bars putting trash at the curb before 5:00 p.m. the day before collection and requires empty cans back in…

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…

Hoboken's collection days are set and advertised in a local newspaper by the Director of Public Works under City Code §…

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

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires every single-family and multifamily property to contract for regular solid waste…

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…

In Monroe Township, Middlesex County, the Director of Recycling sets the manner, days and time of recycling collection…

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, each residential and nonresidential user has garbage collected twice weekly…

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

Old Bridge Township collects solid waste only between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, under Township…

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, curbside containers, bundles and bulky wastes go out no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before…

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…

Piscataway Township's Solid Waste Code requires every owner, tenant, or occupant to arrange refuse pickup at least…

In the City of Plainfield, Sec 2.14 of the Property Maintenance Code puts the duty on the owner or operator of the…

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…

The City of Vineland collects solid waste and recyclables only from residential properties of 10 or fewer dwelling…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, the owner, tenant or occupant of every residential premises must have all solid waste…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, garbage receptacles cannot be set out except on collection days or the…

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

The Recycling Coordinator sets Bayonne's collection days and pick-up sites for leaves, newspapers, glass and aluminum…

In East Brunswick Township, the Department of Public Works sets curbside collection sectors and dates by regulation…

In the City of Perth Amboy, the Director of the Department of Public Works sets the rules for collecting garbage…

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

In East Brunswick Township, Code § 114-26 allows recyclables to be disposed of only through municipal collection or by…

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

In the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, every commercial facility must provide marked on-site recycling containers…

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

Bayonne's Chapter 26 recycling ordinance makes source separation mandatory, not optional: every dwelling, business and…

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

In Bloomfield Township, New Jersey, newspapers are bundled separately, not in bags, and tied in bundles of no more than…

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

In the City of East Orange, recycling containers and bags must sit between the curb and sidewalk, stay clean, go out no…

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…

The City of Hoboken requires every dwelling, business and institution to source-separate recyclables under § 151-3…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, source separation is mandatory under Chapter 238 for every owner, tenant and occupant…

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires residents to supply their own recycling container, capped at 45 gallons, under…

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…

In Monroe Township, Gloucester County, multifamily, commercial and other non-single-family uses must provide storage…

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…

Once Old Bridge Township residents, businesses or institutions set recyclables at the curb, Township Code § 429-6D…

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, the Director of the Department of Public Works sets the recycling regulations on separation…

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

Recycling is mandatory in the City of Perth Amboy. Section 351-2 requires newspapers, mixed paper, cardboard and…

Piscataway Township requires every household and business to separate specific materials for curb-side recycling under…

In the City of Plainfield, every use must provide an area for refuse and recyclable disposal collection under §…

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…

Vineland's recycling rules put compliance on the property owner: § 620-13 requires owners and building management to…

Wayne Township, New Jersey, tells residents exactly how to prepare each recyclable: commingled items in a reusable…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, recyclables must be prepared to fixed specifications: newspaper bundles…

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