East Brunswick, NJ Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Cart placement is set by § 114-8(B) of the East Brunswick Township Code. Carts and containers are placed beginning at dusk of the night preceding the scheduled collection day, and all carts with solid waste are out by 5:00 a.m. of the collection day. Carts put out after that hour risk being skipped if the collection activity has already taken place on the street. Each cart sits free of obstructions by at least three feet in every direction, with wheels facing the curbline or pavement edge, so that the collection arm can reach it. Solid waste carts are removed from the curb or pavement edge by the evening of the collection day.

The cart goes at the curbline or pavement edge (§ 114-8(A)), and § 114-8(E) says no collection is accomplished on property outside of the dedicated public rights-of-way. The 5:00 a.m. deadline lines up with § 114-5(B), which lets solid waste collection vehicles operate from 5:00 AM to Sundown, Monday through Saturday.

Other set-out windows in Chapter 114 differ from the cart rule. Bulk household items are not placed curbside until the night before the collection date (§ 114-11(A)). Leaf bags go to the curb no earlier than 6:00 P.M. on the evening before collection, and biodegradable leaf bags cannot exceed fifty (50) pounds, are placed neatly and untied, and sit separated from solid waste and recycling containers by a minimum of a foot (12 inches) (§ 114-13). Yard waste that is not containerized can go to the curb only during the seven (7) days before an announced collection and not closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet (§ 114-14.1).

Dumpsters and other refuse containers outdoors or exposed to stormwater are covered at all times under § 114-4.1, but the section's exceptions include individual homeowner trash and recycling containers, so the covering requirement is aimed at commercial and bulk containers rather than the household cart.