Bin placement is set by municipal ordinance under Passaic County's district plan. NJDEP's model recycling ordinance, adopted by towns, requires containers between the curb and sidewalk within set set-out hours.
Passaic County does not set individual bin-placement rules; each municipality adopts them under the county-approved recycling plan. NJDEP's model source-separation ordinance, the template New Jersey towns use, spells out placement and timing verbatim: containers go between the curb and sidewalk, out no earlier than 5 PM the day before collection and no later than 6 AM the collection day, with empties removed by 7 PM. Confirm your exact window with your municipal public-works department.
Municipal fines apply. The NJDEP model ordinance sets penalties of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000 per offense, each day a separate offense.
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