Passaic, NJ Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential set-out
- Not before 5:00 p.m. day prior
- Residential removal
- By 6:00 p.m. collection day
- Weekend residential ban
- 6 p.m. Sat.–5 p.m. Sun.
- Business-street set-out
- 6 p.m. Mon./Wed./Fri.
- Empty container removal
- 6:00 p.m. (10 a.m. business streets)
Summary
Passaic sets exact curbside windows for garbage cans and bags. On residential streets, containers go out no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before pickup and must come back in by 6:00 p.m. on collection day if the trash was somehow missed, business streets run on a separate evening-to-morning cycle.
§ 157-6: On the designated days and within the designated times, each occupant of a one- or two-family dwelling and each owner or person designated thereby of all other structures receiving municipal collection in the City of Passaic shall place receptacles or materials for collection on the sidewalk in front of the premises near the curb so they shall be easily accessible to collectors but in such manner that they do not impede passage along the sidewalk. § 157-7A: Except on designated business streets, each owner or person designated thereby, or each occupant of one- and two-family dwellings, shall deposit receptacles or materials for collection at curbside not earlier than 5:00 p.m. of the day prior to the day designated for collection and shall remove the same, should it for any reason not be collected, not later than 6:00 p.m. of the designated collection day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4978046; v41 updated 2026-07-01; through 07-01-2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 157-6 requires each occupant of a one- or two-family dwelling, and each owner or designated person for other structures receiving municipal collection, to place receptacles or materials on the sidewalk near the curb in front of the premises: close enough for collectors to reach easily, but not blocking sidewalk passage. of the collection day itself. m. m. m. m. m. Monday. on business streets) under § 157-7D.
Violations & Fines
Setting containers out earlier than allowed, leaving them at curbside past the removal deadline, or leaving empty containers on the sidewalk beyond the permitted hours is a violation of Article I of Chapter 157, subject to the article's tiered fines: $100–$250 for a first offense, $250–$750 for a second, and $750–$1,000 plus up to 90 days in jail for a third or later offense under § 157-9.
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