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

Township Code § 22-2.4 sets the exact placement rules for curbside recycling in Piscataway Township. Newspapers and corrugated cardboard must be segregated into tied bundles no more than 12 inches high. Mixed paper, including office paper, magazines and paperboard, goes into the covered eight-gallon mixed paper container, while glass containers, aluminum cans, plastic containers and steel cans are commingled together in a 20-gallon commingled container. Clean, dry textiles measuring at least one foot by one foot must be bagged separately in a textile bag. Multi-family dwellings with five or more units, schools, public buildings and other institutions must instead deposit recyclables in on-site containers when directed by the Recycling Coordinator or another Township agent under § 22-2.4c.

Commercial, office and industrial occupants may apply to the Recycling Coordinator for an alternative program under § 22-2.4d, but must keep complying with the standard rules until approval is granted. The Recycling Coordinator, appointed by the Business Administrator, supervises the program and can issue further placement regulations under § 22-2.5a. Residents needing a replacement or extra 95-gallon wheeled cart pay whatever fee the Middlesex County Improvement Authority charges the Township for that cart, per § 22-2.5c. Only the Township or its authorized contractor may pick up set-out recyclables: § 22-2.6 makes unauthorized collection a violation.