Woodbridge, NJ Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Cart storage
- Rear or side yard between pickups
- Curb set-out
- No earlier than 4 p.m. day before
- Cart removal
- Back in by 9 p.m. pickup day
- Commercial set-out
- No earlier than 6 p.m. day before
- Dumpster rule
- Must stay covered at all times
Summary
Woodbridge requires garbage carts to be stored out of sight in the rear or side yard whenever they are not out for collection, per § 27-2.5.d. Carts can't go to the curb before 4:00 p.m. the day before pickup and must come back in by 9:00 p.m. the day of collection, and any outdoor dumpster must stay covered at all times under § 27-5.3.
Storage of Garbage Containers (Single-Family, Multifamily Consisting of Four (4) Units or Less). At all times when containers (automated) are not placed at the curb for collection in accordance with Chapter 27, they shall be stored in the rear or side yard of the property owner's property.
Full Breakdown
d, Storage, applies to single-family homes and multifamily buildings of four units or fewer: at all times when the Township-issued automated cart is not placed at the curb for collection, it has to be stored in the rear or side yard of the property, not left at the curb or in front of the house between pickups. 4's CONTAINER (AUTOMATED) definition the cart 'shall stay with the property' if the owner sells or the tenant moves, so a departing resident cannot take it. m. 3 covers dumpsters and other outdoor refuse containers directly: anyone who controls one, whether owned, leased or operated, 'must ensure that such container or dumpster is covered at all times and shall prevent refuse from spilling out or overflowing,' and must also keep it from leaking or discharging liquids, semi-liquids or solids into the Township's storm sewer system. 4's exceptions.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a cart out at the curb outside its storage window, or running an uncovered or leaking dumpster, is enforced two ways: § 27-2.8 applies the Chapter 1, § 1-5 penalty to storage and set-out violations under § 27-2.5, while § 27-5.6 applies that same penalty separately to uncovered or leaking refuse containers under § 27-5.3, with each day counted as its own offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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