Jackson, NJ Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual pickup
- Once per year, by Public Works zone
- Volume limit
- 5 cubic yards per pickup, § 216-42
- Pile size cap
- About 4 ft by 4 ft by 8 ft
- Tires
- Never collected curbside, § 216-38
- Electronic waste
- Not bulky waste, drop off separately
- Escalating penalty
- Warning, then $500, then $1,000+ / 90 days
Summary
Jackson Township, New Jersey gives every resident one annual curbside bulky waste and brush pickup under Township Code § 216-36, scheduled by one of eight Public Works zones or by private community. Section 216-42 caps what a resident can set out at five cubic yards per pickup, in a pile no larger than roughly four feet by four feet by eight feet, and repeat violations escalate from a warning to a $1,000 Municipal Court fine under § 216-45.
§ 216-36. Bulky waste collection program established. ... A. The Township Council finds it necessary for the convenience of residents to provide a bulky waste and brush curbside collection program for all residents ... which shall provide each resident with the opportunity to have their brush and bulky waste items collected once annually. ... ... § 216-42. Limit on amount of waste placed for collection. ... No person shall place for collection, brush and/or bulky waste items that, in the aggregate, amount to more than five cubic yards for any one pickup. ... ... § 216-45. Violations and penalties. A. Any resident violating the provisions of this article shall be issued a warning notice by the Department of Public Works and/or Code Enforcement upon the first offense. Upon a second violation, the resident shall be issued a fine of up to $500 by the Division of Code Enforcement.
Full Breakdown
Section 216-36 establishes an annual curbside bulky waste and brush collection program for every Jackson Township resident, run by the Department of Public Works on a separate schedule for bulky items and brush. Pickup is organized by eight numbered Public Works zones, with a handful of private communities, including Westlake, Westlake Mews, Winding Ways, CooksBridge Orleans, Four Seasons at Metedeconk, Four Seasons at South Knolls and 60 Acres, scheduled by community name instead of zone; residents can find their zone and date on the township website or by calling Public Works, and the township advertises the annual schedule on cable access and in local publications and mails direct notice.
Section 216-42 limits any single pickup to five cubic yards of brush and bulky waste combined, with piles neatly separated by composition. Items must be separated into metal and nonmetal piles under § 216-39; electronic waste such as televisions, computers and monitors is not bulky waste and is not collected curbside at all, and tires are never picked up under § 216-38, requiring a trip to the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste instead. Commercial bulky waste is barred entirely from the residential program under § 216-44, and landlords and total house cleanouts are excluded from the definition of residential bulky waste under § 216-37.
Violations & Fines
Section 216-45 escalates penalties for Chapter 216, Article VI violations: a first offense draws only a warning notice from Public Works or Code Enforcement, a second draws a fine of up to $500 from the Division of Code Enforcement, and a third is punishable in Municipal Court by a fine of not less than $1,000 or imprisonment for up to 90 days, or both.
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