Woodbridge, NJ Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Size limit
- 4 feet in length maximum
- Weight limit
- 75 pounds maximum per bundle
- Residential curb time
- After 4 p.m. day before
- Commercial curb time
- After 6 p.m. day before
- Appliance rule
- All doors must be removed
- Fees
- Set by Special Pickup Fee Schedule
Summary
Woodbridge collects large items under its 'special handling' bulky waste program, but only if residents follow § 27-2.5's prep rules: bundles or appliances can't exceed four feet in length or seventy-five pounds in weight, appliance doors must be removed, and materials must be drained of liquids before they go to the curb after 4:00 p.m. the day before pickup.
Large bulky items designated for special handling may be placed at the curb after 4:00 p.m. of the day prior to the scheduled special collection. All doors shall be removed from appliances scheduled for special collection. All materials should be bundled or contained to prevent scattering while awaiting municipal collection. The bundles are not to exceed four (4) feet in length nor exceed seventy-five (75) pounds in weight. Materials shall be drained and free of all liquids.
Full Breakdown
4. 5 governs how residents must prepare and present that waste for the Township's special collection. of the day prior to the scheduled special collection, never earlier. Every door must be removed from any appliance set out for special collection. Materials must be bundled or otherwise contained to prevent scattering while they sit at the curb awaiting pickup, and the code sets a firm size cap: bundles cannot exceed four feet in length or seventy-five pounds in weight. Anything wet also fails the rule, since materials must be drained and free of all liquids before collection.
m. 3(a), and homeowners doing small personal repairs may only include small amounts of insulation, sheet rock, lumber, siding or shingles, with the Township able to demand proof of permit if the quantity looks larger than a routine repair.
Violations & Fines
Special pickups run on the fee schedule the Department of Public Works keeps on file under § 27-2.7, and items that don't meet the four-foot, seventy-five-pound or drained-liquid standards, or that are set out before the 4:00 p.m. (residential) or 6:00 p.m. (commercial) window, are left uncollected; violations of § 27-2.5 carry the Chapter 1, § 1-5 penalty under § 27-2.8.
Frequently Asked Questions
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