Brick, NJ Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest setout
- 6:00 p.m. day before collection
- Container removal deadline
- 8:00 a.m. day after collection
- Container limit
- 2 containers per residential parcel
- Recycling frequency
- Every other week, blue containers
- Enforcing department
- Township Department of Public Works
Summary
Brick Township runs mandatory municipal garbage collection with strict curbside timing: containers out no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before pickup, empty bins back by 8 a.m. the next morning.
No person shall place or allow any garbage, refuse or other item to be placed for collection to be so placed any earlier than 6:00 p.m. of the day preceding the date on which such garbage, refuse or other item is to be collected by the Township. Any empty container shall be removed by 8:00 a.m. on the morning following the day of collection to a location which is at least 20 feet from the edge of the pavement or within three feet of the principal dwelling. If any Brick resident wishes to leave any additional or other form of garbage not hereinabove specified, such person shall first call the Department of Public Works and request such garbage to be removed prior to placing it at curbside. The Director of Public Works shall determine whether to remove from the curb such garbage in light of the time, effort and expense of removing and disposing of such garbage. In the event the director of Public Works determines that it is unduly burdensome for the Township to remove such garbage, then the person responsible for the property on which the garbage is located shall be responsible for such removal.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4577344; v53 updated 2025-12-09; through 12-09-2025).
Full Breakdown
Public Works collects garbage from Township-issued containers placed just inside the curbline. Garbage cannot be set out before 6:00 p.m. the day before collection, and empty containers must be pulled back to at least 20 feet from the pavement edge (or within 3 feet of the house) by 8:00 a.m. the day after pickup. Recycling goes out every other week in blue containers, unbagged. The Township collects no more than two containers per residential parcel.
Violations & Fines
Noncompliant setouts simply aren't collected: a Township employee documents the noncompliance and notifies the resident or owner rather than issuing an immediate fine, though general code penalties under Chapter 1, § 1-15 can apply to other violations in the chapter.
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