Plainfield, NJ Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

The rule appears in § 6:2-6(g) of the Plainfield Municipal Code, which amends the Property Maintenance Code with Sec 2.14, Garbage Removal. The printed duty falls on the owner or operator of the premises, and the frequency floor is twice weekly. The section prints the minimum frequency only; it names no pickup days and no hauler.

Sec 2.13, improper garbage storage, sits beside it in the fine schedule at a listed first-offense amount of $150. Both sections are among the five (2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.13 and 2.14) that follow a faster notice procedure than other code violations.

Sec 4.01(a) supplements the Public Officer's enforcement by designating the Director of the Department of Public Works, the Director of Health and Social Services, the Public Safety Director, the Health Officer of the Department of Health and Social Services, or their authorized representatives as its agents.

Written notice comes as a summons and complaint served on the person responsible for the correction (Sec 4.06(a)). The violation notice is mailed to the owner of record and gives not less than five working days to correct (Sec 4.07(a)). A property owner or agent can request a hearing at Plainfield Municipal Court, 325 Watchung Avenue, on the date stated on the summons, and must notify the Municipal Court Administrator within five days of the hearing date that they intend to contest (Sec 4.09(a)).

First-offense fines run from the listed amount up to $500. Fines are payable to the Division of Community Development, 515 Watchung Avenue, upon expiration of the violation notice, and failure to pay and correct leads to further Court action.