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

Wayne Township Code § 83-2 puts the duty on the owner, tenant or occupant of a residential premises, or an agent of any of them, to cause all solid waste to be removed from the premises at a minimum of at least twice weekly. Residential premises that use dumpsters carry the same twice-weekly removal duty under subsection B. The Township Council amended § 83-2 on March 6, 2024 by Ord. No. 8-2024. The section does not name collection weekdays; it fixes the minimum frequency only.

The definitions in § 83-1 decide who is covered. 'Residential premises' includes all Township single-family dwellings, multifamily dwellings and high-rise apartment units, condominium units, townhouses and cooperatives. 'Solid waste' means non-prohibited waste generated within a residential dwelling, so recyclable materials, hazardous waste, medical waste, stone, brick, concrete, asphalt and construction debris from projects requiring building permits fall outside the twice-weekly trash rule and must be disposed of another way.

Recycling runs on a separate program. Chapter 141, § 141-1, establishes mandatory source separation and collection of newspapers, magazines, paper, glass, aluminum, tires, plastics and vegetative waste from Wayne Township residences at the curb or curbline. The Director of Public Works, or a person he or she designates, is the enforcement agent under that chapter.

Household bulk items follow their own rule in § 83-2C: they are collected on the second solid waste collection day of each week, with a maximum of 3 large non-metal items per week. How the trash must be packaged and when it may sit at the curb is governed separately by § 83-5.