Hackensack, NJ Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issuer
- Chief of Police or Officer in Charge
- Min street width
- 30 feet curb-to-curb
- Residential filing fee
- $50
- Commercial filing fee
- $250
- Permit duration
- 14 days, one 14-day renewal
- Max fine
- $2,000 plus up to 90 days jail
Summary
Placing a roll-off container or dumpster on a Hackensack street or municipal lot requires a police-issued permit. City Code § 93-22 bans unpermitted placement, and § 93-23 sets insurance, a 30-foot minimum street width, and filing fees of $50 for residential and $250 for commercial applicants.
No person shall place or permit a roll-off container/dumpster to be placed upon any street or municipally owned parking lot within the City of Hackensack without first obtaining a permit therefor in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. ... The street upon which the roll-off container/dumpster shall rest shall be at least 30 feet wide from curb to curb. ... Each application for a permit hereunder shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of $50 for residential properties and $250 for commercial properties, or such other fee as may be fixed from time to time by the City Council. ... Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment in the county/municipal jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof as determined by a Municipal Court Judge.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4592721; v20 updated 2026-01-06; through 01-06-2026).
Full Breakdown
Under Article V of Chapter 93, adopted by Ord. No. § 93-23 sets the application requirements: proof of public liability insurance covering the city for at least $500,000 per person and $1,000,000 per occurrence, plus property damage coverage of at least $100,000 per occurrence; a minimum 30-foot curb-to-curb street width; placement parallel to the curb no more than 8 feet 6 inches from it; reflective yellow diamond markers at least 18 by 18 inches; and a nonrefundable filing fee of $50 for residential applicants or $250 for commercial applicants.
Permits run 14 days and can be renewed once for another 14 days without an added fee under § 93-24A, and must be posted on the job site under § 93-24B. The Chief of Police can refuse a permit under § 93-23B if the placement would create a public nuisance or hazard, and can revoke an existing permit and order removal under § 93-24C, with the permit holder responsible for the city's removal costs. Containers must stay tarped, can't leak into the sewer system, and must be emptied once contents reach the waterline under § 93-25.
Violations & Fines
Placing an unpermitted roll-off container or dumpster on a Hackensack street, or violating Article V's insurance, size, marking or snow-removal requirements, is punishable under § 93-27 by a fine of up to $2,000, up to 90 days in jail, up to 90 days of community service, or a combination, with each day of continued violation treated as a separate offense.
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