Hamilton, NJ Trash & Recycling: Holiday Pickup Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- No collection
- New Year's, Memorial Day, July 4th
- No collection
- Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas
- Additional holidays
- set by DPW as needed
- Missed day
- resumes next scheduled collection day
- Applies to
- trash and recycling collection alike
Summary
Hamilton Township suspends solid waste and recycling collection on six named holidays, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, plus any others the Department of Public Works later designates, shifting that week's pickup rather than skipping it outright.
The following plus others as may be established shall constitute holidays on which collections will not be made: New Year's Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4984352; v35 updated 2026-06-16; through 06-16-2026).
Full Breakdown
B lists the holidays on which the Township will not run collection: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and the same subsection leaves room for 'others as may be established' by the Department of Public Works, so the list can grow administratively without a new ordinance. A treats any suspended collection the same way whether it is caused by weather or a holiday, service that does not run on a listed holiday resumes on the next regularly scheduled collection day rather than being skipped for the week; the Department publishes the specific make-up day through its annual collection schedule rather than in the Code itself.
The rule applies to the municipal collection system covering residential solid waste and curbside recycling alike, since both run under the same Article III scheduling framework. B on the make-up day, and every vehicle must display its DEP permit as usual. A.
Violations & Fines
There's no separate penalty for the holiday closure itself since it's a scheduling accommodation, not a resident obligation, but haulers who run collection outside the 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday-through-Saturday window on a make-up day, or without a New Jersey DEP vehicle permit, remain subject to the Code's general penalty under § 1-2, up to $2,000 or 90 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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