Howell, NJ Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Chapter 238 governs what residents put at the curb in Howell Township. The yard waste rule is in § 238-10: sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that is not containerized at the curb or along the street is only allowed during the 10 days prior to a scheduled and announced collection, and the pile cannot sit closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet. Placing yard waste at the curb or along the street at any other time or in any other manner is a violation. If it happens, the party responsible for the placement must remove the yard waste from the street or is deemed in violation.

Recycling separation is mandatory. Section 238-11A requires owners, tenants and occupants of residential and nonresidential premises to separate designated recyclable materials from all solid waste, and to place them separately at the curb in a manner and on such days and times as the Township of Howell establishes by regulation. Section 238-12A adds that recyclables are not placed with solid waste for disposal. Under § 238-16, collectors are barred from collecting solid waste mixed with, or showing visible signs of, designated recyclable materials, and a bag bearing a warning notice sticker is left behind. The resident or occupant then has to segregate the uncollected waste, and letting unseparated waste accumulate counts as a violation of the chapter and the local sanitary code.

Once recyclables and bulk pickup items sit at the curb, § 238-5 makes them the property of the Township of Howell or its contracted collector, and anyone not authorized by the Township Council who picks them up violates the chapter. Section 238-13 holds the property owner responsible for compliance, and for multifamily units the owner or management sets up the recycling system and gives tenants collection rules on arrival and every six months.

Enforcement under § 238-25 belongs to the Recycling Coordinator, the Monmouth County Health Department, the Monmouth County Solid Waste Enforcement Team, the Howell Township Code Enforcement Officer and any police officer with lawful jurisdiction in the Township.