Passaic, NJ Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential set-out window
- 5:00 p.m. day before to 6:00 p.m. collection day
- Container cap
- 55 gallons, watertight or 2-mil bags
- Business streets
- Set out after 6 p.m. Mon/Wed/Fri only
- Bulky waste limit
- 6 bundles/household, 50 lbs each, weekly
- First-offense fine
- $100 to $250
Summary
Passaic residents on one- and two-family lots may set garbage, rubbish and refuse at the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before collection and must pull back anything left uncollected by 6:00 p.m. on collection day. Designated business streets run on a separate night-collection cycle under Code § 157-7.
Except on designated business streets, each owner or person designated thereby, or each occupant of one- and two-family dwellings, shall deposit receptacles or materials for collection at curbside not earlier than 5:00 p.m. of the day prior to the day designated for collection and shall remove the same, should it for any reason not be collected, not later than 6:00 p.m. of the designated collection day. ... No empty container shall remain upon the sidewalk in front of any building or premises later than 6:00 p.m. on the day of collection, except for designated business streets for which containers shall be removed by 10:00 a.m. on the day of collection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4978046; v41 updated 2026-07-01; through 07-01-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 157, Article I governs placement and removal timing for garbage, rubbish and bulky waste. on the collection day itself if the load goes uncollected. m. m. m. Sunday (§ 157-7C). Containers must be watertight, dumpster-style or heavy-duty two-mil black bags, capped at 55 gallons and light enough for one person to handle (§ 157-3, § 157-5). Bulky waste, nonrecyclable furniture, appliances and similar items, goes out once a week on the second regular garbage day, in bundles of no more than 50 pounds and no more than six bundles per household (§ 157-7F). on business streets (§ 157-7D). The owner or tenant of the property is liable for violations under § 157-11.
Violations & Fines
§ 157-9 imposes a minimum $100 fine (up to $250) for a first violation of the placement and timing rules, $250 to $750 for a second, and $750 up to $1,000 with as much as 90 days in the county jail for a third or later violation, with each occurrence treated as a separate offense against the property owner or tenant.
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