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

Wayne Township Code § 83-5A requires all solid waste to be kept in watertight metal or plastic receptacles not to exceed 35 gallons in capacity and a maximum of 50 pounds, with tightly fitted covers. Subsection B adds that every receptacle must be kept clean and in good repair. Section 83-4 puts the burden on the owner, tenant or occupant of the residential premises, or an agent, to provide and maintain proper receptacles for storing solid waste.

Section 83-1 defines what cannot be put out. 'Prohibited waste' shall not be placed out for collection and must be disposed of in some other safe and appropriate manner. The list covers all recyclable materials as defined in Chapter 141, all hazardous waste materials, all medical waste, stone, brick, concrete, asphalt, construction debris from home addition or major renovation projects requiring building permits, and waste from commercial projects or properties. The superintendent of operations can add classifications from time to time. The same section treats a home business, such as a doctor, dentist, veterinarian or laboratory, as an 'accessory use' when it generates medical waste, hazardous waste or waste other than household putrescibles.

Residents renovating or moving out are responsible under § 83-5E for removing all solid waste the hauler does not collect. Multi-dwelling complexes that use dumpsters must supply them under § 83-6: fully waterproofed, with tightly fitting plastic lids, cleaned and sanitized as needed by the complex management association. Under § 83-7, those dumpsters sit in Township-approved enclosures at a location approved by the Superintendent of Operations. Compaction systems need approval from the Health Officer for commercial establishments and from the Superintendent of Operations for residential and multi-dwelling units under § 83-6.1.