Residential Trash & Recycling

Trash

  • No grass clippings
  • No leaf bags
  • No branches
  • No refrigerators or freezers
  • No air conditioners
  • No tires
  • No electronics

Trash Collection Schedule

March 31st - November 1st Mondays Only
April 1st - October 31st Mondays & Thursdays
November 24th Additional Holiday Pickup
December 25th Regular Pickup
December 28th Additional Holiday Pickup

Rear-Yard Collection

  • Residential Mixed Refuse (no recyclables)
  • Must be bagged and placed in an appropriate receptacle

Curbside Collection Only

  • Household trash* such as furniture and other non-recyclable items
  • Place at curbside no later than 6:00am on pick-up day

* No construction debris, commercial trash/material, or recyclable material will be accepted as trash by the contracted vendor

Recycling

Recycling Collection Schedule

The 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month is recycling pickup.

Cardboard, paper and co-mingles will be picked up on the same day but by separate trucks.

Recycling containers are for sale at Town Hall for $25.00

Paper and Cardboard

  • Cardboard boxes flattened and stacked inside of each other
  • Paper in brown bags or tied
  • No plastic bags

Co-Mingle

Bottles and Cans (Co-mingled)

  • NO PLASTIC BAGS, dry cleaner plastic, or other types of film
  • All bottles and cans need to be rinsed
  • Only plastics with the numbers 1, 2, or 5 in a triangle can be recycled (ex: shampoo bottles, milk jugs, etc.)
  • NO POLYSTYRENE (STYROFOAM)

Cardboard and Co-mingles will be picked up separately on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month

Leaves and Grass

  • BUNDLES of twigs and branches (2 inches in diameter)
  • No more than 4 ft. in length bundled
  • No plastic bags, no buckets, barrels, pails, or cans
  • Leaves and grass must be in brown paper leaf bags.
  • Bags are available at the Town Hall

Leaves and grass (in leaf bags only) will be picked up every Wednesday, weather permitting.

Leaves are NOT TO BE BLOWN INTO PUBLIC STREETS

Metal

  • No refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners picked up by the DPW every Wednesday.
  • All other metal will be picked up on the first Wednesday of every month. Metal shelving, bed frames, appliances, and other metal items will be picked up.

Electronics

  • Bring to Bergen County Utilities Authority
  • Attend the County electronics events
  • For additional information call 201-807-5825 or visit www.bcua.org

Household Hazardous Waste

  • Bergen County Utilities Authority (BCUA) sponsors several collections throughout the year for Bergen County residents.
  • For dates, locations and acceptable material, call 201-807-5825 or log onto www.bcua.org
Bergen Community College
400 Paramus Rd., Paramus
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Sunday, October 15, 2023

Bergen County Campgaw Reservation
200 Campgaw Rd., Mahwah
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Saturday, September 9, 2023

Bergen County Utilities Authority
Foot of Empire Blvd., Moonachie
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Saturday, November 18, 2023

HHW event collection hours are 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (rain or shine)

Computer/Electronics Recycling, Tire Recycling & Paper Shredding Events

  • Bergen County Utilities Authority (BCUA) sponsors several collections throughout the year for Bergen County residents. See below for locations and dates
  • If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Richard Baroch at rbaroch@bcua.org or Mark Vangieri at mvangieri@bcua.org or 201-807-5823.
Bergen Community College
400 Paramus Rd., Paramus
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Saturday, August 12, 2023

Bergen County Campgaw Reservation
200 Campgaw Rd., Mahwah
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Sunday, October 1, 2023

Document shredding, electronics and tire recycling event collection hours are 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (rain or shine)