New Jersey Trash Schedules

Waste management in New Jersey is tightly regulated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). Local collection services are administered by county improvement authorities, municipal public works departments, and private haulers like Republic Services and Waste Management. In 1987, New Jersey became a national leader by passing the first mandatory statewide recycling law, requiring every municipality to implement comprehensive curbside recycling programs.

Today, the state continues to drive aggressive landfill diversion efforts. This includes the enforcement of the Recycled Content Law, strict statewide bans on single-use plastic bags, and the stringent Electronic Waste Management Act, which dictates exactly how residents and businesses must dispose of end-of-life technology and problem materials.