Passaic, NJ
City of Passaic Department of Public Works.
Clifton, NJ
Clifton, NJ trash pickup by address.
Enter a Clifton, NJ street address to check trash, recycling and yard waste pickup as published by City of Clifton Trash & Recycling.
Setting out in Clifton Each collection is limited to 3 barrels or plastic bags tied securely.
Trash Day Trends · Clifton, last 30 days
Monday and Thursday are each a trash day for 60% of Clifton homes we checked.
Monday and Tuesday tie as the busiest days to check here. See the national trends.
- 0%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day83% nationally
- 2×Some homes here get trash twice a week or more
- 2Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste
Verified schedule
Clifton collection days, read from City of Clifton Trash & Recycling.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday, Friday.
Recycling: Monday.
Yard waste: Wednesday.
Tuesday, Friday is what one Clifton address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Clifton.
Each collection is limited to 3 barrels or plastic bags tied securely.
Garbage containers, metal or plastic, are not to exceed 35 gallons.
Place containers neatly at the curb after 6 PM the night before your collection day, and do not place garbage in the street.
Store all empty cans behind your home so as not to be seen from the street.
Read from the official Clifton guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Clifton days differ by address.
Pickup days in Clifton depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Clifton Trash & Recycling and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Clifton assigns collection days.
Clifton publishes a per-address collection calendar (City of Clifton) through the Recycle Coach service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own calendar, and the lookup shows the weekday it lists for your property.
We last checked Clifton on August 17, 2026: 11 of 12 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Clifton's pickup days.
Local source
City of Clifton Trash & Recycling sets Clifton's collection days.
City of Clifton Trash & Recycling publishes trash, recycling and yard waste days for Clifton; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Clifton Trash & Recycling, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Clifton Trash & Recycling in Oct 2026: trash, recycling and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Clifton: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Clifton are Passaic, Paterson, Montclair and Bloomfield. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Paterson, NJ
City of Paterson Department of Public Works.
Montclair, NJ
Township of Montclair Department of Community Services.
Bloomfield, NJ
Bloomfield Township, NJ collection calendar (Recycle Coach).
Wayne, NJ
Wayne Township Recycling and Solid Waste.
Hackensack, NJ
City of Hackensack Department of Public Works.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Clifton, NJ?
It depends on your street. City of Clifton Trash & Recycling sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Clifton?
City of Clifton Trash & Recycling publishes trash, recycling and yard waste for Clifton.
Local source
Verify with City of Clifton Trash & Recycling.
The Clifton address result links City of Clifton Trash & Recycling directly.
Open local source (opens in a new tab)- Location
- Clifton, NJ
- Local source
- City of Clifton Trash & Recycling
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Clifton
- trash
- recycling
- yard
Clifton schedule lookup