Linden, NJ
City of Linden Department of Public Works.
Elizabeth, NJ
Elizabeth, NJ trash pickup by address.
Enter an Elizabeth, NJ street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by City of Elizabeth Department of Public Works.
Setting out in Elizabeth Place your containers at the curb the night before collection, after 6 p.m.
Trash Day Trends · Elizabeth
Elizabeth, NJ at a glance.
Elizabeth in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 2×Some homes here get trash twice a week or more
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
Elizabeth collection days, read from City of Elizabeth Department of Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Monday, Thursday.
Recycling: Wednesday.
Monday, Thursday is what one Elizabeth address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Elizabeth.
Place your containers at the curb the night before collection, after 6 p.m.
Each property is allowed to set out three household bulk items with its regular garbage.
Branches, stumps and bushes must be bundled into four-foot lengths weighing no more than 75 pounds.
Read from the official Elizabeth guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Elizabeth days differ by address.
Pickup days in Elizabeth depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Elizabeth Department of Public Works and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Elizabeth assigns collection days.
Elizabeth publishes a per-address collection calendar 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 Elizabeth on October 4, 2026: 8 of 8 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 Elizabeth's pickup days.
Local source
City of Elizabeth Department of Public Works sets Elizabeth's collection days.
City of Elizabeth Department of Public Works publishes trash and recycling days for Elizabeth; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Elizabeth Department of Public Works, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Elizabeth Department of Public Works in Oct 2026: trash and recycling.
Nearby
Around Elizabeth: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Elizabeth are Linden, Union Township, Irvington and Bayonne. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Union Township, NJ
Township of Union Department of Public Works.
Irvington, NJ
Irvington Township, NJ collection calendar (Recycle Coach).
Bayonne, NJ
Bayonne, NJ collection calendar (Recycle Coach).
Newark, NJ
City of Newark Department of Public Works.
East Orange, NJ
City of East Orange Solid Waste and Recycling.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Elizabeth, NJ?
It depends on your street. City of Elizabeth Department of Public Works sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Elizabeth?
City of Elizabeth Department of Public Works publishes trash and recycling for Elizabeth.
Local source
Verify with City of Elizabeth Department of Public Works.
The Elizabeth address result links City of Elizabeth Department of Public Works directly.
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- Elizabeth, NJ
- Local source
- City of Elizabeth Department of Public Works
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Elizabeth
- trash
- recycling
Elizabeth schedule lookup