What day is trash collected in Hackensack, NJ?
Hackensack collects on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Hackensack, NJ
Hackensack, NJ trash pickup by address.
Enter a Hackensack, NJ street address to check trash, recycling and bulk items pickup as published by City of Hackensack Department of Public Works.
Setting out in Hackensack Anything put at the curb for collection should go out after 6:00 P.M. the night before your scheduled collection day.
Trash Day Trends · Hackensack
Hackensack, NJ at a glance.
Hackensack in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 4 daysHackensack collects on four weekdays across its routes44% of cities run four
- 2×Trash twice a week
- 2Published alongside trash: recycling, bulk items
Verified schedule
Hackensack collection days, read from City of Hackensack Department of Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Monday, Thursday.
Recycling: Monday.
The day above is an example from one Hackensack address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Hackensack.
Anything put at the curb for collection should go out after 6:00 P.M. the night before your scheduled collection day.
Place the cart by the curb and not in the street, where it would interfere with the street sweeping program.
On rubbish collection you are limited by ordinance to two furniture items or two bags of debris.
Commingled glass, tin, aluminum and plastic go loose in any open container, preferably a 35 gallon plastic garbage can with a lid, with no plastic or paper bags.
Read from the official Hackensack guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Hackensack days differ by address.
Hackensack collects on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from City of Hackensack Department of Public Works and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Hackensack Department of Public Works publishes the collection information behind this page. TrashDayNow is independent of the city, so rely on that source for service alerts, cart standards, and missed-pickup reporting.
Good to knowPage information was last checked Sep 2026.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Hackensack?
City of Hackensack Department of Public Works publishes trash and recycling for Hackensack.
Local source
Verify with City of Hackensack Department of Public Works.
The Hackensack address result links City of Hackensack Department of Public Works directly.
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- Hackensack, NJ
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- Sep 2026
Collection services in Hackensack
- trash
- recycling
- bulk
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