What day is trash collected in Jersey City, NJ?
Jersey City collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City, NJ trash pickup by address.
Enter a Jersey City, NJ street address to check trash pickup as published by Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation.
Setting out in Jersey City Trash is to be placed curbside no earlier than 7:00 PM and no later than 10:00 PM the night before your scheduled collection day.
Trash Day Trends · this week in Jersey City
Monday is trash day for 20% of Jersey City homes we checked.
Most people here check on Thursday. See the national trends.
- #10Most-checked city this week
- 6 daysJersey City collects on six weekdays across its routes5% of cities run six
- 2×Trash twice a week
- SatSaturday collection here
Verified schedule
Jersey City collection days, read from Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday, Saturday.
The day above is an example from one Jersey City address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Jersey City.
Trash is to be placed curbside no earlier than 7:00 PM and no later than 10:00 PM the night before your scheduled collection day.
Residents are allowed up to four bulk items per collection day, and mattresses must be wrapped in plastic before they go curbside.
Paper, cardboard and corrugated boxes must be tied or placed in recycling containers.
Read from the official Jersey City guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Jersey City days differ by address.
Jersey City collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation 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 Jersey City?
Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation publishes trash for Jersey City.
Local source
Verify with Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation.
The Jersey City address result links Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation directly.
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