New York, NY
NYC DSNY Collection Schedule.
Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City, NJ trash pickup by address.
Enter a Jersey City, NJ street address to check trash and recycling 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 · Jersey City, last 30 days
Tuesday and Friday are each a trash day for 43% of Jersey City homes we checked.
Wednesday is the busiest day to check here; checks peak around 6 pm. See the national trends.
- −10%Checks vs last week
- 15%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day82% nationally
- 2×Some homes here get trash twice a week or more
- SatSaturday collection here
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
Jersey City collection days, read from Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday, Saturday.
Recycling: Tuesday.
Wednesday, Saturday is what one Jersey City address returned on October 26, 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.
Pickup days in Jersey City depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Jersey City assigns collection days.
Jersey City publishes a per-address collection calendar (Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation) 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 Jersey City on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Jersey City's pickup days.
Local source
Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation sets Jersey City's collection days.
Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation publishes trash and recycling days for Jersey City; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation in Oct 2026: trash and recycling.
Nearby
Around Jersey City: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Jersey City are New York, Hoboken, Union City and West New York. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Hoboken, NJ
City of Hoboken.
Union City, NJ
City of Union City, NJ.
West New York, NJ
Town of West New York, NJ.
Bayonne, NJ
Bayonne, NJ collection calendar (Recycle Coach).
North Bergen, NJ
North Bergen collection calendar (Recycle Coach).
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Jersey City, NJ?
It depends on your street. Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Jersey City?
Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation publishes trash and recycling for Jersey City.
Does Jersey City collect trash on Saturdays?
Yes, on some streets. The example address above has a Saturday pickup. Enter your address above to see your own days.
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.
Open local source (opens in a new tab)- Location
- Jersey City, NJ
- Local source
- Jersey City Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Jersey City
- trash
- recycling
Jersey City schedule lookup