New Brunswick, NJ Trash Pickup Schedule by Address

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Verified schedule

New Brunswick collection days, read from City of New Brunswick Department of Engineering & Public Works.

Trash / garbage: Tuesday, Friday.

Recycling: Tuesday.

Yard waste: Wednesday.

Tuesday, Friday is what one New Brunswick address returned on October 26, 2026.

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Set-out rules

Cart and set-out rules in New Brunswick.

Up to three trash containers or bags per household unit will be accepted.

Bags cannot be used as recycling containers and will not be collected.

All bulk item pickup reservations must be made online.

Read from the official New Brunswick guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.

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Your collection day

Why New Brunswick days differ by address.

Pickup days in New Brunswick depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.

The example days above are read from City of New Brunswick Department of Engineering & Public Works and were last checked on October 26, 2026.

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How days are assigned

How New Brunswick assigns collection days.

New Brunswick publishes a per-address collection calendar (City of New Brunswick Department of Engineering & Public Works) 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 New Brunswick on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 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 New Brunswick's pickup days.

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Local source

City of New Brunswick Department of Engineering & Public Works sets New Brunswick's collection days.

City of New Brunswick Department of Engineering & Public Works publishes trash, recycling and yard waste days for New Brunswick; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of New Brunswick Department of Engineering & Public Works, not here.

Good to knowChecked against City of New Brunswick Department of Engineering & Public Works in Oct 2026: trash, recycling and yard waste.

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Nearby

Around New Brunswick: nearby guides and who collects there.

The nearest guides to New Brunswick are North Brunswick, Edison, Piscataway and Sayreville. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.

North Brunswick, NJ

North Brunswick Township Department of Public Works. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Edison, NJ

Edison collection calendar (Recycle Coach).

Piscataway, NJ

Piscataway Township, NJ collection calendar (Recycle Coach).

Sayreville, NJ

Borough of Sayreville Sanitation Division.

East Brunswick, NJ

East Brunswick Township Solid Waste & Recycling.

Franklin Township, NJ

Township of Franklin Utilities, TV & Garbage Collection.

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Common questions

Questions residents ask.

What day is trash collected in New Brunswick, NJ?

It depends on your street. City of New Brunswick Department of Engineering & Public Works sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.

Which collections are published for New Brunswick?

City of New Brunswick Department of Engineering & Public Works publishes trash, recycling and yard waste for New Brunswick.

New Brunswick, NJ trash pickup by address.

Monday and Thursday are each a trash day for 70% of New Brunswick homes we checked.