Plainfield Solid Waste & Sewer Utility
The source this guide was checked against; it governs if anything here differs.
Plainfield, NJ
Plainfield, NJ trash pickup: who collects.
The lookup reads the PSWSU 2026 collection calendar for some Plainfield addresses and shows no day where it finds none. Here is who collects there and where everyone else's day is set.
How collection works
How trash collection works in Plainfield.
Residential garbage and recycling in Plainfield are collected by the Plainfield Solid Waste & Sewer Utility (PSWSU): single-family to nine-family properties get garbage pickup twice a week and recycling once a week, alternating materials.
Each property is given its own carts or dumpsters for separating garbage and recyclables; replacement or additional carts cost $60.00 each under the PSWSU Rules & Regulations.
Properties with 10 or more units are served under a PSWSU commercial (high-density) contract with a schedule set for the property; PSWSU's main office is at (908) 226-2518, Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Local source
Where this guide's Plainfield information comes from: Plainfield Solid Waste & Sewer Utility.
This guide was last checked against Plainfield Solid Waste & Sewer Utility on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, carts and missed pickups belong with whoever collects your trash, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Plainfield Solid Waste & Sewer Utility in Oct 2026.
Nearby
Around Plainfield: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Plainfield are Piscataway, Edison, Woodbridge and New Brunswick. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Piscataway, NJ
Piscataway Township, NJ collection calendar (Recycle Coach).
Edison, NJ
Edison collection calendar (Recycle Coach).
Woodbridge, NJ
Woodbridge Township (Recycle Coach collection calendar).
New Brunswick, NJ
City of New Brunswick Department of Engineering & Public Works.
Linden, NJ
City of Linden Department of Public Works.
Union Township, NJ
Township of Union Department of Public Works.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Plainfield, NJ?
It depends on the address: the lookup above reads the PSWSU 2026 collection calendar for some Plainfield addresses and shows no day where it finds none. Residential garbage and recycling in Plainfield are collected by the Plainfield Solid Waste & Sewer Utility (PSWSU): single-family to nine-family properties get garbage pickup twice a week and recycling once a week, alternating materials. Residents who know their day can report it on the result page, and nearby homes then see it.
Local source
Verify with the PSWSU main office at (908) 226-2518.
Plainfield Solid Waste & Sewer Utility is the official source this guide was read from; the link below opens it.
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- Plainfield, NJ
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- Plainfield Solid Waste & Sewer Utility
- Schedule
- By address for some homes only
- Page updated
- Oct 2026
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