Bernardsville bulk trash pickup
Not a Borough trash service — private hauler / County drop-off programs (scrap metal 1st Sat etc. Per Borough links).
Verified 2026-10-15 · bernardsville.gov
At a glance
| Brush | Pill Hill Compost Facility for compostables (Borough links); not County tote. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Materials in rolling totes only for County pickup. |
| Not allowed | Trash/plastic bags/bulk/wood/grass/unclean/household hazardous waste/styrofoam in recycling totes. |
| Curbside | Recycle totes night before Tue pickup. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · bernardsville.gov |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Recycle totes night before Tue pickup.
Where
Curbside totes wheels to house.
Limits
Materials in rolling totes only for County pickup.
Not allowed
Trash/plastic bags/bulk/wood/grass/unclean/household hazardous waste/styrofoam in recycling totes.
Bags
No plastic bags in totes; dual-stream per County guide.
Verified 2026-10-15 · bernardsville.gov
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Full details for Bernardsville: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Borough does NOT provide trash hauling or disposal — residents use private licensed hauler (check hauler for days/set-out/holidays).
- Recycling
- Somerset County dual-stream rolling totes — alternate Tuesdays 2026: Jan 13/27, Feb 10/24, Mar 10/24, Apr 7/21, May 5/19, Jun 2/16/30, Jul 14/28, Aug 11/25, Sep 8/22, Oct 6/20, Nov 3/17, Dec 1/15/29. Place totes night before, wheels toward house, gap between totes; collection may start 7:00 a.m. County 732-469-3363. Drop-off 40 Polhemus Ln Bridgewater; styrofoam Sat at 150 Pill Hill Compost (residents/ID).
- Bulk pickup
- Not a Borough trash service — private hauler / County drop-off programs (scrap metal 1st Sat etc. Per Borough links).
- Curbside: when
- Recycle totes night before Tue pickup.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside totes wheels to house.
- Curbside: limits
- Materials in rolling totes only for County pickup.
- Curbside: brush
- Pill Hill Compost Facility for compostables (Borough links); not County tote.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Trash/plastic bags/bulk/wood/grass/unclean/household hazardous waste/styrofoam in recycling totes.
- Curbside: bags
- No plastic bags in totes; dual-stream per County guide.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Ask the city or your hauler.
- Holidays
County recycle holiday handling via Somerset schedule; trash = private hauler.
- Hauler
- Private (trash — Borough does not haul); Somerset County (recycle)
- Contacts
- Hall 166 Mine Brook Rd — (908) 766-3000; Somerset Recycling (732) 469-3363
- Find your day
- Recycling & Disposal (no Borough trash) + 2026 alternate Tue dates
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: bernardsville.gov
Bulk: bernardsville.gov
Holidays: bernardsville.gov
Curbside: bernardsville.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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