Essex Fells bulk trash pickup
No municipal bulk program on PW page — private hauler / county household hazardous waste as applicable.
Verified 2026-10-15 · essexfellsboro.com
At a glance
| Brush | Not a municipal curb program. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Per private hauler; center dumpster rules on PDF. |
| Not allowed | Center not-acceptable list above. |
| Curbside | N/A municipal curb (private). Center Fri/Sat window per notices. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · essexfellsboro.com |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
N/A municipal curb (private). Center Fri/Sat window per notices.
Where
Recycling Center drop; private hauler rules for trash.
Limits
Per private hauler; center dumpster rules on PDF.
Not allowed
Center not-acceptable list above.
Bags
No plastic bags at center.
Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.
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Full details for Essex Fells: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Borough doesn't contract garbage removal (not in taxes) — residents arrange private hauler. No municipal collection days.
- Recycling
- Drop-off Recycling Center 307 Runnymede Rd. Accepts metal; magazines; books; newspaper; co-mingled plastic/glass/tin; cardboard. Hours typically Fri & Sat 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (news notices); closed Sundays and holidays. PDF: loose clean dry only — no plastic bags; #1–2 plastics rinsed lids off; mixed paper; Al/steel cans; glass bottles/jars; cardboard/cereal; milk/juice cartons. Not: bags, styrofoam, dishware/mirrors, pizza/greasy boxes, pots/pans/small appliances, #3–7 plastics/clamshells, flower pots.
- Bulk pickup
- No municipal bulk program on PW page — private hauler / county household hazardous waste as applicable.
- Curbside: when
- N/A municipal curb (private). Center Fri/Sat window per notices.
- Curbside: where
- Recycling Center drop; private hauler rules for trash.
- Curbside: limits
- Per private hauler; center dumpster rules on PDF.
- Curbside: brush
- Not a municipal curb program.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Center not-acceptable list above.
- Curbside: bags
- No plastic bags at center.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not yet confirmed
- Holidays
Recycling center closed Sundays & holidays; watch borough news for holiday hour changes.
- Hauler
- Private (resident-arranged); Borough Recycling Center for drop-off
- Contacts
- Borough 255 Roseland Ave, Essex Fells, NJ 07021; Recycling Center 307 Runnymede Rd
- Find your day
- Public Works — no municipal garbage; Recycling Center
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: essexfellsboro.com
Bulk: essexfellsboro.com
Holidays: essexfellsboro.com
Curbside: essexfellsboro.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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