Hawthorne bulk trash pickup
First garbage day of each month for your zone — ≤6 items (furniture, mattress, carpet rolled/tied, door, toilet, window).
Verified 2026-10-15 · hawthornenj.org
At a glance
| Brush | Yard waste by zone day (Z1/Z3 Tue; Z2/Z4 Wed) per calendar — seasonal. |
|---|---|
| Limits | ≤50 lb/can; bulk ≤6 on first garbage day of month. |
| Not allowed | Recyclables in garbage; bulk metal/electronics/C&D in bulky pile. |
| Curbside | By 7:00 a.m. collection day. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · hawthornenj.org |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
By 7:00 a.m. collection day.
Where
Curbside.
Limits
≤50 lb/can; bulk ≤6 on first garbage day of month.
Not allowed
Recyclables in garbage; bulk metal/electronics/C&D in bulky pile.
Bags
Garbage in cans/bags per calendar rules.
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Full details for Hawthorne: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Borough via Affordable Cartage LLC / Ricova (as of Apr 1, 2026 — disregard RTS in 2026 calendar p.15). Once weekly by zone: Z1 Tue; Z2 Thu; Z3 Wed; Z4 Fri (street directory in 2026 Borough Calendar). Curb by 7:00 a.m.; cans ≤50 lb; no recyclables mixed. No Mon curbside garbage/recycling.
- Recycling
- Weekly by zone: Z1 Wed; Z2 Thu; Z3 Tue; Z4 Fri. Alt paper/cardboard vs bottles/cans/plastics per calendar weeks. Recycling Center Ryerson Way / Wagaraw Rd fields Mon–Sat 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
- Bulk pickup
- First garbage day of each month for your zone — ≤6 items (furniture, mattress, carpet rolled/tied, door, toilet, window). Not C&D/metal/appliances/electronics — schedule metal/e-waste/appliances (973) 427-5330. C&D dumpster 2nd & 4th Sat (permit).
- Curbside: when
- By 7:00 a.m. collection day.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside.
- Curbside: limits
- ≤50 lb/can; bulk ≤6 on first garbage day of month.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste by zone day (Z1/Z3 Tue; Z2/Z4 Wed) per calendar — seasonal.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Recyclables in garbage; bulk metal/electronics/C&D in bulky pile.
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage in cans/bags per calendar rules.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Non-collection / stickers for mixed recyclables.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
Calendar: New Year's Day offices closed + collection notes for 1/1–1/2; Memorial Day closed; Labor Day closed; Thanksgiving Thu → garbage/recycling Fri 11/27; Christmas no garbage/recycling 12/25. Yard waste seasonal (none Jan–Mar except Christmas trees).
- Hauler
- Affordable Cartage LLC / Ricova (Apr 2026+); Public Works Recycling Center
- Contacts
- Public Works Garbage/Recycling (973) 427-5330; Borough Hall 445 Lafayette Ave — (973) 427-5555
- Find your day
- Garbage & Recycling + 2026 Borough Calendar
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: hawthornenj.org
Bulk: hawthornenj.org
Holidays: hawthornenj.org
Curbside: hawthornenj.org - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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