Rahway bulk trash pickup
Holidays note bulky with garbage on some days.
Verified 2026-10-15 · rahwaynj.gov
At a glance
| Brush | Branches tied 4 ft; yard not in plastic bags. |
|---|---|
| Limits | ≤44 gal; yard ≤50 lb bags/containers; branches 4 ft tied. |
| Not allowed | Garbage mixed with recycling; plastic bags for yard waste; improper containers. |
| Curbside | Garbage night before. Yard on first weekly collection day in season. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · rahwaynj.gov |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Garbage night before. Yard on first weekly collection day in season.
Where
Curbside; section by map.
Limits
≤44 gal; yard ≤50 lb bags/containers; branches 4 ft tied.
Not allowed
Garbage mixed with recycling; plastic bags for yard waste; improper containers.
Bags
Mattresses bagged; yard paper bags OK; free leaf bags at Public Works with ID.
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Full details for Rahway: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Public Works. Section A: garbage Mon & Thu. Section B: garbage Tue & Fri. Containers ≤44 gal, solid handles, no wheels, detachable lids/drainage holes, good condition; out night before. Mattresses in bags. Map on 2026 schedule PDF (St. Georges Ave divides A/B). Missed → Public Works 732-827-2159.
- Recycling
- Every other Wednesday — Section A dates (e.g. Jan 14 & 28, Feb 11 & 25…) vs Section B dates (Jan 7 & 21, Feb 4 & 18…) on 2026 Recycle Schedule PDF. ≤44-gal containers. Don't mix garbage with recycling.
- Bulk pickup
- Holidays note bulky with garbage on some days. Household electronics, white goods & scrap metal by appointment 732-827-2159. Yard waste Apr 6–Nov 3, 2026 — reusable ≤44-gal or biodegradable paper bags ≤50 lb; no plastic bags; branches tied 4 ft; collected first collection day of week only, separate from garbage. Leaf collection Nov 4–Dec 31, 2026 (paper bags; hotline 732-827-2063); no leaf piles in roadways before Nov 2.
- Curbside: when
- Garbage night before. Yard on first weekly collection day in season.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside; section by map.
- Curbside: limits
- ≤44 gal; yard ≤50 lb bags/containers; branches 4 ft tied.
- Curbside: brush
- Branches tied 4 ft; yard not in plastic bags.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Garbage mixed with recycling; plastic bags for yard waste; improper containers.
- Curbside: bags
- Mattresses bagged; yard paper bags OK; free leaf bags at Public Works with ID.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Improper containers not collected.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Mlk 2026 (2026-01-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Independence Day 2026 (2026-07-04): 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
2026 seven holiday no-collection windows with next dates: Sec A — New Year's Day 1/1→1/5; Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/19→1/22; Memorial 5/25→5/28; Labor 9/7→9/10; Thanksgiving 11/26→11/30. Sec B — Independence observed 7/3→7/7; Christmas 12/25→12/29.
- Hauler
- City of Rahway Public Works
- Contacts
- Public Works 999 Hart St — (732) 827-2060; missed (732) 827-2159; leaf hotline (732) 827-2063
- Find your day
- 2026 Residential Garbage & Recycling Program PDF
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: rahwaynj.gov
Bulk: rahwaynj.gov
Holidays: rahwaynj.gov
Curbside: rahwaynj.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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