Riverdale bulk trash pickup
One bulky item every Tuesday with garbage (above).
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At a glance
| Brush | Yard waste Wednesdays — brush tied ≤4 ft / ≤4 in dia; leaves in 30-gal biodegradable paper bags; no grass clippings curb. |
|---|---|
| Limits | 1 bulk item + optional carpet roll Tue. |
| Not allowed | C&D; plastic bags/toys in recycle; grass curb. |
| Curbside | Recycle by 6:00 a.m. Friday (Borough guidance); trash Tuesday route. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · mcmua.com |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Recycle by 6:00 a.m. Friday (Borough guidance); trash Tuesday route.
Where
Curbside.
Limits
1 bulk item + optional carpet roll Tue.
Not allowed
C&D; plastic bags/toys in recycle; grass curb.
Bags
Recycle loose in bin/can; leaves paper bags.
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Full details for Riverdale: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Borough / Blue Diamond Disposal — entire borough Tuesdays. No C&D. One bulk item with Tuesday collection (couch/chair/mattress/box spring; carpet one roll ≤4 ft wide / ≤50 lb). Blue Diamond 973-598-9800.
- Recycling
- Single-stream every Friday (cans/bottles/paper/cardboard together; plastics #1/#2/#5; flatten cardboard, don't tie). Metal appliances/scrap first Friday of each month (fridge doors off). Depot Dalton Drive. Set out by 6:00 a.m. (Borough Recycling News pattern).
- Bulk pickup
- One bulky item every Tuesday with garbage (above). Metal separate on 1st Friday.
- Curbside: when
- Recycle by 6:00 a.m. Friday (Borough guidance); trash Tuesday route.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside.
- Curbside: limits
- 1 bulk item + optional carpet roll Tue.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste Wednesdays — brush tied ≤4 ft / ≤4 in dia; leaves in 30-gal biodegradable paper bags; no grass clippings curb.
- Curbside: not allowed
- C&D; plastic bags/toys in recycle; grass curb.
- Curbside: bags
- Recycle loose in bin/can; leaves paper bags.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Ask the city or your hauler.
- Holidays
Check Blue Diamond / Borough notices for holiday shifts — not fully tabulated on MCMUA town detail.
- Hauler
- Blue Diamond Disposal (Borough); Borough Public Works yard waste
- Contacts
- Borough (973) 835-4060; Recycling Coord Steve Schotanus (973) 835-6077; Blue Diamond (973) 598-9800
- Find your day
- MCMUA Riverdale Borough Solid Waste + riverdalenj.gov Recycling News
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: mcmua.com
Bulk: mcmua.com
Holidays: riverdalenj.gov
Curbside: mcmua.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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