Trenton trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Twice weekly by ward; Mon & Thu Downtown / Northward (Southard–Pennington) / West Ward; Tue & Fri South Ward / Chambersburg; City FAQ. Verified 2026-10-15 · trentonnj.org |
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| Curbside | ≥10:00 p.m. night before; by 7:00 a.m. collection day (trash). Recycle by 7:00 a.m. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · trentonnj.org |
| Recycling | Mercer County (MCIA) curbside — every other Wednesday (Trenton grouped with Robbinsville on 2026 county PDF) (recycle cart). Verified 2026-10-15 · trentonnj.org |
| Bulk | Special pickup by appointment (Mon–Fri 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.) — refrigerators, stoves, beds, furniture; ≤5 items/pickup (flyer + FAQ). Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · trentonnj.org |
| Hauler | City Division of Solid Waste; MCIA recycling. |
| Contacts | 707 Calhoun St, Trenton NJ 08618; Solid Waste 609-989-3175; MCIA recycle 609-278-8086; City Hall 319 E State St 609-989-3000. Verified 2026-10-15 · trentonnj.org |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
≥10:00 p.m. night before; by 7:00 a.m. collection day (trash). Recycle by 7:00 a.m.
Where
Curbside.
Limits
≤50 lb/can or bag; ≤5 bulk items/appointment; ≤2 mattress bags/year.
Not allowed
Trash in recycling buckets; holiday curb garbage; listed MCIA don’ts.
Bags
Garbage in cans/bags ≤50 lb; mattresses bagged; recyclables loose in buckets.
Verified 2026-10-15 · trentonnj.org
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Verified 2026-10-15 · trentonnj.org
Holidays
No garbage (or commercial cardboard/glass) on municipal closed days — 2026 flyer: NY 1/1, Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/19, Presidents 2/16, Good Friday 4/3.
Verified 2026-10-15 · trentonnj.org
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Full details for Trenton: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Twice weekly by ward — Mon & Thu Downtown / Northward (Southard–Pennington) / West Ward; Tue & Fri South Ward / Chambersburg; Wed & Sat East Ward / North Ward (Beakes–Route 1) — City FAQ. City Division of Solid Waste. Cans required; any can/bag at curb ≤50 lb. Set out no earlier than 10:00 p.m. night before; by 7:00 a.m. collection day.
- Recycling
- Mercer County (MCIA) curbside — every other Wednesday (Trenton grouped with Robbinsville on 2026 county PDF). Official yellow/green buckets; loose (no plastic bags); curb by 7:00 a.m. (MCIA). Accept: #1/#2/#5 plastics, juice/beverage cartons, detergent/shampoo, milk jugs, pet-food cans, Al/metal beverage cans, glass food/beverage jars/bottles, books (hard covers removed), phone books, corrugated cardboard (flattened/bundled), mixed/office paper. Not: #3/#4/#6/#7, Styrofoam, tissues/napkins/plates/towels, aerosol, ceramics/dishes/window glass, foil/pans, bulbs, batteries, pizza boxes, plastic bags. Buckets at 707 Calhoun Ave (ID) 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Mon–Sat. Missed stop 609-278-8086.
- Bulk pickup
- Special pickup by appointment 609-989-3175 (Mon–Fri 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.) — refrigerators, stoves, beds, furniture; ≤5 items/pickup (flyer + FAQ). Mattresses in mattress bags (≤2 bags/household/year from Solid Waste office).
- Curbside: when
- ≥10:00 p.m. night before; by 7:00 a.m. collection day (trash). Recycle by 7:00 a.m.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside.
- Curbside: limits
- ≤50 lb/can or bag; ≤5 bulk items/appointment; ≤2 mattress bags/year.
- Curbside: brush
- Shrubs/clippings/branches ≤4 ft, ≤35 lb, securely tied. Christmas trees Jan (no ornaments/lights). Leaves Oct–Jan bagged or raked to gutter away from drains.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Trash in recycling buckets; holiday curb garbage; listed MCIA don’ts.
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage in cans/bags ≤50 lb; mattresses bagged; recyclables loose in buckets.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Holiday curb garbage Ord. 248-8; failure to remove holiday-placed garbage may fine (Division page).
- Holidays
No garbage (or commercial cardboard/glass) on municipal closed days — 2026 flyer: NY 1/1, Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/19, Presidents 2/16, Good Friday 4/3, Memorial Day 5/25, Juneteenth 6/19, Independence observed 7/3, Labor Day 9/7, Veterans 11/11, Thanksgiving 11/26, Day after Thanksgiving 11/27, Day before Christmas 12/24, Christmas 12/25. Curb garbage on legal holiday may fine (Ord. 248-8). Recycling holidays (Christmas, NY, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving) → following Saturday (MCIA PDF).
- Hauler
- City Division of Solid Waste; MCIA recycling
- Contacts
- 707 Calhoun St, Trenton NJ 08618; Solid Waste 609-989-3175; MCIA recycle 609-278-8086; City Hall 319 E State St 609-989-3000
- Find your day
- Trash Collection Information + Solid Waste Division
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: trentonnj.org
Bulk: trentonnj.org
Holidays: trentonnj.org
Curbside: trentonnj.org - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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