Garbage Collection

Garbage Information

Department of Public Affairs
Monday thru Friday | 8:00am - 4:00pm
Phone: (973) 284-4976
Fax: (973) 661-9411

Contractor:
F. Basso, Jr. Rubbish Removal, Inc. - (973) 483-1671

Solid Waste Collection

 There will be NO GARBAGE COLLECTION on the following holidays

Garbage and Vegetative Waste Collection Carts

Every residential household will receive one 95-gallon cart for garbage and one for vegetative waste.  If a property needs an additional cart, the costs will be as follows:

• Residential - $85.00/cart - request is limited to one additional cart per dwelling
• Commercial – $200.00/cart – request is limited to two additional carts per establishment.

Special accommodations will be considered upon request.

For additional information on the new garbage collection system, please click here.

Recycle Coach - Free Smart Phone App

NEW APP FOR 2024 - Recycle Coach

Do you sometimes forget to put out the trash or recycling? Or perhaps you have that large item that needs to go out for bulky waste collection, but you have no idea when that may be? Nutley has an app for that!

The Township of Nutley has collaborated with Recycle Coach to offer residents a valuable resource for understanding the proper disposal methods for different types of household waste they generate.

Additionally, the app allows users to access waste collection schedules and set reminders for pick-up times.

This user-friendly tool, available for free on both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, aims to enhance residents' waste management experience.

• Apple Store Download
• Google Play Store Download

Construction Material Removal

As per Ordinance #2417 (Chapter 614-12) - Waste building materials and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair and demolition operations on residential or commercial buildings, pavements or other structures will absolutely not be removed by the Township  

• Permitted contractors must remove and dispose of all construction debris.
• It is the responsibility of the homeowner to dispose of debris resulting from work performed by  homeowners/residents.

The following items are NOW recycled:

• Electronics - Computers, Monitors, Printers, Televisions, and Microwave Ovens 
  Electronics WILL NOT be picked up curbside. The Department of Public Works sponsors FREE Special Electronics Collection Days.  Please call (973) 284-4984 or visit the Electronics Recycling Collection webpage for more information.
• Tires - (without rims) 
  Please call the Department of Public Works at (973) 284-4984 to arrange for pick up.
• Corrugated Cardboard 
  All non-waxed coated cardboard is to be cut into 18-inch pieces and put out with your weekly recycling.
• Metal Goods 
  Please remove doors from refrigerators/freezers.

The following WILL NOT be collected:

• Oil based paints, industrial, hazardous, liquid, laboratory or pathological waste.
• Building materials and rubble, including cement, earth, stones and asphalt, resulting from construction, remodeling, repair and demolition operations on residential or commercial buildings, pavements, or other structures.
• Tree trunks, large tree limbs, tree stumps, uprooted shrubs, bushes and other large plantings and any waste materials resulting from operations by landscape contractors.

Violations and Penalties

 As per Ordinance 2417, Chapter 614-23 - Violations and penalties: 

Any person, firm, corporation or entity found guilty of violating any section of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each violation of this article. Each day that such violation(s) shall continue shall be considered a separate violation.