Welcome to the Sanitation Division

If you have any questions about the information below please contact:

Main Sanitation office for information at 732-390-7043.

 

Sanitation Division Responsabilities
The automated refuse trucks in the Sanitation Division collect household garbage and excess trash from approximately 12,000 dwellings in the Borough of Sayreville.

  • We are responsible for the collection of excess trash in three zones, three times per year. 
  • Excess trash dates are April, July, and October.  Please note that mattresses MUST be wrapped in plastic. Please refer to the Recycling/Sanitation Guide for guidelines.
  • Leaf collections are currently being done during the months of November and December. This division is responsible for a spring leaf collection in the months of March and May.
  • Christmas trees and branches are combined in the collection during the winter months.  Tree limbs and wood products are collected from January through September. 
  • Appliances with refrigerants are collected on the fourth Thursday of each month according to the schedule, from January to September, except on Bulk trash collection months, April and July. Metal, light iron and non-refrigerant appliances, except dishwashers, are collected on the fourth Friday of each month according to the schedule, except on Bulk trash collection months, April and July. Please call to schedule an appointment. Pickup slots are subject to availability. Please call Public Works (732)390-7008 or 732 390-7043 on the Monday or Tuesday before your scheduled pickup day.
    Please refer to the Recycling/Sanitation Guide or the Sanitation Calendar of Events. All metal, light iron and appliances are taken to a recycling depot designated by the recycling coordinator.
  • Fort Grumpy accepts co-mingled recyclables, leaves, grass, cardboard, computers, mixed paper, newspapers, branches, large tree parts, tires, light metals, iron, household trash, and heavy trash on Mondays and Fridays ONLY from 7:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM. ALL SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

 

Zones

  • Zone I - Sayrewoods, Parkway Homes, Melrose, President Park, Oaktree North, Sherwood Forest, Patriot Hill, Upper Main Street (Hilltop Avenue area), Old Bridge, Munn's Village, Bordentown Avenue (Old Bridge to South Amboy), and Woodside Estates
  • Zone II - Morgan, Appletree Village, Morgan Heights, Oaktree East, Spinnaker Point, Laurel Park, Parlin area (including North Edward Street to end of Deerfield Road, and South Edward Street to Guest House), White Oaks, Upper Pine Brook, Hillcrest Homes, Washington Road (to corner of Marchut Court, both sides), and Deerfield Road,  (La Mer - leaves only)
  • Zone III - Sayreville Proper, Tangletown, Winding River, Towne Lake, Sayre Park, Lower Sayreville (including lower Pine Brook), Natures Walk, Horseshoe Road area, Oaktree West, Green Valley, Washington Village, Heritage Woods, and Washington Road (from corner of Marchut Court to bridge, both sides)


                                     


                                                                                  
Heavy/bulk trash pickups will be made in April, July, and October 2024

  • ZONE 1 - APRIL 3, JULY 10 , OCTOBER 2
  • ZONE 2 - APRIL 10, JULY 17, OCTOBER 9
  • ZONE 3 - APRIL 17, JULY 24, OCTOBER 23
  • (SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
  • THERE IS NO APPLIANCE OR METAL PICKUP IN APRIL AND JULY. See schedule below.

Bulk Pick Up Reminders

  • No special requests for additional bulk pickups
  • HEAVY TRASH COLLECTION VOLUME IS LIMITED TO TWO CUBIC YARDS, OR THREE FEET BY THREE FEET BY SIX FEET.
  • Bulk trash can be placed out starting the Monday of your scheduled week, but no later than Wednesday night. No green automated containers will be picked up with bulk trash
  • NO TV's, PRINTERS, COMPUTERS, FAX MACHINES, PAINT,  HAZARDOUS WASTE and TIRES WILL BE COLLECTED CURBSIDE.
  • Glass and mirrors picked up curbside, MUST be broken prior to being set out.
  • Mattresses, box springs, and futons MUST be wrapped in plastic to be collected curbside.
  • Wood needs to be tied and bundled, NO bigger than four feet in length, and free of all nails.      
  • ***NO TREE BRANCHES, NO CARDBOARD BOXES and NO APPLIANCES WILL BE COLLECTED FOR HEAVY/BULK TRASH***
  • NO MASONRY MATERIALS, CRUSHED CONCRETE, PAVING BLOCKS, OR BRICKS WILL BE ACCEPTED.         

Please ensure all bulk items are set out in the designated area and not placed behind vehicles. Bulk items placed behind vehicles will not be picked up, and we will not be able to return for missed collections.

 

The following items are not accepted in bulk collection but are recyclable and will be picked up with appliances / light iron. See schedule below:

  • Metal items (BBQ grills, weight benches and weights, treadmills, lawnmowers with no gas, metal swings and basketball poles which must be disassembled, with the poles cut into smaller sections, bed rails, etc.).  Household appliances (refrigerators, stoves, microwaves, AC units, etc.) 

*Metal, Light Iron and Appliance Pickup 

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By appointment only

Collected January through September, excluding April and July during bulk trash months.

4th Thursday, all zones: Appliances containing refrigerants

4th Friday*: metal, light iron and non-refrigerant appliances (dishwashers accepted as bulk waste).

*Exception August 29th pick up (5th Friday)

No motorized scooters/lithium batteries

Please call to schedule an appointment. Pickup slots are subject to availability.

Public Works (732)390-7008 or 732 390-7043 on the Monday or Tuesday before your scheduled pickup day.

 

The following items are not accepted in bulk collection but are recyclable at the recycling center, Fort Grumpy, on the days they are open:

  • Electronics (TVs, computers, cell phones, printers, etc.) Please bring to recycling center.
  • Tires: Please bring to recycling center.

Please do not place these items curbside with regular recycling or bulk.

 

Green Trash Receptacles

If a resident has overflow trash that will not fit in a green Borough-issued trash receptacle another trash receptacle can be purchased, at the owner’s expense, for $78.00 in check or money order to be sent to the Public Works Office, located at 167 Main Street, Sayreville, NJ 08872 or the resident can utilize the drop box in the rear of the Municipal building. The Department of Public Works will confirm that the resident has no more than one receptacle, once confirmed the delivery of the trash receptacle will be delivered to the resident. Residential homeowners are only permitted two 95-gallon trash receptacles.

What To & Not to Dispose of in the Green Trash Receptacles:

Your green trash receptacles are for the disposal of REGULAR HOUSEHOLD WASTE ONLY.  Household waste is basically what is generated out of your kitchen and bath on a normal weekly basis.

The following items should NOT be placed in the green trash receptacle:

Recyclables, hot ashes, motor oil, solvents, paints, pool chemicals, hazardous materials, flammable liquids, dirt, sod, leaves, yard debris, wood, carpet, furniture, etc.