NJ Move-Out Disposal Cheat Sheet
Mattress, electronics and paint rules for the New Jersey towns TossLocal covers. Every cell is pulled from our city guides (official sources). Confirm with the city before you put anything out.
Oldest guide verification on this page: October 21, 2026. Built October 25, 2026.
| Town | Mattress rule | Set-out time | TVs & electronics | Latex vs oil paint | Phone | Full guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passaic | Wrap fully in plastic; up to 2 bulk items on your regular garbage day | Regular garbage day (look up address in Recycle Coach) | Curbside on street-cleaning day, or DPW 870 Main Ave. (call to schedule) | Oil-based → Passaic County HHW day (next cited: Nov 1, 2026); latex → dry out, then trash | 973-365-5654 |
Mattress guide
Electronics · Paint |
| Clifton | Bulk on first garbage day (Mon–Wed); up to 2 items; city page doesn't require wrapping | After 6 p.m. the night before first garbage day (Mon/Tue/Wed by section) | Recycling Center (900 Clifton Ave.) or Public Works yard (307 E. 7th St.) | Oil-based → Passaic County HHW day (next cited: Nov 1, 2026); latex → dry out, then trash | 973-470-2239 |
Mattress guide
Electronics · Paint |
| Paterson | Wrap in plastic; schedule Recycle Coach Bulky Tool, or free drop-off at City Yard | Scheduled bulk pickup only (not regular FILCO trash) | DPW City Yard, 402 E. 16th St. (or Salvation Army / Erevival on NJDEP list) | Oil-based → Passaic County HHW day (next cited: Nov 1, 2026); latex → dry out, then trash | 973-321-1600 |
Mattress guide
Electronics · Paint |
| Wayne | Bulk on second garbage day; up to 3 items; no appointment; wrapping not stated | No earlier than 24 hours before pickup; second garbage day (Thu/Fri/Sat by zone) | Wayne Recycling Center, 201 Dey Road | Latex: dry completely, then trash; oil-based → Passaic County HHW (next cited: Nov 1, 2026) | 973-694-1800 ext. 3315 |
Mattress guide
Electronics · Paint |
| Garfield | No official mattress rule found on city pages yet — call DPW before you put one out | — | DPW Complex, 413 Midland Ave., Mon–Fri 7 a.m.–2 p.m. (or call for TV pickup) | BCUA HHW days accept all paints (next cited: Nov 14, 2026, Moonachie) | (973) 546-2200 ext. 4220 |
Garfield hub
Electronics · Paint |
| Hackensack | Rubbish day every other Wednesday; city doesn't name mattresses — call Sanitation | After 6 p.m. the night before; every-other-Wednesday rubbish day | BCUA Computer & Electronics Depot (call 201-807-5825); or ask city Recycling Hot Line | BCUA HHW days accept all paints (next cited: Nov 14, 2026, Moonachie) | 201-646-3955 |
Mattress guide
Electronics · Paint |
| Jersey City | Wrap fully in plastic; up to 4 bulk items; call 201-547-4400 (appointment rules conflict on city docs) | Night before collection (city sheets disagree: 7–10 p.m. or 5–7 p.m.); call to confirm appointment rules | Book JCDPW e-waste appointment, or drop at 13-15 Linden Ave. East | Oil-based → JCDPW Linden Ave drop-off; latex rinsed cans → curb; HCIA day accepts both | 201-547-4400 |
Mattress guide
Electronics · Paint |
| Bayonne | Wrap in plastic; curbside by reservation, or drop wrapped at 330 Hook Road recycling yard | By reservation — call DPW (no bulk on regular garbage days) | Schedule DPW pickup (201-858-6099) or Bayonne Recycling Center, 330 Hook Road | HCIA HHW days accept oil-based and latex (last 2026 event cited: Oct 31, Jersey City) | 201-858-6123 |
Mattress guide
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| Elizabeth | With second garbage day (Thu or Fri by ward); up to 3 items; no appointment listed | After 6 p.m. the night before; second garbage day (Thu wards 1–3 / Fri wards 4–6) | Elizabeth Recycling Center, 523 Trenton Ave. | Oil-based → Union County HHW (2026 events over; next spring 2027); latex → dry out, then trash | (908) 820-4150 |
Mattress guide
Electronics · Paint |
| Newark | Cover in plastic (required); zone monthly bulk day or request a mattress pickup | Zone A: 1st Wednesday of month; Zone B: 2nd Wednesday (or request mattress pickup by ward) | DPW Headquarters, 62 Frelinghuysen Ave. | Oil-based → ECUA HHW days (2026 Cedar Grove date passed — check ECUA); latex — ask DPW | 973-733-3644 |
Mattress guide
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Electronics and paint have their own guides for most towns. Prefer the mattress guide when one exists; otherwise the city hub. We are not a government agency — rules change.
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