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City collection Furniture is a named bulk item in Clifton and goes out on the first garbage day of the week, with a two item limit and no set out later in the week. No charge. Clifton residences inside the twice weekly municipal garbage service, for bulk items placed at the curb after 6 PM the night before the first collection of the week and limited to two items on that first collection.
City collection A mattress is the first item named on the Clifton bulk waste list and goes out on the first garbage day of the week within the two item limit. No charge. Clifton residences inside the twice weekly municipal garbage service, for a mattress set out after 6 PM the night before the first collection of the week and counted against the two item bulk limit.
City collection Refrigerators, freezers, working room air conditioners and dehumidifiers run through a utility pickup rather than the curb, so the appointment and any terms have to be confirmed. The city points refrigerator and freezer recycling to the utility programme, which picks up and responsibly recycles up to two refrigerators or freezers per household and can take up to two working room air conditioners or dehumidifiers in the same appointment. The city publishes no charge for that pickup, and the programme sets its own terms, so confirm the appointment details and any cost with PSE&G before the unit leaves the house.
City collection Bulk waste is part of the city collection, taken on the first garbage day of the week, two items at most, and never on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. No charge. Clifton residences inside the twice weekly municipal garbage service, for a bulk set out after 6 PM the night before the first collection of the week, limited to two items on that first collection only.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Clifton collects its own garbage and takes one pickup a week for large household pieces. Garbage runs twice a week across six days of collection, capped at three barrels or tied bags a visit in containers no larger than 35 gallons, and the bulk list is specific: mattresses, furniture, wooden cabinets and doors, tables, lumber and rugs cut to four foot lengths and tied, taken on the first garbage day of the week, two items at most, and never set out on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Anything outside that list has its own route. Propane tanks belong to the homeowner and are never collected, electronics such as computers, monitors, printers, stereos and televisions are not garbage at all and go to the Recycling Center on the City Hall complex or to the Public Works Yard on East 7th Street, household hazardous waste waits for one of the three Passaic County collection days a year, and refrigerators, freezers, working room air conditioners and dehumidifiers run through the PSE&G appliance pickup instead of the curb.
Furniture is a named bulk item in Clifton and goes out on the first garbage day of the week, with a two item limit and no set out later in the week.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Clifton residences inside the twice weekly municipal garbage service, for bulk items placed at the curb after 6 PM the night before the first collection of the week and limited to two items on that first collection.
When & how
Put the furniture out after 6 PM the night before your first garbage day of the week, which is a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday collection. Clifton does not take bulk waste on Thursday, Friday or Saturday, so a missed first collection waits another week.
Get it ready
Keep the load to two items, tie lumber and cut rugs to four foot lengths, put the pieces neatly at the curb rather than in the street, and bring the empty containers back in the same day, because the city enforces these rules and a breach can draw a summons.
A mattress is the first item named on the Clifton bulk waste list and goes out on the first garbage day of the week within the two item limit.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Clifton residences inside the twice weekly municipal garbage service, for a mattress set out after 6 PM the night before the first collection of the week and counted against the two item bulk limit.
When & how
Set the mattress out the night before your first garbage day of the week. Bulk waste is not collected on Thursday, Friday or Saturday, so the piece has to be ready for the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday collection.
Get it ready
Count the mattress and any box spring against the two item limit, keep the frame and headboard separate because they are different loads, and place the piece neatly at the curb rather than in the street or in front of a neighbour's property.
Clifton's bulk list names mattresses, furniture, cabinets, doors, tables, lumber and rugs rather than appliances, so a white good needs its own arrangement rather than a plain set out.
City cost & eligibility
Appliances are not named on the Clifton bulk waste list, and the city publishes no curbside appliance programme of its own, so the route has to be confirmed. Refrigerators and freezers have a separate utility pickup, and propane tanks are the homeowner's responsibility and will not be collected at all, so call the Recycling Office at 973-470-2239 about a stove, washer or dryer before it goes to the curb.
When & how
Call the Recycling Office at 973-470-2239 first, then follow whatever route they give you for the appliance. Do not set a propane tank out at any point, because the city will not collect it and a set out can draw a summons.
Get it ready
Empty and clean the appliance, take the doors off if it is a refrigerator or freezer, keep the cord with the unit, and keep white goods off the bulk pile until the city confirms they belong there.
Refrigerators, freezers, working room air conditioners and dehumidifiers run through a utility pickup rather than the curb, so the appointment and any terms have to be confirmed.
City cost & eligibility
The city points refrigerator and freezer recycling to the utility programme, which picks up and responsibly recycles up to two refrigerators or freezers per household and can take up to two working room air conditioners or dehumidifiers in the same appointment. The city publishes no charge for that pickup, and the programme sets its own terms, so confirm the appointment details and any cost with PSE&G before the unit leaves the house.
When & how
Book the utility pickup rather than a curbside set out, and keep the unit running until the appointment so the collection crew can take it as a working appliance.
Get it ready
Empty and clean the unit, keep it plugged in until the pickup day as the programme asks, take loose food and shelving out, and leave the refrigerant sealed because the programme handles the unit as a whole.
A television is not collected with the garbage and is the resident's responsibility, so it goes to one of the two city drop-off sites.
City cost & eligibility
Clifton lists televisions among the electronic items that are the resident's responsibility, with drop-off at the Recycling Center on the City Hall complex at 900 Clifton Ave or the Public Works Yard at 307 E. 7th Street. The city publishes no fee for household drop-off at either site, so confirm the terms with the Recycling Office at 973-470-2239 before you haul the set.
When & how
Take the set to the Recycling Center at 900 Clifton Ave, which opens Monday through Saturday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, or to the Public Works Yard at 307 E. 7th Street, which takes it Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the screen whole, wipe anything that stores data, keep the remote and cords with the set, and never put a television in a garbage barrel or a bulk pile, because electronics are not collected with the garbage and leaving one out can draw a summons.
Computers, monitors, printers, stereos and other listed devices are not garbage in Clifton and go to the same two city drop-off sites.
City cost & eligibility
The city names computers, keyboards, monitors, printers, radios, stereos, telephone systems, televisions and VCRs as items the resident has to handle, with drop-off at the Recycling Center at 900 Clifton Ave or the Public Works Yard at 307 E. 7th Street. No household drop-off fee is published, and small batteries have their own programme, so confirm the item and the terms with the Recycling Office at 973-470-2239.
When & how
Use the Recycling Center at the City Hall complex Monday through Saturday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, or the Public Works Yard at 307 E. 7th Street Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and check the battery programme for rechargeable batteries.
Get it ready
Wipe stored data from drives, laptops and phones, keep the power supply and cables with the device, and keep electronics out of the garbage barrels and off the bulk pile, because the city treats them as the resident's responsibility.
Cut and tied lumber rides the bulk list like furniture, while brick, concrete and stone are banned from the garbage and have no city route.
City cost & eligibility
Lumber and rugs are on the bulk waste list when they are cut to four foot lengths and tied, inside the two item limit, but the garbage rules forbid dirt, stones, brick and concrete, and Clifton publishes no drop-off for masonry or a contractor load. A small amount of dimensional lumber can therefore ride the bulk collection while a renovation load has to be handled privately, so confirm the material and the volume with the Recycling Office at 973-470-2239.
When & how
Cut and tie any lumber for the first garbage day of the week, keep it inside the two item limit, and arrange a private haul for masonry, concrete or anything larger.
Get it ready
Cut lumber to four foot lengths and tie it, keep rugs rolled and tied the same way, and keep brick, concrete, stone and dirt out of the garbage barrels and off the bulk pile, because the city refuses those materials and a violation can draw a summons.
No Clifton list names a treadmill, elliptical or weight machine, so the item has to be confirmed against the bulk list before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
Exercise equipment appears on no retained Clifton list, so it does not inherit the bulk acceptance. The bulk list covers mattresses, furniture, wooden cabinets and doors, tables, lumber and rugs, so a machine may be treated as furniture or may be refused, and the Recycling Office can be reached at 973-470-2239 to settle it.
When & how
Confirm the answer first, then use the first garbage day of the week if the city agrees, keeping the piece inside the two item limit and clear of the Thursday, Friday and Saturday set out ban.
Get it ready
Strip the console and any loose weights so the frame is lighter, fold the deck where the maker allows it, and keep the machine out of the garbage barrels while you wait for an answer.
Bulk waste is part of the city collection, taken on the first garbage day of the week, two items at most, and never on Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Clifton residences inside the twice weekly municipal garbage service, for a bulk set out after 6 PM the night before the first collection of the week, limited to two items on that first collection only.
When & how
Set the bulk items out after 6 PM the night before the first garbage day of the week, and have them ready for the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday collection. Clifton does not collect bulk waste on Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
Get it ready
Keep the load to two items, cut lumber and rugs to four foot lengths and tie them, place everything neatly at the curb rather than in the street, and leave propane tanks, electronics, dirt, stones, brick, concrete and hazardous waste out of the pile entirely. Garbage containers stay at 35 gallons or smaller and are limited to three barrels or tied bags a collection.
Twice a week, three containers, nothing before 6 PM
Clifton collects garbage twice a week across six days of collection, and the only day the city skips is Christmas Day. Each collection is limited to three barrels or securely tied plastic bags, and the containers cannot exceed 35 gallons. Everything goes neatly to the curb after 6 PM the night before, never into the street, and the empty receptacles come back in the same day and are stored out of sight behind the home. Dirt, stones, brick, concrete and hazardous waste are not allowed in the garbage, and collection questions go to 973-470-2239.
Bulk waste has one window a week and a two item ceiling
The bulk waste list is mattresses, furniture, wooden cabinets and doors, tables, lumber and rugs, and the set out goes to the curb after 6 PM the night before your first garbage day of the week, which is a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday collection. Clifton allows a maximum of two items on that first collection, lumber and rugs have to be cut to four foot lengths and tied, and nothing goes out on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. A piece that misses the window waits for the following week.
Electronics, propane and masonry never ride the truck
Electronic items are the resident's responsibility and are not collected with the garbage, so computers, keyboards, monitors, printers, radios, stereos, telephone systems, televisions and VCRs go to the Recycling Center on the City Hall complex or the Public Works Yard instead. Propane tanks belong to the homeowner, will not be collected and can lead to a summons if they are put out. Dirt, stones, brick and concrete are barred from the garbage, and household hazardous waste waits for one of the Passaic County collection days.
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City of Clifton Recycling Division and Department of Public Works, with Passaic County and PSE&G programmes
Use the first garbage day of the week for bulk items
A Clifton household with a mattress, a couch, tables, cabinets or doors, tied lumber or rolled rugs that can be set out on the first collection of the week.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Clifton residences inside the twice weekly municipal garbage service, with the bulk set out after 6 PM the night before the first collection and limited to two items on that first collection.
Arrange it
Set the items neatly at the curb after 6 PM the night before the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday collection that starts your garbage week, and cut and tie lumber and rugs to four foot lengths.
Two items at most on the first collection, no bulk set out on Thursday, Friday or Saturday, and no propane tanks, electronics, masonry or hazardous waste in the pile.
City of Clifton Recycling Division and Department of Public Works, with Passaic County and PSE&G programmes
Drop electronics at a city site
A Clifton household with a television, monitor, computer, printer, stereo or similar device named on the city's electronic item list.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes the two drop-off sites and their hours but no household fee, so confirm the terms with the Recycling Office at 973-470-2239 before you load the vehicle.
Arrange it
Take the item to the Recycling Center on the City Hall complex at 900 Clifton Ave, open Monday through Saturday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, or to the Public Works Yard at 307 E. 7th Street, open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Electronics are never collected curbside, and the city treats them as the resident's responsibility, so leaving a television or a computer at the curb can draw a summons.
A household replacing a refrigerator, a freezer, a working room air conditioner or a dehumidifier.
Cost & conditions
The programme is run by the utility rather than the city and no charge is published on the city page, so confirm the appointment terms and any cost when you book.
Arrange it
Book the pickup through the utility programme the city links, and keep the appliance running until the crew arrives, since the programme takes working units.
The programme collects up to two refrigerators or freezers per household, and up to two room air conditioners or dehumidifiers only if they are working and only during the same appointment, so a broken unit needs another route.
City of Clifton Recycling Division and Department of Public Works, with Passaic County and PSE&G programmes
Wait for a Passaic County hazardous waste day
A household holding paint, chemicals, batteries or other household hazardous waste that cannot go in the garbage.
Cost & conditions
Passaic County sponsors the collection day and publishes no fee on the Clifton pages, so call the county at 973-305-5738 for the date, the location and the terms.
Arrange it
Call the county Office of Recycling at 973-305-5738 for the next of the three collection days a year, and keep the material in its original containers until then.
The county runs three days a year rather than a standing drop-off, and household hazardous waste can never be placed in the garbage or a bulk pile.
City recycling center on the City Hall complex for electronics and recyclables
Clifton Recycling Center at the City Hall complex
900 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
The electronic items the city lists for residents, including computers, keyboards, monitors, printers, radios, stereos, telephone systems, televisions and VCRs, along with the household recyclables the city's accepted materials flyer covers for the recycling depot on City Hall property.
Electronics are the resident's responsibility and are not collected curbside; the city publishes no household drop-off fee, so confirm the terms with the Recycling Office at 973-470-2239; and a bulky item such as a mattress or a couch does not belong here, because that route is the first garbage day of the week at the curb.
Monday through Saturday from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
The city publishes the site and its hours without a household fee, so confirm the terms for the item you are carrying.
Public works yard accepting electronic waste on weekdays
Clifton Department of Public Works Yard
307 E. 7th Street, Clifton, NJ 07011
Electronic waste from residents, which the city directs to the department rather than the curbside collection, and the recyclable material the yard handles for the city.
The yard takes electronic waste Monday through Friday only, electronics are never collected at the curb, and appliances are not named on the city bulk list, so confirm an appliance with the Recycling Office at 973-470-2239 before bringing it.
Electronic waste is taken Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the department office is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
No household drop-off fee is published for the yard, so confirm the item and any charge with the department on 973-470-2239.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
When does Clifton take a couch?+
On your first garbage day of the week, which is a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday collection. Furniture is named on the bulk waste list along with mattresses, wooden cabinets and doors, tables, lumber and rugs, and the set out has to be at the curb after 6 PM the night before. Clifton allows two bulk items on that first collection and does not take bulk waste on Thursday, Friday or Saturday.Official guidance
How many mattresses will Clifton pick up?+
Two bulk items at most, and a mattress counts as one of them. Mattresses are the first item on the city bulk waste list, so the piece goes to the curb after 6 PM the night before your first garbage day of the week, which is a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday collection, and Clifton will not take bulk waste on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. A box spring would use the second item slot.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a refrigerator in Clifton?+
Book the utility appliance pickup instead of putting it at the curb. The city directs refrigerator and freezer recycling to a programme that collects up to two refrigerators or freezers per household, and it can take up to two working room air conditioners or dehumidifiers during the same appointment. No curbside appliance collection is published, and the city publishes no fee for the pickup, so confirm the terms when you book.Official guidance
Where do old computers and printers go in Clifton?+
They go to a city drop-off, not the curb. The city lists computers, keyboards, monitors, printers, radios, stereos, telephone systems, televisions and VCRs as electronic items the resident has to handle, and the routes are the Recycling Center on the City Hall complex at 900 Clifton Ave, open Monday through Saturday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and the Public Works Yard at 307 E. 7th Street, open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Official guidance
What can go out as bulk waste in Clifton?+
Mattresses, furniture, wooden cabinets and doors, tables, lumber and rugs cut to four foot lengths and tied. The set out goes to the curb after 6 PM the night before your first garbage day of the week, which is a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday collection, and the city allows two items on that first collection only. Bulk waste is never collected on Thursday, Friday or Saturday, and propane tanks, electronics and masonry are not part of the programme.Official guidance
Who collects garbage in Clifton?+
The City of Clifton does, through its Recycling Division and Department of Public Works. Garbage is collected twice a week across six days of collection, with the only skipped holiday being Christmas Day, and each collection is capped at three barrels or tied bags in containers no larger than 35 gallons. The department is at 307 E 7th Street and answers collection questions on 973-470-2239, and the city also runs curbside recycling and the vegetative waste programme.Official guidance
Can bulk waste go out any day in Clifton?+
No. Bulk waste is collected on your first garbage day of the week, which is a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday collection, and the city will not take it on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. The set out goes to the curb after 6 PM the night before, the limit is two items on that first collection only, and lumber and rugs have to be cut to four foot lengths and tied.Official guidance
Where do electronics go instead of the curb?+
To one of the city's two drop-off sites. Clifton lists computers, keyboards, monitors, printers, radios, stereos, telephone systems, televisions and VCRs as electronic items the resident has to handle, and they are not collected with the garbage. The Recycling Center on the City Hall complex at 900 Clifton Ave opens Monday through Saturday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and the Public Works Yard at 307 E. 7th Street takes them Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Official guidance
How does a refrigerator get recycled in Clifton?+
Through the utility appliance pickup rather than the curb. The city directs refrigerator and freezer recycling to a programme that collects up to two units per household and can take up to two working room air conditioners or dehumidifiers in the same appointment, and it keeps broken units out by requiring them to be working. The city publishes no appliance collection of its own, so confirm the appointment terms when you book.Official guidance
Where does paint and household hazardous waste go in Clifton?+
To a Passaic County collection day. Clifton has no standing hazardous waste drop-off, and the county Office of Recycling sponsors a household hazardous waste collection day three times a year, with the date and location from the county on 973-305-5738. Paint, chemicals and other hazardous material can never go in the garbage or into a bulk pile, and propane tanks stay with the homeowner because the city will not collect them.Official guidance
