We’re here to help you find the Fort Lee trash pickup schedule for 2024 including bulk pickup, recycling, holidays, and maps.
The City of Fort Lee is in New Jersey with Englewood to the north, North Bergen to the south.
If there’s a change to your normal trash collection schedule then there’s a good chance your street sweeping schedule has changed too so make sure to check for updates.
Fort Lee Trash Collection Calendar 2024
For normal trash collections schedules, visit https://www.fortleenj.org/160/Garbage-Collections-Recycling-Seasonal-D
Trash Pick Up Holidays
Here you can see the city-observed holidays.
No Recycling/Garbage Pick-Up
- New Years Day
- Memorial Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day Pick-Up Will Be On TheFollowing Day
- *Will Pick-Up All Other Holidays
Fort Lee Trash Collection Map
Bulk Waste Pickup Calendar 2024
To find your bulk item pickup schedule visit: https://www.fortleenj.org/160/Garbage-Collections-Recycling-Seasonal-D for find the collection day for your bulk waste.
Acceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
Furniture and Mattresses.
All residents are allotted a bulk garbage day, which takes place on the second garbage pick-up day of the week. Two items (maximum) of bulk may be left out on this day for pick-up; anything more will not be taken. Apartment buildings may have different rules for disposing of trash, recycling and bulk items so please check with your management office.
Unacceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
Hazardous waste.
Have bulky items the city won’t pick up? You need a junk removal service.
If you have large items that the city won’t take from you, you may need to hire a junk removal service.
Junk removal services are not be as picky about the items they’re collecting so if the city won’t take the item, this may be your best bet. There’s usually a fee involved with junk removal but most companies can tell you ahead of time approximately what it’s going to cost.
There are a number of junk removal services in Fort Lee and I’m sure many of them will be able to help you out.
Recycling Collection Calendar 2024
Here’s the link to the recycling collection calendar: https://www.fortleenj.org/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=5670
Frequently Asked Questions
When is bulk pickup in Fort Lee?
To find your bulky item pickup in your area visit: https://www.fortleenj.org/160/Garbage-Collections-Recycling-Seasonal-D
What day is trash pickup?
To find trash pickup on your street visit: https://www.fortleenj.org/160/Garbage-Collections-Recycling-Seasonal-D
What time does trash collection start?
Trash collection starts at 5 a.m. Please be sure to have your materials out for pick up THE NIGHT BEFORE your service day.
How can I contact the Fort Lee Public Works Department?
The Borough’s sanitation company is Interstate Waste Services (IWS) at 866-342-5497, and they are responsible for the pick-up of sanitation and recycling. Any issues with these pick-ups, or if a special pick-up needs to be arranged, please contact IWS directly. Please call the Department of Public Works at 201-592-3632 if you have any general questions.
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Hope you were able to find everything you need for the Fort Lee trash pickup schedule. We strive to provide the most up to date information so please let us know if you need anything else.
