Jersey City

2026 LEAF BAG DISTRIBUTION

Leaf bags will be distributed at the following park locations. Saturdays Only from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM beginning October 03, 2026, through December 19, 2026. Proof of residency is required (i.e., utility bill, driver's license)

 

LINCOLN PARK

Lincoln Statue, Kennedy Blvd.

Oct. 03, Nov. 07, Dec. 05

 

PERSHING FIELD

Central & Manhattan Aves.

Oct. 10, Nov. 07, Dec. 12

 

ARLINGTON PARK

Grand St. & Arlington Ave.

Oct. 17, Nov. 28

 

LEONARD GORDON PARK

Manhattan Ave &Kennedy Blvd.

Oct. 24, Dec. 05

 

HAMILTON PARK

Jersey Ave. & 9th St

Oct. 10, Nov. 14

 

VAN VORST PARK

Jersey Ave. & Montgomery St.

Oct. 03, Oct. 31, Nov. 14, Dec. 12

 

AUDUBON PARK

Kennedy Blvd. btwn. Audubon Ave. & Stegman St.

Oct. 24, Nov. 21

 

REV. ERCEL WBB (AKA LAFAYETTE) PARK

Halladay & Lafayette St.

Oct. 17, Oct. 31, Dec. 19

 

 

Leaf bags will also be distributed with proof of residency from October 03, 2026, through December 19, 2026, at Jersey City Municipal Services Complex, 13-15 Linden Avenue East, Monday - Friday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

 

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THE YEAR 2026 CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION SCHEDULE

SET LEAF BAGS CURBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS FOR EARLY MORNING THURSDAY COLLECTION

 

SOUTH & WEST DISTRICTS COLLECTION DATES

OCTOBER 15

OCTOBER 29

NOVEMBER 12

NOVEMBER 26

DECEMBER 10

DECEMBER 24 

 

NORTH & EAST DISTRICTS COLLECTION DATES

OCTOBER 8

OCTOBER 22

NOVEMBER 5

NOVEMBER 19

DECEMBER 3

DECEMBER 17

 

www.jcnj.org/Recycling 

 

PLEASE - DO NOT PUT LEAVES IN PLASTIC BAGS!

Don't Throw It - Compost It!

-Please place pumpkins on the side of the composting bins.

COMPOSTING DROP-OFF SHEDS LOCATIONS

• Brunswick Community Garden – 174-176 Brunswick St.
• Canco Park – 70 Dey St.
• City Hall – 280 Grove St., along Mercer St.
• Five Corners Library – 678 Newark Ave.
• Hamilton Park – 8th and McWilliam Place
• Hamilton Park - 9th & Jersey
• LCCS – Kensington entrance by JFK Blvd.
• Paulus Hook - Washington and Dudley streets
• Pershing Field - Corner Ferry Street and Central Avenue
• Riverview Community Garden/Farmer’s Market – 285 Ogden Ave.
• Newport/Avalon Cove – 2nd Street off of Washington Blvd
• Municipal Court – 365 Summit Ave.
• Lafayette/Ercel Webb Park –  Lafayette and Woodward

WHY RECYCLE?

We can reduce our waste and energy consumption by recycling. According to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP):

• Recycling results in reduced emissions of air and water pollutants.
• Recycling reduces the need for mining and drilling, both of which cause air and water pollution.
• Manufacturing with recycled materials, with very few exceptions, produces less air and water pollution than manufacturing with virgin materials. It results in a net reduction for ten major categories of air pollutants (such as nitrogen oxide, particulates, and sulfur oxides) and eight major categories of water pollutants.
• Recycling leads to reductions in greenhouse gas generation by saving energy needed to extract natural resources, by increased forest carbon sequestration (through the saving of trees), by using less energy in manufacturing and by reducing the amount of waste burned or buried.
• On average, approximately 1.67 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) equivalents are avoided for every ton of municipal solid waste recycled.