Jersey City

2025 LEAF BAG DISTRIBUTION

Leaf bags will be available for distribution from October 4, 2025, through December 20, 2025, at the following park locations on Saturdays only, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Proof of residency is required (e.g., utility bill or driver’s license).

Bags may also be picked up at the Jersey City Municipal Services Complex (13–15 Linden Avenue East), Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

LINCOLN PARK
Lincoln Statue, Kennedy Blvd.
Oct. 04, Nov. 01, Nov. 22, Dec. 6 

PERSHING FIELD
Central & Manhattan Aves.
Oct. 11, Nov. 08, Nov. 29, Dec. 13

ARLINGTON PARK
Grand St. & Arlington Ave.
Oct. 18, Nov. 29

LEONARD GORDON PARK
Manhattan Ave & Kennedy Blvd.
Nov. 22, Dec. 20

HAMILTON PARK
Jersey Ave. & 9th St
Oct. 11, Nov. 15

VANVORST PARK
Jersey Ave. & Montgomery St.
Oct. 04, Oct. 25, Nov. 08, Dec. 20

AUDUBON PARK
Kennedy Blvd. between. Audubon Ave. & Stegman St.
Oct. 25, Nov. 15

REV. ERCEL WEBB (AKA LAFAYETTE) PARK
Halladay & Lafayette St.
Oct. 18, Dec. 06

2025 CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION

SET LEAF BAGS CURBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS FOR EARLY MORNING THURSDAY COLLECTION
*PLEASE DO NOT PUT LEAVES IN PLASTIC BAGS*

FIND YOUR DISTRICT HERE:

SOUTH & WEST DISTRICTS COLLECTION DATES:

OCTOBER 16
OCTOBER 30
NOVEMBER 13
NOVEMBER 27
DECEMBER 11
DECEMBER 25

NORTH & EAST DISTRICTS COLLECTION DATES:

OCTOBER 9
OCTOBER 23
NOVEMBER 6
NOVEMBER 20
DECEMBER 4
DECEMBER 18

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.