Hoboken is the city in the New Jersey, USA where the first-ever baseball game was played. It is a place where Frank Sinatra was born. Stevens Institute of Technology is also located there, known as the oldest technological university in the United States.
In order to keep Hoboken streets clean and to ensure a healthy environment for Hoboken citizens, you should cooperate with the sanitation department. Hoboken is a very clean city, but as a citizen, you have to make sure that you take part in keeping it clean. There are some residential trash rules that you must be aware of.
Waste Collection
The Department of Parks, Department of Recreation, Public Works, and Hudson County Improvement Authority are always on the front line to keep the streets of Hoboken clean and citizens healthy.
Solid waste gets picked up during weekdays will be from 9 AM – 4 AM and on Saturday it will be 9 AM – 12 PM.
Make sure to place your trash containers with tightly closed lids on the curbside from 7:30 PM to 9 AM at a designated place according to your trash collection schedule. Also, Make sure that containers are not heavier than 50 lbs when you place them on the curbside.
It is highly recommended to customers, for effective trash management according to the limit of weight provided by Cali Carting, to use trash container sizes between 10 to 32 gallons.
Click on the following link to know about your trash collection schedule according to your location:
https://www.hobokennj.gov/resources/waste-collection
Hoboken Recycling Schedule
All recycling material should be placed outside after 7:30 PM on appreciation day in limited business areas.
All commingled recyclable materials, including plastic, glass, metal, and cartons, will be collected at the start of the week, Monday evening. Make sure that the material you are putting in the recycling cart is clean, dry, and empty.
Remember! Only plastic with numbers 1, 2, and 5 is accepted for recycling by the Hoboken waste management department.
Avoid putting any plastic bags, styrofoam, and any paper into the recycling cart. Paper recycling will be done on Thursday night. Make sure to put papers and cardboard into the cart without putting them into plastic bags. Make sure that cardboard is flattened and securely tied.
Click on the link given below to get your recycling schedule:
https://www.hobokennj.gov/resources/recycling
Missed Collection in Hoboken
If you experience a missed trash collection, you can report it at the following number:
Phone: (201) 420-2000 x 4000
You can also send an email to report your missed trash collection to the following address:
Email: [email protected]
They will schedule another route to collect your trash after 24 hours of your normal trash collection day.
Textile Recycling Program
Hoboken offers a textile recycling program, aiming to recycle unwearable, non-donatable clothes, shoes, and other accessories such as ties and gloves.
One piece of cloth takes many years to decompose, and during the process of decomposing, it releases CO2 and methane into the atmosphere, causing severe environmental concerns.
There are a total of 4 textile recycling bins installed across the whole of Hoboken city. You have to put all non-usable clothes there to divert about 90% of all textiles from landfills to recycling.
Locations of bins across the city are:
- Patio behind City Hall (94 Washington Street), along Bloomfield Street
- Church Square Park (400 Garden Street), along the north side of the restroom building
- Elysian Park (1001 Hudson Street)
- 7th and Jackson Resiliency Park (600-620 7th Street)
Holidays Schedule
Hoboken city will observe the following holidays; trash collection and recycling service will not be provided on these holidays:
| Date & Day | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Monday, January 1, 2024 | New Year’s Day |
| Monday, January 15, 2024 | Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday |
| Monday, February 19, 2024 | Presidents Day |
| Friday, March 29, 2024 | Good Friday |
| Monday, May 27, 2024 | Memorial Day |
| Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | Juneteenth |
| Thursday, July 4, 2024 | Independence Day |
| Monday, September 2, 2024 | Labor Day |
| Monday, October 14, 2024 | Columbus Day |
| Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | Election Day |
| Monday, November 11, 2024 | Veterans Day (Observed) |
| Thursday, November 28, 2024 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, November 29, 2024 | Day after Thanksgiving |
| Wednesday, December 25, 2024 | Christmas Day |
| Thursday, December 26, 2024 | Floating Holiday |
Zero Waste Initiative
Hoboken wants to deal with trash to achieve the goal of zero waste. They not only want to recycle and decompose their waste but aim to see something valuable that can be reused.
Following goals are included in the zero waste initiative:
- Hoboken is thinking about adopting a suitable waste management strategy to deal with trash.
- Aim to reduce solid waste, also taking steps to avoid wasting food.
- Promote recycling of recyclable materials.
- Hoboken climate action plans push citizens to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases, such as the textile recycling program.
- The final goal is to reduce the experience related to waste management.
Pet Waste
Make sure to dispose of pet waste properly to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in public areas.
Put your pet waste in a bag provided by a pet waste dispenser and you can throw it into your regular trash cart.
You can also put pet waste in one of the 500 public waste cans that are provided by the waste management authority.
If you fail to dispose of pet waste properly, you will be fined up to $2000. As a citizen of Hoboken, you can adopt a pet waste station near your location.
Click on the following link to know about the pet waste station near your location:
https://hoboken.seamlessdocs.com/f/foy65zcyz6fa
Food Composting
There are 21 compost drop-off places in Hoboken city, where residents are encouraged to come and drop compostable material.
These drop-off sites are open 24/7. You can come any time to drop your food scraps and compostable material at these sites.
Hoboken sends its organic stuff and food scraps into a landfill in New York City, which costs $20 per ton.
Click on the following link to check the location of compost drop-off locations:
https://www.hobokennj.gov/resources/compost
