Garbage & Recycling

2026 Garbage and Recycling Information

Residents are advised to contact Blue Diamond (973) 598-9800 with trash or recycling concerns to ensure a timely response, as they are responsible for trash and recycling operations.

All residents should remember:

• Two (2) 45-gallon containers each week may be placed curbside, each weighing no more than 40 lbs. Blue Diamond has the right to refuse to pick up cans with a capacity greater than 45 gallons or weighing greater than 40 lbs.
• Containers are to be placed curbside prior to 6 a.m. for Tuesday trash pickup and Friday recycling pickup. If trash or recycling is placed at curbside after pickup, Blue Diamond is not obligated to return.
• One (1) bulk item may be placed curbside with regular (Tuesday) trash per week
  (sofa, chair, dresser, mattress, desk, rolled carpets, exercise equipment, etc.).
• After collection, all containers must be removed by 7 p.m. on the day of collection.

In some areas where streets are narrow, it is important that the road is not blocked.  If vehicles or other obstructions are blocking the road and prohibiting the trash/recycling truck access, the police will be called.  This could result in trash/recycling not being picked up until the following week.

Use this link to access (or download app) Recycle Coach to:

• set email reminders for trash/recycling collection days or special Township disposal days
• export trash and recycling dates to your personal calendar
• "ask" Recycle Coach how to dispose of specific items by using "What Goes Where" tool
• report trash or recycling related issues (ex. missed pickup)
• learn more about recycling in general

BYRAM TOWNSHIP RECYCLING CENTER
10 Mansfield Drive | Stanhope, NJ  07874
7 days a week | daylight hours

Leaves and Brush Area will be open March 30 through mid-December (weather dependent) for residential use only (NO contractors).  Leaves are to be disposed of in biodegradable paper bags or loose (plastic bags not accepted).  Residents may take leaves in biodegradable paper bags to Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority (SCMUA).  While grass clippings are not accepted at our Recycling Center, they may be taken to SCMUA.  Disposal fees may apply.

Leaves Pickup will take place November 2 and December 2 (Mondays).  Residents are to place leaves curbside by 6 a.m.   Blue Diamond will only pick up these biodegradable bags on these two dates - no limit on number of bags to be picked up.

Tires (no rims) and Metals may now be disposed of our Recycling Center.

Refer to Web Garbage Details - 01-2026.pdf or SCMUA Recycling - SCMUA for details.

SUSSEX COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY (SCMUA)
Solid Waste / Recycling Facility
34 Route 94 (South) | Lafayette, NJ  07848
(973) 579-6998 | www.scmua.org
Mondays - Saturdays 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SCMUA has designated "free" disposal days in 2026 for certain items. Refer to Recycling Events - SCMUA and SCMUA Brochure 2026 for additional details.

Electronics (E-waste) Recycling - Devices such as televisions, desktop printers/fax machines, laptops and computers may now be disposed of year-round at SCMUA at no charge.  All other electronic items (cell phones, VCRs, DVDs and CDs, copiers, radios, stereos and more) may be disposed of at no charge on April 18 and October 3 (Saturdays), or for a disposal fee at other times  (scmua.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/E-Waste-web-5-24.pdf).

Household Hazardous Waste includes oil-based paints, stains, pesticides, herbicides, pool chemicals, mercury, old gas, driveway sealer, fluorescent bulbs, e-cigarettes/vapes and more.  Free designated drop-off days will be held June 6 and November 7 (Saturdays).

2026 CURBSIDE RECYCLING SCHEDULE
(Fridays)

Byram Township supports NJ's Clean Communities Program.   Several community volunteer groups participate in annual clean-ups and results are reported to New Jersey.  Byram Township receives funds from these efforts, which are applied to recycling initiatives.

HAVE AN ISSUE WITH GARBAGE OR RECYCLING PICK-UP?   
Contact Blue Diamond
(973) 598-9800

OTHER QUESTIONS?  
Contact Elaine Evers, DPW Secretary
(973) 347-2500 ext. 138
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
www.byramtwp.org