How often is recycling collected in Plainfield?

Recycling is collected every other week in Plainfield, on Wednesday.

Do holidays change trash pickup in Plainfield?

Yes. Plainfield publishes 6 holiday changes for 2026, including New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (observed).

Collection schedule for

Plainfield, NJ

Plainfield publishes its collection schedule below.

TrashTwice a week

RecyclingEvery other week · Wednesday

Recycling in Plainfield is collected every other week on Wednesday. Plainfield doesn’t publish which week is which, so we don’t guess it.

What we don’t have yet

We haven’t found Plainfield’s bulk items schedule yet. We only publish what a city puts in writing, so this stays blank until we find it.