Bayonne is switching to night-time pick-ups of recycling effective Tuesday, October 4, Mayor James Davis has announced. The new schedule will cover cans and bottles and mixed paper and cardboard. The changes aims to make pick-ups more efficient by doing so during a time with less traffic. “The major reason for the change is that night-time traffic is lighter than morning traffic,” Davis said. “The recycling trucks will have an easier time getting around without commuter vehicles and school buses on the city streets at the same time. It will be easier to identify missed pick-ups, if they are still on the streets in the morning.”
Bayonne’s existing three zones for garbage and recycling will remain the same. Zone 1 runs from 1st Street to 16th Street, including Broadway, Trembley Court, and Country Village Court. Zone 2 runs from 16th Street to 32nd Street, including Broadway, Avenue F, West Drive, East Court, and Centre Lane. Zone 3 runs from 32nd Street to 63rd Street, including Broadway, Sycamore Road, Colonial Drive, and Harbour Pointe. Zone 1 recycling will take place on Tuesday nights, beginning on October 4. Zone 2 recycling will take place on Wednesday nights, beginning on October 5. Zone 3 recycling will take place on Thursday nights, beginning on October 6.
All of the recycling pick-ups for cans and bottles and mixed paper and cardboard will take place during the night-time hours. There will be no more daytime pick-ups of these items after October 1. “If you already put out your recycling at night, the only difference will be the time it is picked up,” Public Works Director Tom Cotter said.