Garbage

Garbage Collection Vendor RTS

Livingston’s garbage collection vendor is RTS.  

For general customer service inquiries or to report a missed pickup:

• Email Livingston@rts.com
• Call 1-833-RTS-LVTN (833-787-5886)  

Residents who want to sign up for or continue back door / rear-yard pickup service must contact RTS at LivingstonRY@rts.com or 1-833-RTS-LVTN (1-833-787-5886) to register. See below (Other Services) for more information about this service.

Read the Joint Service Transition and Upcoming Partnership Plan (PDF) published by RTS and Livingston.

Garbage Pickup Schedule

Garbage collection can occur any time between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm.

• Customer Service: Residents should contact RTS directly at 1-833-RTS-LVTN (1-833-787-5886) or Livingston@rts.com with questions or to report missed pickups.
• Containers: Residents are responsible for supplying their own garbage containers.
• Container Size: Containers must not weigh more than 50 pounds, and trucks will take up to three 30-gallon containers per pickup.

Know Your Section & Your Garbage Days

View the Sections and Zones by Street to find your garbage and recycling days of the week.

View Garbage Collection Zones Map (PDF) (color coded for days of the week).

Yard Waste Collection 

Yard waste refers to:

• Branches, Tree Limbs and Brush: Cut to 4 ft. maximum length and tie in easily handled bundles. Bundles should not contain any difficult-to-handle sections that might endanger either the equipment or the workers. These should be cut further into more manageable pieces.
  • NOTE: Logs or stumps will not be accepted.
• Grass Clippings: Bag grass clippings securely in black contractor bags and leave the bags at the curb according to the Yard Waste Pickup Frequency guide below.
• Leaves:  From April 1 through October 30, bag leaves securely in black contractor bags and leave the bags at the curb. NOTE: No leaves will be picked up with yard waste during the period of the Township's Leaf Collection Program.

Yard Waste Pickup Frequency 

Livingston's garbage collection vendor RTS provides yard waste collection as follows:

• twice-per-week collection:  April 1 through October 30
• once-per-week collection:  November through March 31.
  • pickup will be on the second pickup day of the week
  • No leaves will be picked up with yard waste during the period of the Township's Leaf Collection Program

NOTE: During the Township's Leaf Collection Program -- from late October through early December -- yard waste other than leaves will be collected by RTS once per week, on the second service day of the week (Thursday for M/Th pickup, Friday for T/F pickup, Saturday for W/S pickup). Read more about yard waste pickup

Requirements for Curbside Pickup

Per Township Code 265-5, trucks may begin picking up on any street at 6:00 a.m. 

Residents can put out their garbage at the curb after 4:00 p.m. the day before their scheduled pickup day.

If not putting garbage out the evening before, residents must have their garbage out before 6 a.m. on their scheduled day to guarantee pickup on that day. If garbage is not out and trucks pass through, garbage will not be collected. In that case, the resident must simply hold onto their garbage until their next regular collection day.

Please note that garbage and containers must be removed from the curb area and stored appropriately, both after pickup and in the case of a resident missing the 6:00 am deadline.

Containers and Placement

• Residents are responsible for supplying their own garbage containers.
• Containers are to be secured on the property and away from the curb on days other than collection days.
• Carefully secure all trash in tied plastic bags.
• Make sure containers do not weigh more than 50 pounds. RTS will collect up to three 30-gallon garbage containers per pickup.
• Do not park in front of trash containers or otherwise block access to your trash on your trash day.