Chris Carson, Superintendent of Public Works

Steve Letts, Assistant Superintendent of Public Works

James Sferra, Recycling Coordinator

Marybeth Hennessy, Secretary of Public Works

Phone: 609-492-2525

Office Hours:  9am-2pm

Operational Hours: 7am-2pm

Monday through Friday

Important trash and recycling information:

  • Zones for trash pickup schedule: North-12th St. to Amber St., South-Coral St. to Nelson Ave.
  • Brush is tree branches: NO LARGER THAN 4 feet in length and 4 inches in diameter, THEY MUST BE BUNDLED OR STACKED CURBSIDE FOR PICKUP
  • Other Yard Debris, such as grass, bushes, stumps, pine needles, bamboo leaves, pine cones, and ornamental grasses, and smaller branches are NOT recyclable.  They are trash.
  • Household Hazardous Waste is not picked up by the Borough. Placement of these items on the curb is not permitted! The Ocean County Department of Solid Waste does have a Household Hazardous Waste Program with scheduled days, times, and locations for waste drop-off.  CLICK HERE for their website.
  • Pizza boxes are NOT recyclable
  • ABSOLUTELY NO PLASTIC BAGS IN THE RECYCLING PLEASE

Pickup Schedules:

  • TRASH PICKUP is one time per week, according to your location until April. North zone has Tuesday pickup and South zone has Monday pickup. Refer back in the spring for new schedule.
  • RECYCLING PICKUP is every Wednesday, in October. From November until the end of March, pickup will be every other Wednesday.
  • BULK TRASH PICKUP is every Thursday, until the end of November. December through March, bulk pickup will be the same day as your once a week trash pickup.  North zone has Tuesday pickup and South zone has Monday pickup. Refer back in the spring for new schedule
  • METAL/ELECTRONICS/BRUSH PICKUP is every Friday throughout the year and MUST BE called into the Public Works office before the end of the day on Thursdays, to schedule a pickup.

CLICK HERE FOR THE TRASH SCHEDULE

PODS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS  – require a permit from the Construction office, in order to be parked on the street

CLICK HERE to read Borough Ordinance 212, Ch.14, Section C-5A, about the above rule

PUMP STATION PROJECT INFORMATION:

Construction of upgrades and improvements to Stormwater Pump Stations on 7th Street, 12th Street and Pearl Street and Drainage Improvements are complete and operational. They were financed by the New Jersey Water Bank (NJWB), with Ocean County reimbursing the town for the cost of the project, at a cost of $2.8 million dollars. 

This project will help eliminate and reduce nuisance flooding.

The proper functioning of these pumps relies heavily on keeping the streets clean of litter.  Litter clogs the screens that protect the pumps from damage.  Too much litter also clogs up the system and stops the pumps from working, which prevents the water from being drained off of the road.

PLEASE DO YOUR PART AND PROTECT OUR STORM DRAINS! DO NOT LITTER!

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