Department of Public Works

Bulky trash collection of non-recyclables and bulky collection of recyclables (metal, wood and brush) will be picked up once a month, in accordance with the following schedule:

Area 1: 1st Wednesday of the month
Northwest corner bounded by Township Lines and railroad on east and Lake Carasaljo on the south.

Area 2: 2nd Wednesday of the month
Northeast corner bounded by railroad on the west and south branch of Metadaconk on the south.

Area 3: 3rd Wednesday of the month
Southwest section bounded by Lake Carasaljo on north and Route 9 and Massachussetts Ave. south of Cross Street on the east.

Area 4: 4th Wednesday of the month
Southwest section bounded by the south branch of the Metadaconk on the north and Route 9. Massachussetts Avenue south of Cross Street is on the west.

Please see the map for reference.

Residents placing bulky trash materials at the curbside must call Public Works no later than the day before. No pickup is made unless you call, whereupon your address is put on the list and you are told what date to put out your bulky trash for pickup. Bulky trash may be placed at the curb the Saturday before the scheduled pickup, not before.

If you notice a street light or public area light is out, please complete a report at JCP&Ls website

Holiday pickup schedule: If the holiday falls on Monday: Garbage and recycling will be picked up on Tuesday. Tuesday's garbage and recycling will be picked up on Wednesday.

If the holiday falls on Tuesday: Garbage and recycling will be picked up on Wednesday.

If the holiday falls on Thursday: Garbage and recycling will be picked up on the preceding Wednesday.

If the holiday falls on Friday: Thursday's garbage and recycling will be picked up on the preceding Wednesday, and Friday's garbage and recycling will be picked up on the preceding Thursday.

If a holiday falls out during a week in which there is supposed to be bulky garbage pickup, there will be no bulky collection that month.

The Lakewood Township observes the following holidays: New Years Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

Leaves should be raked to the street curbline, 10 feet from the storm drain. Leaves mixed with wood, brush, or dirt will not be picked up.

The pickup schedule is as follows:

West of Route 9:
First pickup: First two weeks of November
Second pickup: First two weeks of December

East of Route 9:
First pickup: Last two weeks of November
Second pickup: Last two weeks of December

To schedule a leaf pickup after December 31, please call the Department of Public Works at 732-905-3405.

No household waste or recyclables are to be placed at the curb before 5:00 pm the night before pickup, or after 7:00 am the day of pickup. Containers must be removed from the curb by 6:00 pm the same day of collection.

Please check the phone book for vendors that can properly dispose of these materials.

Note: construction demolition material cannot be picked up at the curb - you must make private arrangements for the disposal of such items.