Lakewood, NJ Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Standard frequency
- Once weekly, township-scheduled day
- Residential curb time
- No earlier than 6:00 p.m. the night before
- Downtown curb window
- 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on pickup day
- Downtown collection
- Daily, Mon-Fri, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
- Container spacing
- About 4 feet from any obstruction
Summary
Lakewood Township, Ocean County, collects municipal solid waste once a week townshipwide, with a special downtown daily pickup window. Residential cans cannot hit the curb before 6:00 p.m. the night before pickup.
All municipal solid waste (hereinafter referred to as "MSW") to be collected by the Township shall be placed at the curbline in receptacles as above described. They shall be set at the curbline approximately four feet from any obstruction (trees, mailboxes, telephone poles, guy wires, another container, etc.). No cars shall be parked in front of containers. Such MSW shall be collected once weekly on a day scheduled by the Township.
Full Breakdown
Township Code § 21-3(b) sets the baseline: municipal solid waste (MSW) placed in Township-supplied containers at the curbline "shall be collected once weekly on a day scheduled by the Township," set roughly four feet from any obstruction like trees or mailboxes, with no cars parked in front of containers. ," with containers removed from curbside immediately after pickup under § 21-3(i)(2) and (4). Section 21-3(n) gives the Department of Public Works general authority to set collection schedules for garbage, trash, bulky waste and recyclables townshipwide.
A. , the Solid Waste Management Act, cross-referenced directly in § 21-3(d). Public Works, the Board of Health, or the Township Committee can add further rules under § 21-3(o) to keep collection sanitary.
Violations & Fines
Section 21-3 carries no dedicated fine, so a schedule violation, curbing MSW at the wrong time or leaving receptacles out past the removal deadline, falls to the Revision's general penalty at § 1-5.1: up to $1,000, up to 90 days in the County Jail, or up to 90 days community service, with each day a separate offense under § 1-5.5.
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