Public Works

The Public Works Dept. manages Borough wide brush and leaf collection, maintains the streets, parks and ball fields within the Borough.

Hours of Operation:
Monday thru Friday: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Recycling Yard Hours:
Monday thru Friday: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Need a new recycling bin?
Yellow recycling bins can be picked up at the DPW garage.

RECYCLABLE ITEMS ACCEPTED AT RECYCLING YARD:
Newspapers-tied in bundles
Corrugated cardboard-flattened & tied in bundles or in larger box
Office paper & mixed paper
Aluminum, Tin, Steel and Bi-metals cans
Glass bottles & jars
Plastic #1 & 2
Miscellaneous Metal
Electronics

County Facility:  
Household Hazardous waste Facility, 3211 Shafto Rd., Tinton Falls
732-683-8686
Hours: Tues & Wed 12-4 pm; Thurs & Fri 12-8 pm and Sat 8-4 pm
Pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, paints, solvents, thinners, varnishes,
Pool chemicals, propane BBQ tanks. Materials must be in marked containers with
Original labels. Maximum 200 lbs. dry/20 gals liquid material per visit.

Curbside Pick-ups

There are no pickups on Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s Day.
Residents should be advised that in cases when your pickup lands on one of the listed holidays, your next pickup is your next regularly scheduled day.

REMINDER: REFUSE & RECYCLING CONTAINERS CAN BE NO LARGER THAN 32 GALLONS

Garbage and Recycling pickup

North Zone:
Garbage pickup is Monday and Thursday
Bulk is every Thursday. Limit 3 items
Recycling pickup is Wednesday
Miscellaneous Metal is picked up the 4^th week of the month

South Zone:
Garbage pickup is Tuesday and Friday
Bulk is every Friday. Limit 3 items
Recycling pickup is Wednesday
Miscellaneous Metal is picked up the 4^th week of the month

LEAF PICK-UP BEGINS ON OCTOBER 15TH UNTIL DECEMBER 6TH

Rake leaves to the curbside.
No branches or twigs can be mixes in or placed on top of leaf piles; nothing but leaves can be put out to the curb.  Bamboo will NOT be collected.

§ 15-2.2. Collection of Brush, Tree Limbs and Branches; Bamboo Prohibition. [Ord. #440, S 2; Ord. #O-99-8; amended 9-7-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-16]
a. Brush, tree limbs and branches, maximum six (6") inch diameter will be collected in accordance with the West Long Branch Public Works Department residential pick-up schedule.
b. Bamboo Prohibition; Prohibiting Bamboo Being Placed For Municipal Collection.
1. No property owner or his/her/it's agent shall place any bamboo out for municipal garbage or recycling collection.
2. Penalty. Any violation of this paragraph b shall be punishable in accordance with the Borough's general ordinance penalty provisions in Chapter 1, Section 1-5.