Why bulk pickup changes at every Monmouth town line
Trash in Monmouth County is run town by town, so the rules change at every border. Colts Neck and Millstone have no municipal garbage pickup at all, and households there hire their own haulers. Marlboro and Freehold Township households hire private haulers too, but Public Works runs one curbside bulk collection a year, and once the truck finishes your street it doesn't come back. Englishtown sits at the other end, taking one bulky item a week with the regular garbage.
Some names on the map cover more than one set of rules. Freehold Borough and Freehold Township run separate programs. Cream Ridge follows Upper Freehold Township, which has a drop-off gate on Route 539 instead of a curbside schedule, while Allentown Borough next door sets its own bulk dates and wants a call to Borough Hall first.
Most towns also split the pile. Appliances, metal, electronics, tires and construction debris usually go on a separate pickup, to a town drop-off, or nowhere at all. Monmouth County's recycling guide says that if your town doesn't take bulky recyclables like concrete, brick or scrap metal, they have to go to a private recycling facility.
We skip the calendar. We carry everything out from wherever it sits, sort the load and take each part where it's allowed to go. If your town's date already passed, the missed bulk pickup guide covers your other options.
Sheds, decks, hot tubs and pools in Monmouth County
Take-downs are where curbside rules stop most people. Wall doesn't pick up wooden sheds, decks or wood playsets at the curb. Freehold Township's fall collection turns away building materials and anything over 200 pounds, Marlboro caps each item at 300 pounds and refuses treated lumber, and Howell's Recycling Center won't take construction or demolition debris.
We take sheds, decks, hot tubs, above-ground pools and playsets apart on site, haul every piece and sweep up. Lumber goes to the Reclamation Center, metal goes to a scrap yard for recycling, and concrete footings go to a licensed recycler, since the Reclamation Center doesn't accept concrete.
Estate cleanouts and downsizing in Monmouth County
A whole-house cleanout is the job bulk day was never built for. Marlboro limits each home to five cubic yards, Englishtown to one item a week, and Farmingdale's single yearly pickup won't take mattresses at all. For an estate cleanout or a move to a smaller home, we clear the house from attic to basement, plus the garage and shed, working around what the family is keeping.
Relatives who live out of state can text photos for a price before they travel. Furniture in good shape is donated when possible, and the rest is sorted for recycling or disposal.
Where Monmouth County junk goes
Monmouth County loads go toMonmouth County Reclamation Center, Tinton Falls
Trash from our Monmouth County jobs goes to the Monmouth County Reclamation Center on Asbury Avenue in Tinton Falls, where most of the county's garbage ends up. It doesn't accept solid waste from routes outside Monmouth County.
Its rules turn away large metal appliances, concrete and asphalt (asphalt shingles are accepted), car and household batteries, leaves, tree stumps and limbs over 3 inches thick, and anything liquid or hazardous. Tires can't be mixed in with other waste, and recyclables like newspaper, glass bottles and cans stay out of the load.
So we sort as we load. Metal goes to a scrap yard for recycling. Concrete, tires and electronics go to licensed recyclers, since New Jersey law keeps TVs, computers and monitors out of the trash. Paint, chemicals and other hazardous waste aren't something we take; the county runs a household hazardous waste facility on Shafto Road in Tinton Falls for its residents.
Bulk pickup, town by town
- Allentown: Bulk goes out only on scheduled dates, with a per-household item limit, after you call Borough Hall to get on the list. Metal, appliances, electronics and construction waste need separate registered pickups.
- Colts Neck: No municipal trash or bulk pickup; each household hires a private hauler. For bulk items, Public Works points residents to the Reclamation Center, and the Route 34 center takes metal (no Freon appliances), brush and e-waste.
- Cream Ridge: Upper Freehold has no curbside bulk. Its bulk and brush gate on Route 539 keeps limited hours for residents and small businesses, can close early when full, and refuses tires, construction debris and paint.
- Englishtown: One bulk item per household each week with regular garbage, such as one mattress or one headboard. No appliances, TVs, computers or gas-powered equipment at the curb.
- Farmingdale: One curbside bulk pickup a year, right after the fall town-wide yard sale. Items set out late stay behind, and mattresses, box springs, tires, concrete, paint and contractor debris aren't taken.
- Freehold: The Township runs one fall curbside bulk collection by sector, skipping Freon appliances, electronics, concrete, building materials and anything over 200 pounds. Freehold Borough takes a limited number of items with regular trash.
- Howell: Residents can drop bulk at the Recycling Center on Old Tavern Road with proof of residency, up to a pickup-truck load per visit. Curbside pickup is by appointment on a limited spring and fall schedule.
- Manalapan: The township's hauler takes a small number of bulk furniture items on a set collection day. Metal, TVs, monitors and appliances go to the Public Works recycling yard on Route 522 instead.
- Marlboro: Private haulers handle trash. Public Works runs one spring curbside bulk collection by zone, with a 300-pound item limit, and the Recycling Center takes bulk year-round with a free permit.
- Millstone: No municipal garbage collection; it's a subscription with your private hauler. Past spring curbside cleanups have skipped appliances, electronics and construction material, so check whether one is planned.
- Roosevelt: Curbside bulk on announced dates, recently spring and fall. Pieces must weigh 45 pounds or less per lift, metal goes in its own pile, and Freon appliances need a technician's sticker.
- Wall: Monthly curbside bulk on a day set by your address, with an item limit. Wooden sheds, decks, wood playsets, electronics, tires and building materials aren't picked up at the curb.
Towns we serve in Monmouth County
- Allentown
- Colts Neck
- Cream Ridge
- Englishtown
- Farmingdale
- Freehold
- Howell
- Manalapan
- Marlboro
- Millstone
- Roosevelt
- Wall
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