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Public Works 

Phone Number:  732-269-3233 

 

 

Borough Superintendent                       

George Althouse

 

Borough Foreman                                

Richard Althouse

 

 

  • Garbage Collection Schedule
  • Recycling Information
  • Water Quality Report

 

Commingled- Emptied and rinsed glass bottles, jars, jugs, aluminum, tin, steel cans and plastic bottles  
With Plastic are to be placed into a can.  A maximum of 3 cans, No bigger than 32 gallons, no more   
then 50 lbs. in weight when full.  All garbage cans must have lids.  No bags, paint cans  
metal scraps, window glass, dishes or drinking glasses.
 
Multi-paper Newsprint and their inserts magazines, catalogs, junk mail, magazines, catalogs, school
office paper and cut corrugated cardboard to fit placed into a can with lid No bigger then 32
gallons and no more that 50 lbs. In weight when full.  No plastic bags.
 
Recycling There is a bin at the Ocean Gate Public Works yard on E. Arverne Ave. for multi-paper
Drop-off and commingled products only during hours of operation posted.  
 
Leaves There will be scheduled curbside collection days for leaves.  Place curbside on scheduled
day in plastic bags only.
They will be emptied and returned.  Leave bags untied.  Leaves will not be picked up if put  
out in garbage cans or boxes.
 
Brush It shall be the responsibility of the resident to call Public Works for a brush pick-up by
Friday of the week before scheduled pick-up day (732) 269-3233.  Brush to be collected can
not be over 5' in diameter.  Cut into lengths no longer than 4', tied in bundles if possible.  
Stacked neatly curbside the day of scheduled collection.
 
Bulk Items It shall be the responsibility of the resident to go to the Municipal Office building at 
801 Ocean Gate Ave. to obtain a bulk pick-up permit by Thursday of the week before scheduled
pick up day. Residents will receive one free (non-transferable) permit per year, there after a
non-refundable fee of $10.00 per pick up will be charged.  Anything that is not normal 
household garbage, such as but not limited to furniture, carpeting, washers, dryers, water 
heater, tubs, sinks, small amounts of homeowner made repair debris (not to exceed 1 
cubic yard). Items must be placed curbside for pick-up. There is a limit of 4 large items 
per pick-up. Special handling is required on the following items:
 freezers, refrigerators, air conditioners, car and small truck tires without rims.  
There is a non-refundable fee of $25.00 for each refrigerant, and a non-refundable fee
$5.00 for each tire.  Special handling permits can be obtained at the Municipal Office Building
Monday - Thursday 8:00am to 4:30pm. Special handling items are not counted as part of the 
 4 items limit.
 
Household Household dry cell batteries (batteries for toys, radios, etc.) can be dropped off at the 
dry cell Municipal Office Building.
batteries  
 
Garbage Household garbage must be placed curbside for pick-up!  Refer to calendar for scheduled 
Collection.  DO NOT mix in any of the items listed previously!  They will not be collected!
A maximum of 3 cans, No bigger than 32 gallons and no more then 50lbs. in weight
when full.
 
Any and all of the items collected by the Borough must be placed curbside, (no further than
4 feet from road) no earlier than 8:00 PM the evening before the scheduled pick-up day,
no later than 8:00 AM the day of collection.  Your empty cans, bags, containers, or any 
rejected items must be off the curb by 8:00 PM the evening of collection.ORDINANCE 532-08 
"Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subjected to
a penalty of a fine of not of excess of Five Hundred Dollars "$500.00) or Imprisonment in the 
common jail of the County of Ocean for a period not exceeding ten(10) days, or both, at the 
discretion of the Magistrate before whom the conviction is had."
 
Ocean County sponsors a disposal program in the spring and fall for residents through which
you may dispose of household hazardous waste such as paints, thinners, solvents, pool 
chemicals, auto products, polishes, cleaners, waste oil, used gas, etc.  Presently this the
only legal way for you to dispose of such items.  We are NOT allowed to get rid of these
materials for you!  You can check the local newspaper for advertisements as to when, where,
and how this may be done.  We will also post a notice in the Post Office.  (Ocean County
Solid Waste (732-506-5047) or www.co.ocean.nj.us/recycle.  If you require any further 
information or assistance on Solid Waste Collection PLEASE feel free to call the Department
of Public Works at 732-269-3233.  We will do our best to answer your question to our
mutual satisfaction.
 
Convenience Location
Center E. Arverne Ave.
Regulations Open various Sundays throughout the year.  Refer to calendar for days of operation.
O= Open X=Closed
Hours are 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, and 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Only items from Ocean Gate will be accepted at this location, address and one form of
resident identification will be required.  Only the following items will be accepted: leaves,
brush (no bigger than 5"in diameter and no longer than 5' in length), and grass. No other items
will accepted.  Only noncommercial vehicles are permitted to enter facilities.  The borough
reserves the right to limit the amount of products entering the facility on any given day of
operation.
 
C/P= commingled with plastic, multi-paper
JULY .2009
S M T W T F S
      1 2 3 4
      C/P G H  
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
X G     G    
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
0 G BRUSH C/P G    
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
X G BULK   G    
26 27 28 29 30 31  
O G   C/P G    
             
AUGUST .2009
S M T W T F S
            1
             
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X G BRUSH   G    
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
O G   C/P G    
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
X G BULK   G    
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
O G   C/P G    
30 31          
X G          
             
SEPTEMBER .2009
S M T W T F S
    1 2 3 4 5
        G    
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
X H G C/P      
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
O G     BRUSH    
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
X G   C/P      
27 28 29 30      
O G BULK        

 

OCTOBER .2009
S M T W T F S
        1 2 3
             
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
O G   C\P      
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
X H G   BRUSH    
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
O G   C\P      
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
X G BULK        
             
NOVEMBER .2009
S M T W T F S
             
             
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
O G H C\P   LEAVES  
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
X G   H BULK    
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
O G   C\P   LEAVES  
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
O G     H H  
29 30          
X G          
             
DECEMBER .2009
S M T W T F S
    1 2 3 4 5
      C/P   LEAVES  
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
O G BULK        
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
X G   C/P   LEAVES  
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
O G       H  
27 28 29 30 31    
X G   C/P      

 

 

 

 

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