Sign In PUBLIC WORKS HOURS & CONTACT Mark Shaffery, Director Phone: 732-542-3400 ext 4 Hours: M-F 7:00AM-3:30PM Recycling Drop-Off Center Hours: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm Mon – Sat closed holidays & Sundays. Public Works Pages PUBLIC WORKS INFORMATION Shopping Bag Recycling Program! Bring 20 or more plastic shopping bags to the Department of Public Works Office at 556 Tinton Avenue between the hours of 7:00am – 3:00pm Monday through Friday. Two reusable bags per residential address will be given in exchange for 20 plastic shopping bags. For complete information see our "Recyclables" section. CANCELLATIONS DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER During severe weather, Borough Hall may close or garbage and/or recycling pickup may be canceled. If there is a cancellation, it will be posted on the website, an RSS Feed for "DPW News & Bulletins" will be sent out via Code Red. Please do not call the Police Department to find out about cancellations. We need to keep the police lines open for emergencies. MAILBOX REMINDER Check your mail box before the winter season. Check to make sure that it is not hanging over into the street and check the base to make sure that it is structurally sound. Only those mailboxes struck by a Borough plow or vehicle will be replaced by the Borough. Mailboxes that collapse or break due to rotten or defective bases will not be replaced. Those mail boxes that are replaced by the Borough will be replaced with a standard type mail box. RECYCLABLES NEWS If your curbside garbage day is Monday, your recycling day is the first and third Thursday of every month. If your curbside garbage day is Tuesday, your recycling day is the second and fourth Thursday of every month. Single Stream Recyclingfor curbside residents. Garbage-Recyclables-Bulk Item Collection (Click on the item) Automobile Batteries Automobile Tires Branches & Brush Bulk Items Cans, Aluminum Cans,Tin & Bi-Metal Cardboard & Brown Paper Bags Christmas Trees Compost Construction Debris Computer & Electronics Recycling Glass Bottles Grass Hardcover Books Hazardous Waste Household Batteries Household Garbage Junk Mail Leaves Magazines & Chipboard Metal Items Motor Oil Newspaper Paint & Paint Cans Phone Books Plastic Bottles Propane Tanks School & Office Paper Wood chips THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME........ Collections start at 7:00 AM for garbage and recycling. Please have items placed at the curb before this time. Recyclables placed at the curb become Borough property and ONLY the Borough may collect them. Recyclables will not be collected if placed in plastic bags. RECYCLING / BULKY WASTE DROP-OFF CENTER (Located behind Borough Hall) Due to Borough insurance requirements, recyclables, household garbage and bulky trash will be accepted at the Borough Drop-Off Center only when Public Works personnel are in attendance. The hours are as follows: Monday through Saturday - 7 AM to 3:00 PM AREA IS CLOSED SUNDAYS, HOLIDAYS DUMPING IS PROHIBITED WHEN DROP-OFF CENTER IS CLOSED & UNATTENDED The Borough Drop-Off is available to residents only. Proof of residency is required. No trucks over 3/4 ton will be allowed to dump. No trucks with commercial license plates will be allowed to dump. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NOT ACCEPTED AT THE DROP-OFF CENTER: Paint or Paint Cans Hazardous Material Tree Stump or Tree Trunks Masonry, Cement, Asphalt, Stone or Brick Dirt or Sand Grass Clippings or Sod Wood Fence or Creosoted Lumber Construction Debris Roofing Materials Windows or Doors Ceramic Tile Pallets Propane Cylinders, empty or full Fire Extinguishers, empty or full Trash & Recycling Calendar 24 Nov If Tuesday is your Garbage Day, Today is your Recycling Day 11.24.2021 24 Nov Bulk & Metal Collection By Appointment (SOUTH) 11.24.2021 30 Nov Curbside Garbage Collection 11.30.2021 1 Dec Bulk & Metal Collection By Appointment (NORTH) 12.01.2021 2 Dec If Monday is your Garbage Day, Today is your Recycling Day. 12.02.2021 Public Works Pages Collection Schedule Holiday Schedule Recycling Information SNOW REMOVAL PROCESS SPRING CLEANUP Zones Website Terms Municipal Management Software and Websites by Spatial Data Logic © Copyright 2021 Tinton Falls, NJ. All Rights Reserved.