Lakewood, NJ Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Lakewood, New Jersey — in one page, with sources.
Trash in Lakewood, NJ runs on a set schedule — your exact day depends on your address. Rules and holiday shifts below.
Pickup days are assigned by address — the city's lookup gives your day, and the schedule repeats each week unless a holiday shifts it.
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Lakewood services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your address | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Bulk | MONTHLY - 1st/2nd/3rd/4th Friday of the month depending on area. | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Leaf collection | Depends on your address | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- Leaf collection windows — Leaf pickup runs in two passes: 1st pick-up in the first or second 2 weeks of November (by area); 2nd pick-up in the second 2 weeks of December.
- Bulk pickup cadence — Bulk is collected monthly on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th Friday depending on the area (one Friday-week per area).
More details: bulk & yard waste page.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Lakewood Township (city-collected) | |
| Bulk | Lakewood Township | |
| Leaf collection | Lakewood Township |
Common questions
The things Lakewood residents ask most.
What day is garbage pickup in Lakewood, NJ?
Once weekly by area - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday across 4 mapped pickup areas (Area 1-4); bulk is monthly on a Friday by area and leaves run in two Nov/Dec windows.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Lakewood NJ's 4-area pickup schedule (+ bulk nth-Friday + leaf windows). Batch-47 harvest of a batch-44 verified lead.
- QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Ocean County: 659,197; prior estimate 135000).
- QA CORRECTION: county-fallback misfire — Ocean County 659,197 was applied to Lakewood township. Correct Census Vintage 2023 estimate for Lakewood township = 139,866.
Population 139,866 · Sources: Lakewood Township NJ Pickups (item d7e2b7c79e9f4ef9b40e2a365564a5d7, …, Lakewood Township NJ official site · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.