Ocean County Landfill & Recycling Centers (New Jersey) — Hours, Rules & Where Debris Goes
The Ocean County Landfill on Route 70 in Manchester is privately owned, and the county doesn't post its rates. What the county does run is two recycling centers, in Lakewood and Manahawkin, open to every Ocean County resident and taxpayer Monday through Saturday until 7 p.m.
Bring recyclables, electronics, paint, oil, bulbs, brush and leaves to the centers, and pick up free mulch and compost. Household trash goes out with your town's collection, and construction debris goes to a private recycling yard.
Disposal sites in Ocean County
Northern Recycling Center
Recycling center
Ocean County Dept. of Solid Waste Management
601 New Hampshire Ave., Lakewood, NJ 08701 Directions ↗
Accepts: Cardboard, paper, bottles and cans; special waste such as electronics, paint, waste oil and light bulbs; brush and leaves
Won't take: Household trash, construction debris (concrete, wood, brick)
Special waste goes to Building 68 at 535 Oberlin Ave. South; brush, leaves and free compost and mulch are at 800 Towbin Ave. Saturdays are for residents only.
Accepts: Cardboard, paper, bottles and cans; special waste such as electronics, paint, waste oil and light bulbs; brush and leaves
Won't take: Household trash, construction debris (concrete, wood, brick)
Recyclables drop-off is at 350 Haywood Rd.; special waste, brush and leaves, and free compost and mulch are at Building 105. Saturdays are for residents only.
Privately owned, at Green Acres Road. Manchester Township residents with a township sticker can bring 6 bags of household trash twice a week free; the landfill charges for bulky items. Everyone else: call for rates.
The county recycling centers don't take construction waste. Concrete, asphalt, brick and wood go to licensed recycling yards; the county lists these, and asks you to call ahead to confirm what each is taking:
Site
Where
Notes
Brick Wall Corp.
2213 Lacey Rd., Lacey
(609) 693-6300
Ocean County Remanufacturing
1497 Route 9 S., Toms River
(732) 244-1716
Pure Soil Technologies
655 S. Hope Chapel Rd., Jackson
(732) 657-8551
Recycling of Central Jersey
577 S. Hope Chapel Rd., Jackson
(732) 323-0226
Suffolk Recycling Corp.
242 Dover Rd., South Toms River
(732) 349-7726
Rubberecycle (tires only)
1985 Rutgers University Blvd., Lakewood
(732) 363-0600
Household trash and bulky items
Trash and recycling pickup is run by each town, not the county, so questions about collection, bulky pickup or missed pickups go to your town's public works department. In Manchester, a township sticker (driver's license and registration with a Manchester address) lets you take 6 bags of household trash to the Ocean County Landfill twice a week free, and bulky items to the township's Whiting Recycling Center.
Paint goes to the county's paint program at the recycling centers and participating town centers: latex, oil-based and marine paint, up to 20 cans a person a day. Pesticides, pool chemicals and other household chemicals go to the county's household hazardous waste program, which runs on a posted schedule.
It's privately owned, at 2498 Route 70 in Manchester, and the county doesn't post its rates. Call (732) 323-8528. Manchester residents with a township sticker can bring 6 bags of household trash twice a week free.
What are the Ocean County recycling center hours?
The resident drop-off areas at the Northern (Lakewood) and Southern (Manahawkin) centers are open Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Special waste is taken until 3 p.m.
Where can I get rid of concrete or wood in Ocean County?
At a licensed Class B recycling yard such as Brick Wall Corp. in Lacey, Recycling of Central Jersey in Jackson or Suffolk Recycling in South Toms River. The county recycling centers don't take construction debris.
Is mulch free in Ocean County?
Yes. Residents can pick up free mulch and compost at both county recycling centers.
