Full yard leaf cleanup in Forked River

If you're looking into full yard leaf cleanup in Forked River, what is over the yard decides most of it.

Signs that bring this up

• More leaves than the township bags you have will hold
• Beds and hardscapes buried along with the lawn
• A yard that was cleared a fortnight ago and looks untouched again

Why this comes up in Forked River

Here's what makes Forked River particular: heavy oak inland, thinning noticeably toward the lagoons and the bay.

Forked River is the main village of Lacey Township, on the Route 9 corridor, and that shapes what shows up under these houses.

Getting the work done in Forked River

Good access inland; tighter on the lagoon streets where lots narrow.

Any permit for this runs through Lacey Township. State registration has to be current before one is issued.

How this gets fixed

A crew blows the open lawn first, then hand-clears beds, fence lines and anything a blower would fire into. What comes off is either bagged for township collection or loaded and hauled, which is the choice that usually moves the price.

$150 – $450 — typical range, not a quote. What your home needs can only be settled by a registered contractor who comes out and looks at it.

Nobody can price yours from a description alone, including us.

Where the material goes at the end of a Forked River job is set by Lacey Township: biodegradable brown paper bags, or containers no larger than 32 gallons. loose leaves at the curb are not collected.

By cycle. Put leaves out before a cycle starts — if they are not out when the crew passes, Public Works does not come back until the next cycle begins.

Where it stops. Miss your cycle and you are waiting weeks, not days — and under heavy oak the leaves that fall in that gap are a second cleanup on their own.

Source: laceytownship.org · checked 2026-08-15. Full rules, every zone and what each programme refuses: the schedules reference.