Haul-away and disposal in Forked River

Forked River homeowners ask about haul-away and disposal more than you'd think.

What homeowners tend to describe

• No wish to store bags until the next collection week
• More volume than a car-load of trips to the recycling centre would clear
• Debris left after your own pruning, a project, or a blow

Why this comes up in Forked River

Heavy oak inland, thinning noticeably toward the lagoons and the bay. That's the context any contractor working in Forked River is dealing with.

A broad mix of post-war homes, lagoon-side properties and newer inland developments.

Practicalities in Forked River

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

Permits go through Lacey Township, and no municipality in New Jersey will issue one to an unregistered contractor.

How it's normally handled

Loaded and taken away, whether a crew cleared it or you did. Leaves, bags, brush, cuttings and whatever else the collection would not take goes on the truck in one visit and to the county facility on Haywood Road, which is where it is composted rather than landfilled. Charged on volume, which is why an oak-heavy lot costs more to haul than it does to clear.

$100 – $300 — 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.

Lacey Township does not take loose piles. Biodegradable brown paper bags, or containers no larger than 32 gallons. Loose leaves at the curb are not collected. In Forked River that means bagging to specification or having it taken away — there is no third route.

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.