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Trash & Recycling in Sea Girt, NJ

Two zones. Zone 1 (The Terrace to Baltimore Blvd): trash Monday and Thursday; Zone 2 (Philadelphia Blvd to Sea Girt Ave)

Holidays shift collection in most towns. The official page is the one that is never out of date.

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Quick answers

When is trash picked up in Sea Girt, NJ?

Two zones. Zone 1 (The Terrace to Baltimore Blvd): trash Monday and Thursday; Zone 2 (Philadelphia Blvd to Sea Girt Ave): trash Tuesday and Friday. Recycling on Wednesdays: Zone 1 the 1st and 3rd Wednesday, Zone 2 the 2nd and 4th Wednesday, with weekly all-zone recycling in summer and mid-Nov to early Jan. Out by 7am; cans max 34 gal / 40 lb; trash must be bagged. Garden trash every Monday March-December. Leaves curbside Apr 14-May 15 and Oct 13-Dec 18.

How do I get rid of furniture or a mattress in Sea Girt?

2026 bulk pickup days: March 9, May 4, September 14, October 19; put out after 6pm the preceding Saturday. No auto parts, tires, building materials or chemicals.

Where do I take paint, chemicals or electronics?

Monmouth County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility, 3211 Shafto Rd., Tinton Falls. Free for Monmouth County residents only, and resident ID is required. No appointment needed. Hours: Tue, Wed & Fri 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed Sun, Mon, Thu and major holidays. Limit per visit: 20 gallons of liquid and 220 lbs of dry material (5-gallon max container, 50-lb max package). No commercial or rental vehicles, and keep materials in the trunk or truck bed. Accepts oil-based and spray paint, automotive fluids, oil filters, pesticides and herbicides, solvents, household cleaners, muriatic acid, mercury devices, fluorescent tubes, propane and oxygen tanks, fire extinguishers, and rechargeable, button and car batteries. Does NOT accept latex paint, asbestos, ammunition or fireworks, smoke detectors, medical waste, or household alkaline batteries. Phone 732-683-8686 (follow prompts for HHW; ext. 5210). ELECTRONICS: computers and TVs are banned from the trash by state law. Residents can bring electronics free to the Monmouth County Reclamation Center, 6000 Asbury Ave., Tinton Falls (Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sat 7 a.m.-noon; residents' tent), or to Monmouth Wire & Computer Recycling, and many towns run their own e-waste drop-off. The county also runs free paper-shredding days; see https://mcrcnj.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-Paper-Shredding-Dates.pdf (image PDF, dates not extracted).

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