Many have contacted TLS regarding the trash pickup for the next few days. Those who had their trash pickup days on Mondays and Tuesdays, will not have their trash collected this week. Those who have their trash reularly picked up on Thursday, may possibly have it picked up this Thursday as well.
Friday will be closed due to the New Years Holiday.
Those who have Friday as their collection day, may have their trash collected a day early, Thursday, should there be collections.
A confirmation will be updated to this post as soon as we get word of it. TLS.
UPDATE 9:15 a.m: Mayor Langert has just advised TLS that Thursday’s pickup will be done today, Wednesday. Those who have collection Friday, will have their trash picked up Thursday.
Seriously people are calling about trash pick up? How about we worry about one problem at a time!! I think getting the snow off the streets is a little more important that trash pick up right now.
WHAT A CHUTSPAH!!!
Why not pick up trash today? They don’t plow anyway! They shouldn’t get off friday, new year is shabbos not friday! And they already had off yesterday and today
Its not like they use the garbage trucks or the truck drivers to plow, so really the garbage pickup shouldn’t be affected. But I can’t see how the garbage trucks would be able to get around town. Actually, maybe they should just attach plows to the front of the trucks and that would solve two problems.
Garbage pickup is all I get in return for my taxes, I should get a refund, How about I don’t pay taxes for one week, they should send us all a refund.
Our smart township made sure when buying this expensive garbage trucks that it should NOT be able to attach a plow!
Nobody its ever happy,If they stop plowing to pick up your garbage you will be complaining too.Dont you know that the same drivers that are plowing are the ones that drive the garbage trucks??? Or you think they have special drivers just for plowing??? Its Lakewood is so inconvenience for you,just sell and move to a place where you think everything its going to be done in a matter of hours.Check online and you gonna see that Lakewood its not the only place where half of the town is still under snow.Keep the good work DPW.Wish we still have our own dpw plowing crew in Brick.
wow no snow plowing and now no garbage pickups
what are they doing this whole week
our taxes is way to high for such service
maybe now that akerman coming in there will be changes
We get hit with the 6th largest recorded storm in the north east. The town gives you the courtesy to let you know when your area is going to be cleared. That doesn make you happy. The township is so over whelmed they have to hire outside contractors to help with the clean up. The drivers had worked long, hard hrs. despite what you think, just because you dont see a truck,doesnt mean they arent there. Now you complain about the garbage pick up. What I see are a bunch of miserable, ungrateful complainers. If it werent for the snow interfering with the garbage pickup, what would you have to complain about. Oh! did someone mention the yellow recycle cans? Maybe we should complain about what Lakewood looks like to the people as they drive thru Lakewood. Disgraceful! It’s a lot easier to get thru a distasteful situation being kind and helping one another instead of waiting to be taken care of. It gives one a sense of satisfaction and pride in our homes and town.
whispering pines is a disaster. We will not have pickup until next Monday. Looked around- everyones garbages are overflowing. Anyone have a suggestion of where to put garbage until next Monday?
I couldn’t put my trash out anyway, there’s no where in the street I could put it. I’m okay with that, but, when will I get my mail? There hasn’t been mail since Friday.
Does anyone know when the mail will be delivered? My block is clean and my mailbox accessible, yet NO mail. I’m expecting some important items.
It’s hard to believe that people can really be so heartless! Is anyone thinking before typing??? Regardless of the fact that this is the job of DPW, don’t you realize that although we do not celebrate Christmas, THEY DO?!! This storm did interrupt their holiday vacation. That means they left family members at home who ddon’t have school and want to play with their fathers…..but they had to go to work.
True there are major problems over at DPW, but to complain about garbage pickup now?!! We are all human believe it or not-that includes Steve Langert, Meir Lichtenstein and EVERY DPW worker.
If you’re asking for my opinion; I’d say whenever mail resumes for EVERYONE, it will be delivered to you. Believe it or not, it doesn’t matter if YOUR block is clean.
Either they make a decision to deliver or NOT! They need to make a departmental decision; do we bring everyone in to work or not. They can’t go block by block.
Now isn’t that a brilliant thought?
monday and Tuesday garbage pick up should be first as they already have delayed pick up
Our high taxes make us feel a sense of entitlement to basic services. People are having a lot of trouble coming up with the money for the taxes, and that is why it is frustrating not to get the minimal services like trash pickup, snow removal, and mail. Of course, it is easy for us to complain in the comfort of our houses, while public workers are working around the clock to get everything done – but there’s a lot of money being paid for this service.
People who have pick up on Monday have the biggest accumulation of garbage, common sense says the delay should be two days rather than a week. Pick up Mondays first & then catch up.
Where will people put their garbage, will the DPW start delivering extra garbage cans.
Another point iis a percentage of our tax is for garbage pick up weekly if they miss a week for any reason, they should refund that amount.
Just clean the snow PLEASE…..
to #13, Actually thats not how it works. I know your just getting by on your (moderated) education, but delivering mail is a per house requirement, they can’t make blanket decisions not to deliver mail. Besides plenty of the town was clear enough to resume delivery today.
Any confromation from the lakewood public works?
I never knew the township has INVISIBALE trucks… At least now i know where my taxes is going…
just get big black garbage bags fill them up , put them outside, than when it is time to pick up garbage it well be out ok
we get hit double STUCK AT HOME WITH THE GARBAGE a freilichen purim
# 21 r u going to go around town picking up everyones garbage after the cats and skunks and who knows what rip them open.
solution: hide the garbage in mailboxes, they are empty anyway.
A big thank you goes out to all the people who worked so hard contributing to the total tally of a WHOPPING 1077 comments(without mine) that were posted during this storm, when combining all the important comments from all the important posts! THANK YOU! I would never have made it through this without you all! Some comments made me laugh, some- well,a sour face at how grumpy some people are and some just made me cringe at the amazing spelling and grammar this town has come to be synonymous with! ALL entertained me though. Kept me busy. Sorry though to those I didn’t have time to read. I’m sure we’ll have another chance this winter!
my can is full. please pick up ASAP
FYI – recycle was just picked up and everyone had to run to get the cans to the street on my block-so much for giving out the correct info. I guess picking up garbage early so they can be off for New Years is more important than plowing the streets!!!
please post the correct info. south of the lake does have garbage pickup today instead of tomorrow. they were actually here already (recycling).
Mr editor please update your site! They’re picking up garbage today for those scheduled tomorrow. I just ran out to bring my cans to the curb for them.
And THANK YOU MAYOR AND DPW! you guys are really the best!!
As per the Department of Public Works they have no idea who gave the Lakewood Scoop this pickup information, South Lake Drive had both the recycling and green cans picked up before 11 this morning.
Keep safe!
wheres my mail????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
What important guy or guys lives at the thursday and friday pickup area? Why do they get garbage pickup when residents with monday and tuesday pickup are sitting with thier garbage over a week and will need to wait untill at least monday or god forbid if we get another snow storm before then