Welcome to the
Bergen County, New Jersey
Borough of Bogota
BOROUGH OF BOGOTA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Key Contacts
DPW Superintendent
Gordon Kohles
Office Address
9 East Fort Lee Road
Bogota, New Jersey 07603
Telephone:
201-487-1041
eMail Contact
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
7:00am - 3:00pm
Recycling Center Address
Location
157 West Fort Lee Road
Bogota, New Jersey 07603
Recycling Center Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 2:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 1:00pm
Closed Sunday
Responsibilities and Functions
The Department of Public works is responsible sanitation within the borough, and for the collection of recycling, maintenance and tree services, as well as repair and maintenance of borough buildings, and the upkeep of our parks and athletic fields.
Important Reminders
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Do not recycle plastic bags or put recyclable bottles and cans in plastic bags. Plastic bags from stores should be thrown out with regular garbage or brought to Borough Hall.
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No household waste or trash is to be placed out for pickup on a weekend or prior to 4:00om on the evening before scheduled pick-up. Please call with questions about special circumstances.
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2025 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event Dates
Bergen County Utilities Authority
Foot of Empire Blvd., Moonachie
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Bergen County Campgaw Mountain Reservation
200 Campgaw Rd., Mahwah
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Bergen Community College
400 Paramus Rd., Paramus
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Sunday, October 19, 2025
HHW event collection hours are 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (rain or shine)
2025 Document Shredding, Electronics Recycling and Tire Recycling Event Dates
Bergen Community College
400 Paramus Rd., Paramus
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Bergen County Campgaw Mountain Reservation
200 Campgaw Rd., Mahwah
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Document shredding, electronics and tire recycling event collection hours are 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (rain or shine)
§ 14-4.3 Owners and Occupants Required to Provide Private Garbage Removal.
[Ord. 3/10/27, S3; Ord. #1155, S1; Ord. #1181, S1]
a. It shall be the duty of the owner, operator, or occupant of all residential uses and business or commercial premises where garbage accumulates to the extent of more than six (6) thirty (30) gallon cans per week per residential unit or per each other business or commercial use on the premises to remove all garbage generated by the said uses at the expense of the owners, operators, or occupants of the premises. All owners, operators, and occupants who violate this provision are subject to forfeiting the right to municipal garbage pick-ups, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 14-4.10.
b. The borough is not obligated to pick up garbage or recyclable materials in excess of the amount set forth in subsection 14-4.3a or garbage collected in dumpsters or other similar large containers, other than suitable containers weighing less than seventy (70) pounds each when full. It shall be the duty of all owners, operators, and occupants of all premises to remove and dispose of, at their own expense, all dumpsters or other similar large containers exceeding the weight limit set forth herein.
c. Owners, operators, or occupants of residential, business, or commercial premises shall not deposit garbage accumulated on or in the said premises in borough litter and/or borough garbage containers located anywhere in the borough.
Please refer to the full regulations and requirements in the Ordinance found here
