Dog Waste Removal in Beach Haven, NJ

Beach Haven is a borough near the south tip of Long Beach Island, the eighteen-mile barrier island that shelters Ocean County’s southern bays from the Atlantic. There is only one way on or off by car — Route 72 across the Causeway from Stafford and Manahawkin — and from the bridge, Long Beach Boulevard runs the length of the island while Bay Avenue threads through the heart of town. The Victorian historic district holds some of the oldest cottages on LBI, Fantasy Island Amusement Park and Bayview Park anchor the family blocks, and the Engleside and Pearl Street area sits a short walk from the surf. Lots are small and sandy, ocean on one side and Little Egg Harbor Bay on the other.

That island geography is exactly why dog waste can’t sit. Long Beach Island is a thin ribbon of sand, so there is very little ground between any yard and the water on either side, and a hard rain can carry whatever is left on the lawn toward the bay or the ocean. Little Egg Harbor Bay and the back-bay marshes around LBI are sensitive shellfish and nursery waters, and pet waste is a documented contributor to bacterial runoff at the shore. Bagging and hauling waste off the lot every week is the simplest way an island owner keeps it out of the same waters that draw everyone here.

Beach Haven also multiplies in summer. Renters and second-home owners arrive with their dogs, the tiny lots fill up fast, and a yard that looked fine in June is a problem by August. We run the borough year-round — across the causeway through the off-season for full-timers and through turnover season for the rentals — so the yard is ready whether you are on the island or back home.