Dog Waste Removal in Point Pleasant, NJ

Point Pleasant sits at the very top of Ocean County, wrapped by water on nearly every side. The Manasquan River and Inlet form the northern line with Monmouth County, and the Point Pleasant Canal — a working stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway dug in the 1920s — cuts the town nearly in two on its way down to Barnegat Bay. Canal-front and riverfront blocks come with bulkheaded yards and boat slips a few steps from the back door, while the inland borough streets run to year-round family homes. The Borough is the quieter, lived-in side; the boardwalk and Jenkinson’s belong to neighboring Point Pleasant Beach.

That waterfront geography is exactly why dog waste can’t sit. On a canal or river lot there is no buffer between the lawn and the water — one heavy rain carries whatever is on the grass straight into the Manasquan and the bay. NJDEP has closed shellfish beds in Barnegat Bay over fecal coliform before, and pet waste is one of the documented non-point sources. Beaver Dam Creek County Park on the south edge protects tidal wetlands that feed the same system. Bagging and hauling waste offsite every week is the simplest way a waterfront owner keeps it out of the water they boat and fish in.

Point Pleasant also doubles in summer. Renters and second-home owners arrive with dogs, the small lots fill up fast, and a yard that was fine in May is a problem by July. We run the Borough year-round — through the off-season for full-timers and through turnover season for rentals — so the yard is ready whether you are there or not.