Cliffside Park Public Works

Cliffside Park Public Works is a municipal public works department in Cliffside Park, NJ, serving the borough's residents with sanitation, recycling, and garbage collection services.

The Public Works Department is located at 525 Palisade Ave in Cliffside Park, NJ, under the direction of Dean Nikaj, who serves as Operations Manager and Superintendent of Public Works and also acts as Director of Municipal Operations. David Martone serves as Assistant Superintendent of Public Works. The department can be reached by phone at 201-943-3675, with fax 551-313-7136. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and Saturday from 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Department of Public Works staff issue guidance to residents on an ongoing basis, including a standing notice that all mattresses and box springs must be wrapped in plastic prior to pickup. Household garbage collection follows a rotating schedule across the borough: Monday and Thursday on one route, Tuesday and Friday on another, and Wednesday and Saturday on a third. The department publishes a 2026 Recycling Calendar for the North Side of Town and a separate 2026 Recycling Calendar for the South Side of Town, along with 2026 Recycling Instructions governing how recyclables are handled in each section of the borough.