Yard Waste/Leaf Pickup

2013 Yard Waste Collection Calendar & Guidelines

First Week of April through Second Week of May

• Free Spring Clean Up period (no tags required)
• Please have your yard waste out by 7:00 am on your scheduled trash collection day
• Residents must put their yard waste in ONLY specifically designated paper yard waste bags or 35 gallon cans marked “COMPOST”
• If you are using cans, please make sure the “COMPOST” label is facing the street and is set aside from other trash containers
• Bags/cans cannot weigh more than 50 lbs
• Plastic bags with yard waste will NOT be collected
• Note the truck picking up yard waste is not the same truck used for trash collection
• No raking of yard waste or leaves to the curb/street during this time

Second Week of May through End of September

• Residents will need a $2.00 tag on EACH bag or can of yard waste set out for pick-up
• Tags may be purchased at the DPW, Library or City Hall
• No raking of yard waste or leaves to the curb/street during this time
• Same guidelines apply as stated above

First Week of October through End of November

• 11 Mile and Greenfield residents see note below *
• $2.00 tags are not required during this period-yard waste bags or “COMPOST” cans will be picked up on your scheduled trash collection day (same guidelines as above)
• Residents may place or rake their yard waste and leaves into the street at the curb-Berkley crews run on a rotation basis with timing dictated by volumes for curbside pick up
• Yard waste in the street cannot be picked up if cars are parked near the pile

*11 Mile & Greenfield Residents: During this period you may continue to set out yard bags or cans at no charge.  You may also rake your leaves and yard waste to a pile in the easement (NOT the street) and will be picked up ONLY on the following dates:

Monday, November 4, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013

December through March

• No raking of yard waste or leaves to the curb/street during this time
• Yard waste bags or “COMPOST” cans will not be collected during this time
• Residents may drop off their paper yard waste bags, free of charge, to SOCCRA at 995 Coolidge Hwy. in Troy (across from the Meijer gas station)

Yard Waste/Compost is:

Grass clippings	Leaves
Small sticks	Shrub clippings
Maple seeds	Vines
Flowers