Yard Waste & Leaf Pick-up Service
YARD WASTE/COMPOST
Please click here to see a printable version of the yard waste pickup schedule.
Bags or cans should not weigh more than 50lbs. each and will be collected on your trash day. Cans must be identified as containing yard waste.
This does include any branches under 4ft. in length or under 2 inches in diameter.
Please note: Plastic bags containing yard waste will NOT be collected.
TAGS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR YARD WASTE BAGS OR CANS.
- Yard waste is collected on your garbage day: The first FULL WEEK of April through Mid-December.
- Yard waste is grass, leaves, shrubbery cuttings, vines, rose bushes, roots, stumps, and sticks.
- Yard debris must be placed in a paper yard waste bag. Otherwise, the yard debris must be placed in a container marked "YARD WASTE" and cannot weigh more than 50 pounds.
- Paper yard waste bags may be dropped off at SOCRRA for NO CHARGE between Mid-December and late March.
CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION PICK-UP
Leaves ONLY may be raked to the curb in neat rows from Mid-October through the end of November. Do not place sticks, twigs, or any other yard debris in the street.
Otherwise, residents can dispose of leaves by placing them in paper yard waste bags or marked containers for weekly disposal, on their regular trash pick-up day, from early April through Mid-December.
**LEAF PICK-UP UPDATE - 12/08/2022**
Public Works (DPW) crews have completed their FINAL PASS for leaf pickup in the city. NOTE: The sweeper is still coming around for cleanup. Residents can include their leaves during their regularly scheduled trash day for the next two weeks.
The last day for yard waste pick-up for Tuesday's collection is December 13th, and the last day for Friday's collection is December 16th.
During the Off-Season
Yard waste in paper yard bags may be taken at NO CHARGE to SOCRRA. SOCRRA is located at 995 Coolidge, Troy, MI 48084 (across from the Meijer gas station).
**Leaf Pick-up Is Now Complete**
Public Works Notes regarding the Collection Map
- This map is updated regularly to show what section crews are in.
- Several passes are made regularly during leaf season.
- NOTE: Coverage is dictated by workload and leaf volumes.
- NOTE: Coverage is dictated by workload and leaf volumes.
- On-street parking can slow/deter leaf collection. Limited parking on the street is appreciated during this time.
- Collection on 11 Mile, Catalpa, and Greenfield may deviate from this map.
- NOTE FOR KENMORE/CORNWALL RESIDENTS: Residents can place their leaves in the street.