Please click here to see a printable version of the yard waste pickup schedule. 

Bags and cans should not weigh more than 50 pounds each and are collected on your trash pickup day. Cans must be identified as containing yard waste or compost.

This does include any branches under 4 feet in length or under 2 inches in diameter.
Please note: Plastic bags containing yard waste will NOT be collected.

STARTING JULY 1, 2023

YARD WASTE TAGS ARE REQUIRED FOR YARD WASTE BAGS OR CANS.
TAGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT CITY HALL, THE LIBRARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

EACH BAG AND CAN MUST HAVE A YARD WASTE TAG ATTACHED. IF A TAG IS NOT ATTACHED, THE YARD WASTE WILL NOT BE PICKED UP.

Please note: Yard waste tags will NOT be available at Public Works.

• Yard waste is collected on your trash pickup day from the first full week of April through mid-December.
• Yard waste needs to be placed at the curb before 7 a.m. on your trash pickup day.
• 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 at no charge between mid-December and late March. SOCRRA is located at 995 Coolidge Hwy., Troy, MI 48084 (across from the Meijer gas station).

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CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION PICKUP

Leaves ONLY may be raked to the curb in neat rows from mid-October through the end of November. The 2023 collection period will be Nov. 6-24.

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 pickup day from early April through mid-December.