All
yard waste must be placed at the
curb at least six feet from the
Courville container in biodegradable
paper bags or a personal garbage can
that is clearly labeled yard waste
on two sides of the container.
City of
Detroit
DPW to
begin
collecting
yard
wast
April 9
Spring/Summer
Hours
Begin
April 9
at
Drop-off
Locations
DETROIT
-
Beginning
the week
of April
9, the
City of
Detroit
Department
of
Public
Works
will
begin
curbside
collection
of yard
waste.
Yard
waste
collection
will
continue
through
December
14.
Residents
can
place
grass
clippings,
leaves,
and
small
twigs in
biodegradable
paper
bags on
their
designated
bulk
collection
day
every
other
week. If
yard
waste
must be
disposed
of
immediately,
residents
are
encouraged
to take
their
yard
waste to
any of
the
three
DPW free
drop-off
locations.
All yard
waste
must be
placed
at the
curb at
least
six feet
from the
Courville
container
in
biodegradable
paper
bags or
a
personal
garbage
can that
is
clearly
labeled
yard
waste on
two
sides of
the
container.
The
City’s
contractors,
Advanced
Disposal
and GFL
Environmental,
will not
collect
yard
waste in
plastic
bags.
Branches
and
twigs
less
than two
inches
in
diameter
should
be cut
down and
placed
in
biodegradable
bags.
Branches
and
twigs,
up to 4
feet in
length
and no
more
than 4
inches
in
diameter,
should
be
bundled
and tied
securely.
Bundles
should
not
weigh
more
than 60
pounds.
In
addition,
beginning
April 9,
DPW will
switch
to its
spring/summer
operating
hours of
10:30
a.m. – 6
p.m. at
the
Southfield
and
Davison
drop-off
locations.
A third
location,
J. Fons
Transfer
Station
at 6451
E.
McNichols,
is open
weekdays
from 8
a.m. – 4
p.m.
Residents
with
proper
identification
may use
the
drop-off
locations
to
discard
bulk
items,
yard
waste
and
recyclable
items.
These
hours
are in
effect
from
April 9
through
the end
of
October
for the
drop-off
sites:
LOCATION
HOURS OF
OPERATION
Southfield
Yard,
12255
Southfield
Service
Drive
Monday -
Saturday,
10:30
a.m. – 6
p.m.
Closed
from
2:30 –
3:30
p.m.
Davison
Yard,
8221 W.
Davison
Tuesday
-
Saturday,
10:30
a.m. – 6
p.m.
Closed
from
2:30 –
3:30
p.m.
J.
Fons
Transfer
Station,
6451 E.
McNichols
Monday
through
Friday,
8 a.m. –
4 p.m.
Closed
from
noon – 1
p.m.
For
more
information
on bulk
and yard
waste
collection,
including
collection
schedules,
residents
should
call
their
respective
contractor
or visit
the
City’s
Web site
at
www.detroitmi.gov/dpw.
Residents
on the
east and
southwest
sides of
Detroit
should
call GFL
Environmental
at (844)
464-3587.
Detroit
residents
on the
west
side
should
call
Advanced
Disposal
at (844)
2-DETROIT.
In
addition,
residents
can sign
up to
receive
reminders
about
trash,
bulk and
recycling
collection
by
texting
their
street
address
to
313-800-7905.