REFUSE / RECYCLE

Refuse & Yard Waste Program Details

Refuse:


Residents should have their trash out by 7:00 am on their regular service day. If your properly prepared materials were out within the proper timeframe but not picked up, please leave them out until they are serviced. Report all missed collections on your service day or before 5:00 pm the next business day by calling MMWA at (989) 781- 9555. Each resident has a one business day window to report a missed pick-up. 

All trash should be placed into the MMWA cart with the blue lid labeled trash only. Place your cart within 6 feet of the curb. Place your cart with the lid opening towards the street, with the handle side toward the residence. Allow 3 feet on each side of the container for the collection equipment to maneuver. Place carts at least 3 feet away from any tree, utility pole, mailbox, fire hydrant, and vehicles parked in the street. Materials cannot extend more than 12 inches from the lip of the cart. Residents that consistently have extra bags in addition to your cart should purchase an additional cart here: https://www.recyclemotion.org/carts/.

Trash allotment in the curbside rubbish program is based on typical one household weekly activities.  No eviction, clean-out or move-out set outs allowed. 

For removal of materials not covered by MMWA's residential solid waste service, look in the Yellow Pages under "Rubbish" for a commercial refuse hauler.


Yard Waste:

Saginaw Township residents have seasonal yard waste. Yard waste begins the first full week of April and ends the first full week of December on your normal service day. Find MMWA curbside yard waste guidelines here.


Bulky Items:

MMWA residents are allowed up to two bulk items per week. Bulk items should be placed at the curb, along with other properly prepared materials, no later than 7:00 am on your regular service day. MMWA does not schedule bulk pick-up in advance. The trash driver is responsible for collecting your properly prepared bulk item and getting it scheduled for pick up. If the truck is full, or the driver is not able to collect the item by himself, the driver should be placing an orange sticker/hanger on the material or your trash cart marking the box that reads item pick up scheduled do NOT remove from the curb. The bulk truck runs 1-2 business days behind the regular trash truck.

If you do not see a tag on your materials or hanger on your trash cart call MMWA on your service day or before 5:00 pm the next business day. Each resident has a one business day window to report a missed pick-up.

You can find preparation instructions for most items by using MMWA’s “What Do I Do With it?” search engine on our homepage. If you are still unsure, call MMWA at (989) 781-9555 before you put your bulky item to the curb.

Missed Pick-Ups:

Residents should have their materials out by 7:00 am on their regular service day. If your properly prepared materials were out within the proper timeframe but not picked up, please leave them out until they are serviced. Report all missed collections on your service day or before 5:00 pm the next business day by calling MMWA at (989) 781- 9555. Each resident has a one business day window to report a missed pick-up. 

Late or improperly prepared set outs are not a miss and will not be collected.