* YARD WASTE PICKUP UPDATE:
The curbside Spring Yard Waste pickup begins Monday, April 2nd and runs through Friday, April, 27th, 2012.
*COMPOST SITE UPDATE:
The Compost site will be re-opening for the season on May 5th, Saturdays only, from 8:00am-2:00pm and closes November 17th for the season.
2012 City Services Brochure
TRASH Guidelines
YARD WASTE
The next scheduled Yard Waste Collection begins on Monday, April 2nd through Friday, April 27th, 2012.
During each Yard Waste Collection season, residents are allowed to place their yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, garden debris, shrubbery and twigs less than 1 inch diameter) at the curb, on any day of the week. Yard waste is to be placed in clear or translucent plastic bags. Each bag may not weigh more than 50 pounds and must be located in a separate pile from the trash. Brown Kraft bags are not accepted and will not be picked up.
From May 5th thru November 17th, 2012, residents may take their grass, leaves, garden waste, as well as brush and branches, to the City's Compost Site, which is located on Oakwood Avenue. When the Compost Site opens in the spring, the hours of operation are 8:00am-2:00pm every Saturday. Residents must obtain a Compost Site sticker before using the site.
If you require more information regarding the compost site or trash pickup schedule, please contact Public Works at 517-264-4888.
Trash Pickup Information
- The City of Adrian trash contractor is Stevens Disposal.
- Contact Stevens Disposal at1-800-779-0344 (Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm).
- Tuesday is the city-wide Trash pickup day, except for noted holidays which will move trash pickup to Wednesdays.
- Trash must be at the curb by 7:00am.
- No trash cans, trash totes, cardboard boxes, baskets of any kind are allowed to contain trash for pickup.
- Trash is limited to 6 bags per household and all trash must be bagged. Each bag cannot weigh more than 50 pounds.
- If you have more than 6 bags of trash, residents must call Stevens Disposal prior to trash pickup day and pay $1.00 for each extra bag.
Special Pickups
Large items (over 50 lbs or not in a bag) can be picked up for a $5.00 fee for each item. Residents must call Stevens Disposal prior to trash pickup day and make arrangements for pickup and to pay the fee.
Large items include:
- Appliances (freon must be removed and item tagged)
- Furniture
- Televisions
- Computer monitors
- Contact Stevens Disposal at 1-800-779-0344 (8:00 am-5:00 pm)
- For complaints regarding the City trash policies, please direct your calls to the City Engineer, Kristin Bauer, at 517-264-4894.
Curbside Recycling
Curbside recycling is by subscription only, and is provided by Stevens Disposal. City residents that wish to begin recycling must fill out a recycling contract and prepay at City Hall, on the first floor at the payment window. Please click on the links below for the Curbside Recycling contract and informational Notice for Curbside recycling.
Curbside Recycling Ltr & Subscription 7-1-2011
Recycling is picked up every other Tuesday (depending on whether your address is North or South of Maumee Street), except on noted holidays which will move recycling to Wednesdays.
Curbside Recycling schedule for 2012 is as follows:
North side of Maumee Street and North of Maumee Street
January 3, 17, 31
February 14, 28
March 13, 27
April 10, 24
May 8, 22
June 5, 19
July 3, 17, 31
August 14, 28
September 11, 25
October 9, 23
November 6, 20
December 4, 18
South side of Maumee Street and South of Maumee Street
January 10, 24
February 7, 21
March 6, 20
April 3, 17
May 1, 15, 30(Wed)
June 12, 26
July 10, 24
August 7, 21
September 5(Wed), 18
October 2, 16, 30
November 13, 27
December 11, 26(Wed)
Printable 2012 Curbside Recycling Schedule
Recycling Drop Off
The Recycling Drop Off (located on Oakwood Avenue, just past the cemetery) is open every Saturday, from 8:00am-12:00pm. The Recycling Drop Off is open to City of Adrian residents only.
Acceptable recycle items include:
Newspaper, magazines, cereal box and soft drink box type paperboard
Clear, green, and brown glass bottles and jars (remove lids and rings, rinse clean)
Plastics #1 through #7 (remove lids and rings, rinse clean)
Aluminum and steel cans (rinse clean and for safety, please place lid inside can and pinch the end closed)
Brown or white corrugated cardboard (remove all packing materials; tape, staples, and labels can be left on)
Non-Acceptable recycle items include:
Window glass
Styrofoam items such as packaging materials and cups
Paper milk and juice cartons, any waxed cardboard
Propane tanks
Wood
Paint cans
For hazardous waste disposal, contact Lenawee County Solid Waste at 264-4546.
Compost Site
The City's Compost site (located on Oakwood Avenue, just past the cemetery) is now closed for the winter. It will re-open May 5th through November 17, 2012, on Saturdays only from 8:00am-2:00pm.
Leaves and grass SHALL be de-bagged by the residents prior to leaving the compost site. Residents are welcome to bring the material loose and dump it on the designated pile. Residents MAY NO LONGER DROP OFF BAGS. Loose brush and branches may also be dropped off at the compost site.
The City of Adrian is not responsible for any damages caused by chemicals used to treat brush, grass, weeds, and other yard materials used to create mulch. Use of city generated mulch is at the users own risk and the user assumes all responsibility.
The Parks & Forestry department provides curbside pick up of bundled brush April through November. Residents may bundle brush in 3 foot lengths and leave it on the curb the first week of every month. Bundles cannot exceed 50 pounds. Further questions regarding Brush pick up can be directed to the Parks department at 517-264-4872.
Residents interested in using the Compost Site must obtain a window sticker from the City Clerk's office on the 2nd floor of City Hall,
Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm. Residents will receive only one sticker per address. Random checks for proof of residency or city property ownership will be conducted at the site.