Recycling and Trash Information
Tringali has set the following schedule listed below.
2019-2020 - Schedule of Important Collection Dates
Monday, May 27th - Memorial Day - Collection delayed a day
Monday, September 2nd - Labor Day - Collection delayed a day
Wednesday, December 25th - Christmas Day - Collection delayed a day
Wednesday, January 1st - New Year's Day - Collection delayed a day
YARD WASTE COLLECTION
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Yard waste is collected once per week on the same day as trash and recycling. Place yard waste out to curb by 7:00 am on collection day.
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Curbside collection is provided from the first Monday in April through the third Friday in December.
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When one of the following holidays falls on a weekday, collection for the holiday and the remaining days of that week will be delayed by one day. The holidays are: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
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Winter months (mid-December through March): SOCRRA residents can bring Christmas trees and bags of yard waste to SOCRRA Transfer station free of charge. SOCRRA does not accept yard waste in plastic bags.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) takes a very active role in enforcing the ban on the disposal of yard waste (compost) into landfills. As a result, the City of Clawson will only accept yard waste materials during the compost season.
Use Brown Yard Waste Bags or if you use a Yard Waste container they can be no larger than 35 Gallons and designated for yard waste only. Stickers are free and available at the Clawson DPW & City Hall.
For further information call the Clawson DPW 248.288.3222.
NO YARD WASTE DUMPING AT TROY FACILITY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
For a fee you can bring Yard Waste, Logs, Stumps, Branches and Dirt to SOCRRA Compost Site located at 1741 School Road (between Dequindre and John R., Rochester Hills) or the Madison Heights Facility 29470 John R (between 12 & 13 Mile Roads) . $$ Check the SOCRRA Website for updated information, hours and fees. http://www.socrra.org/hours.shtml
Trash Collection Reminders
Please place your bags and cans on the easement in front of your home or on the end of your driveway apron. Refuse not in containers must be properly packaged and place neatly at the street curb - not dumped or scattered.
Pick-Up is on Wednesday—City Wide. Collection trucks may service your street at a different time of day. Every Memorial & Labor Day, collection will be delayed until Thursday. If the Fourth of July, Christmas or New Years falls on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday collection will be delayed until Thursday. Remember that Rubbish, Recycling & Yard Waste are NOT to be placed at the curb earlier than 5pm on the day preceding collection.
Bag weight limit is 40 lbs. Rubbish containers can be no larger than 35 Gallons with a weight limit 60 lbs. You can call Tringali Sanitation, Inc. at 248.585.9120 if you would like to purchase a larger poly cart trash can. They are the only acceptable cans larger than the permitted 35 gallons.
Yard Waste containers can be no larger than 35 Gallons and designated for yard waste only with a weight limit of 50 lbs. Stickers are available at the Clawson DPW & City Hall. You can call Tringali Sanitation, Inc. at 248.585.9120 and purchase a larger can for Compost but it must be marked with a Yard Waste sticker and always designated for Yard Waste. They are the only acceptable cans larger than the permitted 35 gallons.
The City's service provider is Tringali Sanitation. Please remember Rubbish, Recycling & Compost (only during pick up season) place out for collection after 5pm on Tuesdays and before 7am Wednesdays. Refuse, Recycle and Yard Waste containers must be removed from the street curb by the following day.
