Ypsilanti Township

Township Hall
7200 S. Huron River Dr.
Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Residential Services
Ford Lake Park
9075 S. Huron River Drive
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone: (734) 484-0073.

www.twp.ypsilanti.mi.us

• Solid Waste Services
• Recycling Services
• Yard Waste Services
• Washtenaw County Links

Solid Waste Services

• Garbage collection occurs every week, all year long.  Please call Environmental Services at (734) 484-0073 or view the Curbside Collection Map to find the collection date for your area.   Note that weeks with holidays may offset the collection by one day.
  
  
• Garbage must be placed 2 to 4 feet from the road by 6 am on collection day. Items cannot be placed at curbside earlier than 6 pm on the day before collection and must be removed by 6 am on the day after collection.
  
  

• Collection is limited to 3 - 32 gallon containers and 1 bulk item per week; this does not include white goods (appliances). Containers may be garbage cans and/or plastic bags.

• Set your trash in:

  • Garbage cans of not less than five (5) nor more than thirty-two (32) gallons, and/or
  • Plastic bags of not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty-two (32) gallons.
  • Garbage cans cannot exceed 50 lbs.
  • Plastic trash bags cannot exceed 50 lbs.

• Observed Holidays for Ypsilanti Township Solid Waste and Recycling Services
  
  
• New Year's Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas
  
  

• On these holidays there will be no curbside collection of trash, recycling, yard waste or brush. During a week where one of these holidays occurs, collection for the days on and following the holiday will occur one day later than the usual collection date. (If your regularly scheduled collection day is Friday, collection will be on Saturday.) All other holidays throughout the year do not affect collection schedules. 

• Bulk Items

• Bulk items include such items as a couch, chair, mattress, box spring, dresser, one 4 foot tied bundle of construction debris, microwave, table or any non-appliance type item. One bulk item will be collected per home per week.

• White Goods (Appliances)

• White goods include such items as a stove, refrigerator, air conditioner, washer and dryer, dishwasher and hot water heater. Ypsilanti Township residents may take these items to the Compost Site at no charge, purchase a bulk item sticker for $10.00 per item from the Township and place it the curb for collection or use an alternative disposal options.

• Additional Containers and Bulk Items

• In order to have additional containers and bulk items collected, stickers and tags must be purchased and placed on each additional container and/or bulk item. Tags for garbage containers will be $1.50, stickers for bulk items and white goods will be $10. Tags and stickers can be purchased at the Township Hall, 7200 S. Huron River Drive, at the Community Center, 2025 E. Clark Road, or at the Residential Services Office, 9075 S. Huron River Drive.

• Construction Materials

• Construction materials will be collected only if placed in bundles no larger than four feet and weighing no more than 50 pounds. Nails must be pounded flat or removed. Loose materials such as shingles and drywall must be placed in a container not to exceed 50 pounds.

Recycling Services

• Collection occurs every other week all year long on the same day of the week that your trash is collected. Please call Environmental Services at (734) 484-0073 or view the Curbside Recycling Collection Schedule Map to determine which day your recycling will be picked up on.

• Recyclables must be placed 2 to 4 feet from the road by 6 am on collection day. Items cannot be placed at curbside earlier than 6 pm on the day before collection and must be removed by 6 am on the day after collection.

• How to Recycle
  
  
• Recyclables may be separated using the 2-sort recycle system. If you generate more than one full bin of recyclables every other week, then you should use one recycle bin for paper only and one container/recycle bin for cans, glass and plastic only.
• If you only generate one full bin every other week, then you can continue to co-mingle your recyclables.
• You may also use a designated 32-gallon trash can type container with recycle stickers for your cans, glass, cartons and plastic but not paper. Recycle stickers are available at the Township Hall, Ford Lake Park Residential Services Department, and the Community Center for free.
• NOTE: There is no limit on the number of recycling containers you can place to the curb for collection.

• Acceptable Materials

• Milk and juice cartons (no plastic caps or straws).
  
• Glass food and beverage containers: clear, green, or brown glass bottles and jars only; rinse and leave labels on.
  Drinking glasses, dinnerware, window glass, picture glass or broken glass are not accepted.
  
• Plastic bottles including small-mouthed bottles that have a 1 (PET) or 2 (HDPE) on the bottom. No tubs, trays, lids, toys or bags. No motor oil or antifreeze bottles, even with a 1 or 2 on the bottom; rinse, discard caps and flatten if possible.
  
• Metal cans and aluminum. Metal and aluminum no-deposit cans, clean aluminum foil & disposable pie tins/baking trays; rinse free of food, leave labels on.
  
• Paper: brown paper bags, mixed paper and junk mail, boxboard, newspapers, glossy insert, magazines, phone books and paperback books (no hardcover books).
  
• Corrugated cardboard (small volumes). Cut to size no larger than 2' by 2' and place in, next to or on top of your red bin. No pizza boxes. Larger volumes should be flattened and taken to a roll-off site.
  
• Household batteries. Place in sealed clear plastic bag next to your recycling bin.

Note: Car batteries can be taken to the Compost Site at 2600 East Clark Road for recycling.

• Recycle Bins
  
  
• Each Township household is provided one recycling bin at no cost. Additional bins are available at the Township Hall, 7200 S. Huron River Dr, and Ford Lake Park Residential Services Department, 9075 S. Huron River Dr, for $5 each. Bin lids are available for $2.50 each, but are not required. Prices are subject to change.
  
  
• Recycling Drop-off/Roll-off Sites
  
  

• The roll-off recycling sites are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Acceptable items for recycling are listed above.

• Ypsilanti Township Civic Center
  7200 South Huron River Drive

• Fire Station Number 3
  Hewitt & Congress

• Main Fire Station
  222 S. Ford Blvd.

• Fire Station Number 4
  Textile Rd & Tuttle Hill

Yard Waste

• Yard waste includes grass clippings, leaves and small twigs.  It is collected on the same day as your trash pickup, beginning the first full week of April and ending the last full week of November.
  
  
• Place yard waste 2 to 3 feet from your trash by 6 a.m. on your regularly scheduled collection day.  All acceptable materials will be collected.
  
  
• Yard waste must be set out in paper yard waste bags or a reusable container labeled with a yard waste sticker. Containers larger than 32 gallons will not be collected. No yard waste will be collected in plastic bags of any kind.
  
  

• Yard waste stickers may be obtained at the Residential Services Department located at Ford Lake Park, 9075 S. Huron River Dr.

• In addition to curbside collection, yard waste and brush may also be taken to the Compost Site (details after Brush Collection information).

• Brush Collection
  

• Brush is any wood from pruning trees or cutting trees that is between 1 and 6 inches in diameter.  Smaller brush and vines should be placed in yard waste bags.

• Stumps smaller than 2 feet in diameter (including the roots) or less than 30 pounds (with all dirt hosed off) may also be chipped.

• It is not necessary to call in your request for brush collection UNLESS you live in the following neighborhoods. (These are yet deemed newer neighborhoods and thus there are typically not a lot of trees)

• Trash day is brush collection day. Place brush 2 to 3 feet from your trash by 6:00 a.m. Neatly stack all brush parallel to the road with cut ends pointing in the same direction as traffic.
  
  
• Do not bundle brush.
  
  
• Ypsilanti Township Compost Site

• Location and Phone Number

  2600 East Clark Road
  (East of Green Oaks Golf Course, near Ridge Road)
  734-482-6681

• Hours of Operation

  April - November	Monday - Friday	9:00 am to 5:00 pm
  	Saturday	9:00 am to 4:00 pm
  December - March	Saturday	9:00 am to 4:00 pm

• Prices (as of January 2006)
  Please call 734-482-6681, or visit the website for an updated price guide.

  Item	Ypsilanti Township	City of Ypsilanti	Superior Township	All others
  Finished Compost *	3 yd3 free, $12/yd3	$13/yd3	$13/yd3	$13/yd3
  Wood Chips *	Free	$7.50/yd3	$7.50/yd3	$7.50/yd3
  Yard Waste (brush, leaves, grass, and stumps < 1ft)	Free	Free	Free	$13/yd3
  Stumps > 1ft	$15/yd3	$22/yd3	$22/yd3	$22/yd3
  Solid Waste (furniture, stumps, construction debris, etc.)	$15/yd3	$22/yd3	$22/yd3	$22/yd3
  Refrigeration Units With Freon	Free	$20 each	Free	$20 each
  Refrigeration Units Without Freon	Free	$5 each	Free	$5 each
  Other Appliances	Free	$5 each	Free	$5 each
  Motor Oil and Antifreeze	Free	$.50/gallon	Free	$.50/gallon
  Scrap Metal	Free	Free	Free	Free
  Batteries (household and auto)	Free	Free	Free	Free

• * Finished compost and wood chips can be picked up at the Site. Pick-up is self serve - bring your own container and shovel

• *** Prices subject to board approval

• Cash or check only. Please check in with gate attendant - proof of residency required.

• Please do not leave materials outside of gate!

• Burn Permits

• Please view the Fire Department's website or call the Fire Marshal at (734) 544-4107 to find out about obtaining a burn permit.

Washtenaw County Links

• Washtenaw County Recycles: http://recycle.ewashtenaw.org
  
• Household Toxics: To find out how to dispose of household toxic products, please link to the Washtenaw County Home Toxics Center, or call the information line at 734-222-3950
  
• Washtenaw County Regional Drop-off Station: One stop location for recycling, refuse, and compost
  
• Turning Trash into Treasures Guide: Find creative tips on how to reduce your waste, as well as a directory of facilities that will reuse or recycle many of your household items
  

• Return to the Washtenaw County Recycling Guide