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CITY OF FRANKENMUTH

240 W. Genesee Street

Frankenmuth, MI 48734-1398

(989) 652-9901

Guidelines for the 2002
Residential Curbside Collection of Waste

RECYCLING PREPARATION REMINDERS

 Please refer to the following tips to prepare your recyclables & refuse correctly.  The green recycling bin MUST be used curbside to let the drivers know that you have recyclable items to be picked up.  ALL MATERIALS MUST BE AT CURBSIDE BY 7 A.M.  If you have any questions, call City Hall at 652-9901.

PAPER & PAPER PRODUCTS

Newspaper and inserts

Phone books

Computer/copier paper

Junk mail

Envelopes-includes window type

Notebook/writing paper

Catalogs/magazines

Greeting cards

 HOW

Place in separate grocery bags

 NO

Plastic wrappers or bags

 

Boxboard & Cardboard

 Boxboard

 Cereal boxes

Dry food boxes shoe and gift boxes

Paper towel rolls

Toilet paper rolls

Brown paper bags

Cardboard

All boxes with a wavy middle layer

 How

 Flatten cardboard, 2 x 3 pieces

Boxboard in separate grocery bag

 No

Pizza boxes

Food contaminated items

GLASS, PLASTIC, METAL

Glass

 Clear, green, brown

Beverage glasses

Ceramic & cookware

Plate glass

 Plastic # 1’s & # 2’s

All beverage bottles

Milk & laundry detergent jugs

 Metal

Food cans

Foil trays/pie plates

Aluminum cans

Empty aerosol cans

 HOW

Empty and rinsed clean

 NO

Packing peanuts/or foam food containers


REFUSE

 1.  Unlimited number of garbage bags

2.  Refuse must be in a bag not to exceed 33 gallons.

3.  Keep refuse separate from recycling

4.  No cans are allowed

BULKY ITEMS

 1.  Up to 2 large items allowed each week

2.  Set out on regular collection day

3.  Carpet must be rolled, cut in 4’ lengths and not more than 18” in diameter

4.  Call Mid-Michigan Waste Authority for pre-arranged pickup 752-4100

CITY YARD WASTE COLLECTION SCHEDULE

 Grass clippings, hedge trimmings or smaller twigs that can be bagged, may be placed in a plastic bag, no larger than 33 gallons.  The bags must be placed by the curbside before 7:00 A.M. .  Requests for this collection must be pre-arranged.  Please leave your name, address, telephone number and the number of bags with the City’s yard waste contractor, McCloskey’s Lawn Care Service, at 823-8073 (a local call), from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on the Monday prior to the Tuesday collection.  Each bag must have a red “City of Frankenmuth Yard Waste Tag ” attached or it will not be collected.  Each red tag costs $3.00 and may be purchased at City Hall, Gill-Roy’s Hardware, Kroger's. and Satow’s Drug Store.

CITY BRUSH COLLECTION SCHEDULE

The City of Frankenmuth monthly brush collection scheduled for the first Monday of each month will begin on Monday, March 4, 2002 .  Brush, including tree limbs no greater than 5 inches in diameter, must be neatly stacked behind the curb, so as not to obstruct street traffic or create a vision obstruction.  Tree stumps, smaller twigs and/or hedge trimmings are not acceptable for this collection.  The first ten minutes of chipping are free.  Thereafter, residents will be billed $10.00 for every ten minute period or fraction thereof.

FALL LEAF COLLECTION

Starting Mid-October the Department of Public Works will be collecting leafs, garden vegetation, and dead flowers.  All dirt must be removed from items and placed in the street approximately 12” away from the curb.  NO GRASS CLIPPINGS.

CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION

Place Christmas Trees curbside without plastic bags, starting December 26th with weekly pick-up until mid-January.

 


City of Frankenmuth  City Hall
240 W. Genesee | Frankenmuth, Michigan 48734
Phone: (989) 652-9901 | Fax: (989) 652-3451
Email:
cityhall@frankenmuthcity.com

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