5 rules for unincorporated Ottawa County, Michigan.
Verified from official government sources
There is no county curbside trash service; collection is arranged by your city or township. Holland runs weekly curbside refuse through the Board of Public Works, with set-out no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before.
City of Holland Code § 27-6
Commencing at 6:00 p.m. prior to the designated day of collection, residential service users shall place garbage, refuse, or rubbish in the front yard or nontraveled portion of the right-of-way ... for pickup and collection.
Bin-placement rules come from your city or township. Holland residents set refuse in the front yard or right-of-way; rear-yard-service customers must place it within 75 feet of and plainly visible to the street.
City of Holland Code § 27-6
Those who have contracted for rear yard pickup service shall place such garbage, refuse, and recyclable material within 75 feet of and plainly visible to the street or curb.
The county runs no curbside bulk pickup. Ottawa County operates Environmental Sustainability Centers that accept household hazardous waste, electronics, scrap tires and food waste for a fee; cities and townships handle large-item trash separately.
Recycling in Ottawa County is voluntary, not mandated. The county's Solid Waste Ordinance promotes resource recovery, and residents can join a paid Environmental Sustainability Center membership; Holland offers curbside recycling carts.
Ottawa County Solid Waste Ordinance (Part 115, PA 451 of 1994)
The Ottawa County Solid Waste Ordinance serves that purpose for the implementation of Ottawa County's Materials Management Plan. The ordinance focuses on: ... Promoting resource recovery and recycling.
Dumping litter or waste is illegal statewide under Michigan's NREPA. Even under one cubic foot is a civil infraction fined up to $800; larger loads are misdemeanors, and Ottawa County's Solid Waste Ordinance adds local enforcement.
MCL 324.8905a(1)
A person who violates this part, if the amount of the litter is less than 1 cubic foot in volume, is responsible for a state civil infraction and is subject to a civil fine of not more than $800.00.
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