Clinton Township, MI Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Curbside deadline
- 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day
- Earliest setout
- 7:00 p.m. the preceding evening
- Schedule basis
- By district, set by Dept. of Public Works
- Hours changed only by
- Township Board resolution
- Service is mandatory
- Municipal system or licensed hauler only
- Max penalty
- $500 fine or 93 days, per § 202.99
Summary
Clinton Township assigns refuse pickup by geographic district on a schedule the Department of Public Works sets. Residents must have containers at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled day and cannot set them out before 7:00 p.m. the evening before. The Township Board can adjust these hours by resolution.
Every premises within the Township which are being used for residential, business, commercial or industrial purposes shall have their refuse collected according to the district in which they are located in accordance with pick-up schedules established by the Department of Public Works. It shall be the responsibility of all persons to have said refuse at the point of collection by 6:30 a.m. of the day specified and all persons are prohibited from depositing said refuse for collection prior to 7:00 p.m. of the preceding evening. These hours may be modified by resolution of the Township Board.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Local legislation current through May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
11 puts every residential, business, commercial and industrial premises on a district-based pickup schedule administered by the Department of Public Works rather than a single townshipwide day. the preceding evening; the Township Board is the only body that can change those hours, and it does so by resolution rather than administrative notice. 02: it is unlawful for any owner, occupant, tenant or lessee to dispose of, store, collect, haul or transport garbage, food waste, rubbish, refuse or brush except through the Township's municipal waste system or a licensed non-municipal hauler, and it is separately unlawful to deposit, scatter, bury or burn refuse anywhere in the Township outside that system.
04 layers on placement mechanics tied to the same weekly cycle: refuse, recyclables and compost go curbside or at the end of the driveway, in front of or beside the residence, and the Department of Public Services can designate an alternate location, including moving carts to the end of the driveway when snow blocks street access. 03 requires refuse to be stored inside a building, or outside only in a watertight, insect-proof container kept out of the area between the front building line and the street.
Violations & Fines
Because 1060.02 makes noncompliance with the whole chapter unlawful, missing the placement window or bypassing the municipal/licensed-hauler system is a citable offense. Section 1060.99 defers to the Township's general penalty at Section 202.99: a fine of up to $500, imprisonment up to 93 days, or both, with each day a violation continues charged as a separate offense.
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