Novi, MI Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing sections
- City Code §§ 16-62, 16-64
- Hauler model
- single city-contracted hauler
- Pickup times
- set by council resolution
- Unauthorized hauling
- prohibited, § 16-68
- First-offense fine
- $200 (§ 16-81)
- Repeat-offense fine
- $500 (§ 16-81)
Summary
Novi residents must use the city's single designated waste hauler for solid waste and recyclables collection, and pickup times follow rules set by city council resolution rather than a fixed ordinance schedule, under City Code §§ 16-62 and 16-64.
Sec. 16-62. - Collection of solid waste and recyclable materials. All solid waste and recyclable materials from any site of generation intended for collection and/or disposal shall be stored and placed for pick-up and collection at the times and in the manner provided in rules and regulations adopted by duly published city council resolution. ... ... Sec. 16-64. - Disposal of solid waste and recyclable materials. No person shall dispose of any solid waste or recyclable materials generated from residential premises within the city other than by means of the designated waste hauler awarded a contract by the city for such purpose. ... ... Sec. 16-81. - Penalties. (a)Any person who shall violate the provisions of this article shall he responsible for a municipal civil infraction, subject to the following penalties:(1)First offense. The civil fine for a first offense violation shall be in an amount of two hundred dollars ($200.00), plus costs and other sanctions for each offense.(2)Repeat offense. The civil fine for any offense which is a repeat offense shall be in an amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00), plus costs and other sanctions for each offense.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 16-62 requires that all solid waste and recyclable materials at a site of generation be stored and placed for pickup at the times and in the manner set by rules and regulations the city council adopts by resolution, so the actual weekly collection day is published administratively rather than fixed in the ordinance text. Sec. 16-60 explains why: because multiple private haulers running routes citywide would wear out city roads, the council contracts with a single bid-selected waste hauler to handle collection, recycling and disposal for covered residential properties, consistent with Part 115 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL 324.11501, which requires a municipality to ensure solid waste is removed frequently enough to protect public health.
Sec. 16-64 backs this up by making it unlawful for any person to dispose of residential solid waste or recyclables other than through the designated hauler, and Sec. 16-68 separately bars anyone from collecting or hauling solid waste in the city without a contract with the city. Sec. 16-65 requires all residential waste, including yard waste, to go to the designated hauler once its contract service begins, though a pre-existing contract with a different hauler may run out its term. The waste hauler itself must pay disposal fees at a licensed facility under Sec. 16-67 and comply with the county solid waste management plan under Sec. 16-69.
Violations & Fines
Disposing of solid waste through anyone other than the city's designated hauler, or hauling waste in Novi without a city contract, is a municipal civil infraction under Sec. 16-81: a $200 civil fine for a first offense and $500 for a repeat offense, plus costs, with each day of continuing noncompliance treated as a separate offense.
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