Royal Oak Township, MI Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Section 22-23 of the Charter Township of Royal Oak Code puts the collection schedule in the hands of one officer. It is the duty of the Township Supervisor, or his duly authorized representative, to provide for the collection and disposal of all garbage, rubbish, ashes, leaves and other solid waste accumulating within the township. The section names the Supervisor, not the Township Board or a private contractor, as the officer responsible.

The schedule itself is not fixed in the Code. The Supervisor establishes it and publishes it at least once in a newspaper circulating within the township, covering the collection of garbage and rubbish throughout the township. The Supervisor can change the schedule whenever he deems a change advisable, but must publish notice of the change in the same way as the original schedule. A resident looking for collection days therefore needs the published schedule, not the Code text.

The schedule connects to several other rules in Chapter 22. Under § 22-24(a), containers go to the curbline in front of the building on the days scheduled for collection, not before 12:00 noon preceding the day of collection, and come off the street the same day they are emptied. In business or manufacturing zones with an alley, § 22-24(b) puts receptacles in the alley or at another location designated by the Supervisor. For commercial and manufacturing establishments, § 22-26 bars placing garbage outside between 3:00 p.m. on Friday, or on any day preceding a legal holiday, and 6:00 a.m. of the next regular collection day, and bars it after the last regularly scheduled collection on those days.

Private hauling is a separate matter. Section 22-25 requires a Township Clerk permit to carry garbage or rubbish over township streets, alleys or public places, with an exemption for persons removing waste from property they own or control.