Clinton Township, MI Trash & Recycling: Mandatory Organics Recycling (2026)
Key Facts
- Composting season
- April 1 through December 1
- Season can be adjusted by
- Director of Public Services
- Who must offer it
- Every licensed hauler, municipal or private
- Billing exemption
- Multi-residential/non-detached condos excluded
- Container standard
- Paper bags or stickered 32-gal can, under 50 lbs
Summary
Clinton Township requires every licensed hauler to offer composting service to each household and business from April 1 through December 1 each year. Multi-family and non-detached condominium buildings are exempted from the composting charge that otherwise rides along with uniform pricing.
Each hauler shall offer recycling and composting for each business and household, including single-family, condominium and multiple residential customers. ... Composting services shall be offered commencing April 1 and concluding December 1 of each year, or as determined by the Director of Public Services. Each hauler shall comply with regulations issued by the Township for recycling and composting.
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
07(j) obligates every hauler, municipal or non-municipal, to offer composting alongside recycling to each business and household, including single-family, condominium and multiple-residential customers, on a defined seasonal window: commencing April 1 and concluding December 1 of each year, or on other dates the Director of Public Services sets. Haulers must also comply with whatever composting regulations the Township issues from time to time, giving the Department of Public Services ongoing authority to adjust program details without a new ordinance. 04(c), keeping each container under fifty pounds.
07(j) normally applies whether or not a customer uses the service, composting charges are specifically excluded for multiple-residential and non-detached condominium customers, so those buildings are not billed for a seasonal composting program the way single-family and detached households are.
Violations & Fines
A hauler that fails to offer seasonal composting service as required, or that ignores Township composting regulations issued under Section 1060.07(j), is subject to the same license-discipline process in Section 1060.07(c): a 72-hour cure period for most violations, with three uncured or five total violations of any kind grounds for revocation and at least a one-year bar on relicensing.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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