Oakland County does not run countywide trash collection. Refuse service is provided by each of the 62 cities, villages, and townships either directly or through one of two regional authorities: SOCRRA (Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority, 12 communities including Royal Oak, Troy, Berkley) and RRRASOC (Southwest Oakland, 9 communities including Farmington Hills, Novi, Southfield). SOCRRA rules require trash at curb by 7:00 a.m. on collection day, no bag over 40 lb, no can over 60 lb, no container larger than 35 gallons.
Solid-waste collection in Oakland County is delegated to municipalities under the Michigan Home Rule City Act (MCL 117.4j) and Township Act. Two regional authorities handle service for most southern Oakland communities. SOCRRA member communities are Beverly Hills, Berkley, Birmingham, Clawson, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Lathrup Village, Oak Park, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, and Troy. RRRASOC members are Farmington, Farmington Hills, Milford, Milford Township, Novi, South Lyon, Southfield, Walled Lake, and Wixom. Communities outside both authorities (Pontiac, Auburn Hills, West Bloomfield, Waterford, Rochester Hills, Bloomfield Twp, Oakland Twp, etc.) contract directly with private haulers (GFL, Priority, WM, Republic) or license multiple haulers under a township ordinance. Oakland Township Ordinance No. 55 requires all waste haulers to be licensed by the Township. SOCRRA's curbside rule: trash bags or cans set out by 7:00 a.m., bag weight 40 lb max, can weight 60 lb max, container size 35 gallons max. RRRASOC and SOCRRA both collect curbside recycling for member communities, processed at the SOCRRA Materials Recovery Facility on Coolidge in Troy or the RRRASOC MRF in Southfield. The Oakland County Health Division enforces nuisance/garbage accumulation under Article III of the Oakland County Sanitary Code (sewage and refuse storage).
Failure to comply with set-out times, weight limits, or container rules typically results in non-collection (hauler skips the can) rather than a fine. Each city/township sets its own escalation: Royal Oak imposes civil-infraction tickets ($50-$500) for refuse violations under Chapter 633 of the Royal Oak Code. Persistent accumulation of refuse on private property is a nuisance under most municipal codes and the Oakland County Sanitary Code, abateable by court order at owner's expense.
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