Clinton Township, MI Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Approved bin sizes
- 18-gallon bin or 64-gallon cart
- First container
- Furnished by Dept. of Public Services or hauler
- Extra/replacement carts
- Purchased by the resident from the Township
- Setout window
- By 6:30 a.m., not before 7:00 p.m. prior evening
- Billing
- Uniform pricing charged whether or not you recycle
Summary
Recyclables in Clinton Township must go out in the Township- or hauler-issued 18-gallon bin or 64-gallon cart, not mixed loose with trash. The Department of Public Services or the approved waste hauler furnishes the initial container, and residents pay for any replacement or additional cart themselves.
Recycling bins. Recyclable materials, other than yard waste, placed curbside or at the end of the driveway for collection shall be in the approved eighteen-gallon recycling bin or the sixty-four gallon recycling cart initially furnished to the property address by the Department of Public Services or the approved waste hauler. Replacement or additional carts may be purchased from the Township by the person receiving residential refuse collection.
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
04(b) sets the physical standard for curbside recycling: materials other than yard waste that are placed curbside or at the end of the driveway for collection must be in the approved eighteen-gallon recycling bin or sixty-four-gallon recycling cart initially furnished to the property by the Department of Public Services or the Township's approved waste hauler. 04(a). 11, and the Department of Public Services can designate an alternate spot, such as during snow removal. 07(j) requires every licensed hauler, municipal or non-municipal, to offer curb-side sorted recycling using approved plastic bins to every single-family, condominium and multi-residential customer, and charges for it are folded into uniform pricing billed whether or not a household actually recycles.
Violations & Fines
Recycling containers that fail to meet the bin/cart standard, or recyclables set out loose or in non-approved containers, are handled the same as any other refuse-preparation violation under Chapter 1060, enforced through the Township's general penalty in Section 202.99: up to a $500 fine, up to 93 days imprisonment, or both, with continuing noncompliance charged day by day.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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