Taylor, MI Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Taylor City Code § 20-185(a)
- Program required
- City's curbside/dropoff recycling program only
- Mixing ban
- No recyclables with solid waste or yard waste
- Container cost if lost
- Charged to resident (§ 20-186(b)(3))
- First-offense fine
- $150 civil infraction
Summary
In the City of Taylor, Michigan, Sec. 20-185(a) requires every owner, lessee or occupant of a residential dwelling to dispose of recyclable materials only through the city's curbside and dropoff recycling program, and bans mixing recyclables with solid waste or yard waste.
(a)Recyclables. All persons who are owners, lessees or occupants of residential dwellings shall dispose of recyclable materials, as defined in this article and amended from time to time, only through the use of the city's curbside and dropoff recycling program. No recyclables shall be disposed with either solid waste or yard waste.
Full Breakdown
Taylor City Code § 20-185(a) mandates that all persons who are owners, lessees or occupants of residential dwellings dispose of recyclable materials, as defined in Sec. 20-171 and amended from time to time, only through the use of the city's curbside and dropoff recycling program; recyclables cannot be disposed of with either solid waste or yard waste. Recyclable materials under Sec. 20-171 means source-separated or site-separated high-grade paper, glass, metal, plastic, aluminum, newspaper, corrugated paper, yard clippings and other materials that may be recycled or composted.
If the city operates a dropoff site, Sec. 20-185(a)(2) directs larger recyclable products or other acceptable items there instead of the curb. Sec. 20-185(b) extends the same separation duty to yard waste, requiring both residential and commercial generators to keep it apart from solid waste and recyclables for the disposal contractor's composting operation, without stopping lawn care services from hauling it away unlicensed. The director of development services and/or director of public works enforces the article and may adopt implementing rules under Secs. 20-172 and 20-173, and Sec. 20-186(b)(3) makes each household responsible for the cost of a lost, stolen or destroyed city-issued recycling container.
Violations & Fines
Disposing of recyclables with solid waste or skipping the mandatory curbside program in violation of Sec. 20-185(a) is a municipal civil infraction under Sec. 20-183(d), carrying a $150 fine for a first offense, $300 for a second offense, and misdemeanor penalties of up to $500 and 90 days imprisonment for a third or subsequent offense.
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