Clinton Township, MI Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Approved containers
- Paper compost bags or unbagged 32-gallon can
- Sticker required on cans
- Compost sticker from Dept. of Public Services
- Weight limit
- 50 pounds per filled container
- Bundled brush limit
- 5 ft long, 6-inch diameter, tied under 50 lbs
- Mixing with trash
- Prohibited; treated as unauthorized waste
Summary
Leaves, grass clippings and other yard waste in Clinton Township go out in paper compost bags or unbagged in a 32-gallon trash can carrying a compost sticker from the Department of Public Services. Filled compost containers cannot weigh more than 50 pounds, and mixing yard waste into a regular trash container is prohibited.
Yard Waste. All leaves, grass and other yard waste must be placed in either paper compost bags or thirty-two gallon trash cans with no bags. The trash cans must be affixed with a compost sticker which is available at the Department Public Services. Compost containers must not be heavier than 50 pounds.
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(c) sets two lawful ways to put out yard waste: paper compost bags, or thirty-two-gallon trash cans used without a plastic liner bag. Any can used this way must carry a compost sticker obtained from the Department of Public Services, and whichever method is used, the filled container cannot weigh more than 50 pounds, a limit aimed at keeping loads manageable for collection crews. 05 backs this up from the other direction by defining leaves, grass clippings, twigs, brush and other organic yard material as 'unauthorized waste' when it is not handled through the approved compost channel, and it is unlawful to mix that unauthorized waste into any refuse container used for regular solid waste, or to let a container holding unauthorized waste sit out on the property.
05(b). 10 requires branches, twigs and lumber no longer than five feet and no thicker than six inches in diameter to be securely bundled, tied in bundles not exceeding fifty pounds, and free of nails or other sharp protrusions before regular crews will take them with the normal refuse collection.
Violations & Fines
Section 1060.05(c) routes enforcement for unauthorized-waste mixing through Section 202.05's appearance-ticket process, while general noncompliance with the yard-waste preparation rules falls under Section 202.99's default penalty: a fine of up to $500, imprisonment up to 93 days, or both, with each day of a continuing violation counted separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I put out leaves and grass clippings in Clinton Township?
Can I put yard waste in my regular trash cart?
Will Clinton Township pick up tree branches with my trash?
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