Taylor, MI Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Taylor City Code § 20-184(a)
- Curb spacing rule
- At least 10 feet from other garbage
- Container type
- City-designated paper bags or containers
- Rejected waste
- Tagged, must be removed immediately
- First-offense fine
- $150 civil infraction
Summary
In the City of Taylor, Michigan, Sec. 20-184(a) requires owners and occupants to separate compostable yard waste, such as grass clippings and leaves, from regular garbage, bag it in city-designated paper bags or containers, and place it at least ten feet from other trash on the normal pickup day.
(a)Compostable yard waste. It shall be the duty of owners, proprietors or persons in charge of every dwelling house, store, or other buildings in the city to separate compostable yard wastes from other garbage, solid waste or rubbish and to place the same in secured paper bags, as designated by the director of the department of public works, or solid waste containers in a size and of such quality as defined by this section. The same shall be placed at the curb on the normal pickup day, but shall be segregated from other garbage and rubbish placed there to facilitate its pickup so that compostable yard wastes are not picked up for disposal as are the normal garbage, solid waste and rubbish. Compostable material shall be placed at least ten feet away from the other garbage, solid waste and rubbish to be picked up and parallel to the right-of-way.
Full Breakdown
Taylor City Code § 20-184(a) puts the duty on owners, proprietors or persons in charge of every dwelling house, store or other building to separate compostable yard waste from other garbage, solid waste or rubbish. Compostable yard waste is defined in Sec. 20-171 as grass clippings, lawn rakings, shredded twigs under two inches in diameter, shrub clippings, leaves, brush, Christmas trees, wood chips, potting soil, garden vegetation and weeds free of other debris. It must go into secured paper bags designated by the director of the department of public works, or into solid waste containers, and be placed at the curb on the normal pickup day, positioned at least ten feet away from other garbage, solid waste and rubbish and parallel to the right-of-way so it can be picked up separately.
Sec. 20-184(a) lets the hauler reject bags or containers that mix in other waste; rejected material must be clearly tagged with the reason and removed immediately by the resident, or it can be set out again at the next collection. Sec. 20-185(b) reinforces the separation duty for both residential and commercial yard waste generators, though it does not stop lawn care services from hauling yard waste off a customer's property without a license under Sec. 20-184(c).
Violations & Fines
Leaving rejected or improperly separated yard waste at the curb subjects the responsible person to enforcement under this Code's penalty provisions per Sec. 20-184(a), and a violation of the litter article's terms is a municipal civil infraction under Sec. 20-183(d) carrying a $150 first-offense fine, $300 for a second offense, and misdemeanor penalties of up to $500 and 90 days for a third.
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