Troy, MI Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

11 governs yard recyclables such as grass clippings, leaves, wood chips, and prunings. The Public Works Director announces the exact seasonal dates each year, but the season generally spans 35 weeks from mid-April through the first week of December. on the normal collection day. 11(3) is explicit that the City will never collect yard waste packaged any other way, including material bagged in plastic. Containers marked for yard recyclables cannot double as regular refuse cans, and no yard waste container may exceed 60 pounds. 19 separately lets residents avoid the program altogether through backyard composting, permitting bins up to 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet, capped at three bins per parcel, kept at least 3 feet from a lot line and 15 feet from a neighboring dwelling.