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Municipal Service Center -  4811 N. Saginaw Rd.  Midland, MI 48640  Phone: 989-837-6900  Email: kmurphy@midland-mi.org

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Click here for a printable guide to curbside collection services in Midland

Yard Waste Collection

Yard waste is collected weekly with household refuse, Monday through Friday, from April-December, depending on weather conditions.

Place yard waste and refuse side by side at the curb by 8 a.m. on your collection day and no sooner than 6 p.m. on the day before collection.

How is Yard Waste Collected

Yard waste is collected in two ways: in compost bags and/or yard waste bins. 

  • 30-gallon kraft paper compost bags are purchased directly from local retailers that carry lawn and garden accessories. Bags have a 50 lb. weight limit. Yard waste stickers are required for each kraft paper compost bag of yard waste set out to be collected. Yard waste stickers cost $0.25 per bag, and can be purchased at local lawn and garden retailers. (EXCEPTION:  if the annual $25 yard waste collection fee has been paid, no stickers are required on compost bags.)

  • 95-gallon, wheeled yard waste bins may be purchased from the City for $50 each. In addition, yard waste bin users must pay a $25 annual collection fee, which covers all yard waste bins and any extra kraft bags that are placed at the curb with the bin. Read Yard Waste Bin Collection Renewal below for more information about the $25 annual collection fee.

Order Yard Waste Bins Online

To order one or more yard waste bins from the City, fill out the interactive online PDF form below, print it out, then deliver or mail it along with a check or money order* made payable to "City of Midland" to:
     City Treasurer's Office
     333 W. Ellsworth St.
     Midland, MI 48640-5132

Yard Waste Bin Order Form**

*Yard waste bins may also be purchased at the City Treasurer's Office, 333 W. Ellsworth St., with a VISA/MasterCard or debit card with the VISA or MasterCard logo on them.

The yard waste bin order form is also available in hard copy form from the Department of Public Services, 4811 N. Saginaw Road, Midland, MI 48640. Call DPS at 989-837-6900 with any questions.

Please allow one (1) week for delivery of your yard waste bin(s).

Yard Waste Bin Collection Renewal and Fee

$25 YARD WASTE COLLECTION - SERVICE RENEWAL FEE: A $25 annual service fee renews collection from your yard waste bin(s) from April to November of each year. The fee covers collection service for all City yard waste bins (one or more) and kraft paper bags used with a yard waste bin. If the kraft paper bags are used along with the bin, the 25-cent sticker requirement is waived. However, if you use the bags without the bin, you must apply a 25-cent sticker to each bag. The stickers, along with kraft paper compost bags, can be purchased at area lawn and garden retailers.

Each year in the spring, a renewal form is sent to all registered yard bin owners requesting the annual $25 fee be sent to the Department of Public Services along with any changes to incorrect information, such as name, address, or numbers on yard waste bin(s). A return payment date is indicated on the renewal form.

Once payment is received, a yard waste collection sticker for each yard waste bin in your possession is mailed within a two-week period.

Stickers must be placed on yard waste bin(s) to receive collection services during that calendar year.

RENEWAL FORM:  If you did not pay the $25 annual fee for yard waste bin collection services for this calendar year or you have changes to your name, address, or bin number(s), fill out the interactive PDF form below and return it to the City Treasurer's Office.

Yard Waste Bin Collection Renewal Form**

If including a check with the renewal form, make it payable to "City of Midland". Forms and payments may be returned to the following address:

      City Treasurer's Office
      P.O. Box 1647
      Midland, MI 48641-1647

This form is also available in hard copy form from the Department of Public Services, 4811 N. Saginaw Road, Midland, MI 48640. For any questions, call DPS at 989-837-6900.

**Adobe Reader is required to use the interactive forms. To download a free copy of Adobe Reader for your computer, click on the icon below.

What is Collected as Yard Waste

  • Grass clippings, leaves, small twigs and straw

  • Garden waste and plants

  • There is a 50-pound weight limit on yard waste bags and a 200-pound weight limit on yard waste bins.

What is NOT Collected

  • Large brush & tree branches (collected monthly through heavy item & brush collection)

  • Artificial flowers, plastic flower pots and flats (include with refuse)

  • Loose soil & sod

  • Yard waste in plastic bags

Christmas Tree Collection

Christmas trees are collected and recycled during the first two weeks of each year. Specific collection dates are announced. After the special collection period, trees can be placed at the curb for monthly heavy item & brush collection

To prepare trees for collection - remove stands, ornaments, tinsel, garland and plastic tree bags.