2010 YARD WASTE FEE INCREASES ANNOUNCED;

“THREE FREE” BEGINS MONDAY, MARCH 29

 

March 12, 2010 – On March 8, 2010, Midland City Council approved increases for yard waste collection fees. 

 

Below is the 2010 fee schedule for collection from yard waste bins:

 

Any kraft paper compost bags placed at the curb with or without the yard waste bin will also require a $.35 sticker. The yard waste bag collection sticker has increased from $.25 to $.35 per bag.

 

Residents that have yard waste bag stickers from previous years may continue to use them in 2010. 

 

Yard Waste Collection Season/Three Free:  The 2010 yard waste collection season begins March 29 in conjunction with the City of Midland’s Three Free program.  During the first three weeks of yard waste collection – March 29-April 16 – residents can dispose of yard waste in kraft paper compost bags or yard waste bins without attaching the collection sticker.

 

As a reminder, residents should not rake their yard waste into the street or outlawn for collection.  Curbside leaf collection service is only provided in the fall.

 

Yard waste is collected curbside, on the same day as residential refuse, in kraft paper compost bags or 95-gallon yard waste bins purchased from the City of Midland.  Yard waste includes grass clippings, leaves, garden waste, and small twigs and branches.  Yard waste should not be


set out earlier than 6 p.m. on the day preceding collection and no later than 7:30 a.m. on collection day.

 

Thirty-gallon kraft paper compost bags and the $.35 collection stickers used for them are available at most local retailers carrying lawn and garden accessories.  Beginning April 19, each bag must have a $.35 City collection sticker attached, and each blue bin will be required to have a 2010 collection sticker.

 

Residents may purchase the 95-gallon yard waste bins through the City for $65 each. 

 

The annual yard waste bin collection stickers and bins may be purchased as follows:

 

In Person:  At the City Treasurer’s Office, 333 W. Ellsworth Street, or the Municipal Service Center, 4811 N. Saginaw Road.  Checks, credit card payments, or cash are acceptable.  Checks should be made payable to the City of Midland. 

 

By Mail:  To the City Treasurer’s Office, 333 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, MI 48640 or Municipal Service Center, PO Box 1647, Midland, MI 48641-1647.   Checks should be made payable to the City of Midland.  Please do not mail cash.

 

When renewing your collection sticker, please include the 2010 Yard Waste Bin Collection Renewal form, which will be mailed to residents.

 

Bin order forms may be downloaded from the City’s website at www.midland-mi.org.  Look under Services/Refuse Collection header, then click on the Yard Waste link. Order forms are also available in hard copy form at the City Treasurer’s Office and Municipal Service Center.

 

For more information on yard waste collection in Midland, contact the Department of Public Services at 989-837-6900.

 

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