Curbside Recycling and Yard Waste

Curbside Recycling

Curbside recycling is inlcuded in your monthly refuse service bill.  Simply place all recyclables together in bin and set at the curb by 6:00am on your normal rubbish pick-up service day.  Feel free to place your name and address on your bin. 

What to place in your Recycle America bin:

Plastic

Jugs and bottles only, milk, water, laundry detergent, food and beverage bottles with #1 PETE or #2 HDPE stamped on bottom.  Rinse and discard cap, flatten.

No:  motor oil containers, plastic bags, plastic tubs from ice cream or margarine.

Glass

Clear, green and brown food beverage jars and bottles.  Rinse clean, labels okay.

No:  lids, light bulbs, window glass, ceramics, cookware, drinking glasses.

Metals

Tin cans (soup, vegetable, tuna fish, etc.), aluminum cans.  Rinse clean and flatten (if possible).

No:  aluminum foil, paint or aerosol cans.

Mixed Paper

Includes newspaper (inserts OK), magazines, catalogs, file folders, notebooks, construction paper, and boxboard (cereal-type with inside plastic removed).

No:  corrugated cardboard, junk mail, phone books, comic books, milk and juice cartons, waxed paper with metal edge.

Sorry, no Styrofoam!

What Is Yard Waste?

Yard waste means leaves, grass clippings, garden debris, shrubbery, brush or tree trimmings less than 4 feet in length and 2 inches in diameter.  Shrubbery, brush, and tree trimmings must be bundled.  Michigan residents can no longer place yard waste in their trash containers.

Waste Management provides curbside yard waste collection April - November on your normal trash pick-up day.  To rent a cart, please call Waste Management at 800-796-9696.

Appropriate Containers Include:

1. 2-Ply Kraft paper bags for yard waste only (available at local food and retail stores.)
2. Use up to 32 gallon approved containers plainly marked "Yard Waste Only" easily visible from the street (max weight of 50 pounds).  Stickers are available in our office if needed.  Any container over 32 gallons must be suitable for mechanical dumping.
3. Rent a 96 gallon cart specially designed for yard waste collection program available from Waste Management.  The can may be used for trash in the winter months (December - March).  Waste Management also has "Garbage" toters on wheels.  Call them at 1-800-796-9696 to rent one. 

Remember - No Plastic Bags

Utility Billing Department
10 N Division St, Battle Creek, MI 49014
Phone: (269) 966-3366