City of Southfield yard waste collection begins week of April 1
April 19, 2024
The city of Southfield yard waste collection program will begin the week of April 1 on residents’ designated trash collection day.
Yard waste includes leaves, grass clippings, branches, brush and other organic material only. Branches and brush refuse must be placed with the cut ends towards the curb on the regular trash collection day. Other yard waste must be placed in approved paper yard waste bags or in a rigid container clearly marked ‘Yard Waste.’ Yard waste in plastic bags will not be accepted. Branches placed at the curb will be removed by workers with brush chippers. Depending upon the amount of branches, it may take longer than the designated trash collection day to dispose of them.
The following are the guidelines to help you follow the regulations for the curbside pick-up of branches and brush:
- Branches must be stacked at the curb with the cut ends facing the street; and branches less than 2” in diameter and 4’ in length should be put in compost bag or can. Smaller sticks and twigs should be placed out for compost collection in a yard bag or can.
- Brush piles should be no longer than 8’ in length, and 36” in height (approximately 2 full strides in length and slightly above the knee in height).
- No limbs over 6” in diameter.
- Vines and all branches with thorns must be put in compost bags, and not left for the chipper.
- No logs, roots, stumps, dirt, timber, railroad ties, building material, rocks, or other rubbish.
- Residents may have to rake up small branches after the large piles are removed.
- The collection of large amounts of brush resulting from tree removal or lot clearing requires the use of a private tree removal service. DPW will not chip tree removals done by a contractor or resident.
- Whole trees or parts of entire trees will not be taken at any time.
- Once area is cleared, crews will not return to that area.
Yard waste will be collected on residents’ regular garbage collection day through December 13, 2024. For more information, contact the Public Works Department at (248) 796-4860.
