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Trash Pickup

 

 
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2010 WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

OFFERED TO

FLUSHING TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS  

 

  

Waste Management will pick up “normal household waste items” on a weekly basis.

 All items are to be placed at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day.

 

 

Recycle               Waste Management accepts #1 & #2 plastic only, clear, brown, green glass, aluminum and tin, newspapers, phone books, magazines/junk mail, mixed office paper, box board and corrugated cardboard.  Recycle bins can be picked up at the Twp Hall.

                             

Yard Waste       Yard waste can be taken in 32 Gallon containers marked as yard waste or use the brown paper compost bags. There is a limit of 20 bags or cans per week.  Starts April 5, 2010 through November 29, 2010

 

 

Brush                  3’ bundles less than 50lbs

 

Bulk                     No charge for bulk pick up. All bulky items include, but not limited to, the following:

*Freon based items - Customer's are encouraged to call in freon based items. They may be placed to the curb after our truck has already ran by. Then we will have 5 to 7 business days to pick up from the date that the ticket was placed.  

 

Stoves                                          *Air Conditioners

*Refrigerators                             Bed Frames

Hot water heaters/tanks                        Cast Iron Tubs

Garbage disposals                                 Water Softeners

Dishwashers                              *Freezers

*Humidifiers                                Dryer

Washer                                        Treadmills

 

Bulk items will be picked up the same day as trash. These items do not need to be called into Waste Management.  Freon-based appliances take from 5-7 days to be picked up.

 

Carpeting            Less than 4 feet long, rolled and bundled or tied, and less than 50 lbs per roll

 

Cardboard          Cardboard boxes may be placed out for pickup, flattened and

Boxes                  bundle into stacks.  May be tied with twine to secure.  Cardboard should be no longer or wider than 3 feet and flattened.         

Computers         Computer monitors, desktops, and printers are all allowed at no extra charge as long as there is no more             than 1 complete unit (monitor, desktop, and printer).  Additional items or larger office equipment require bulk item handling if heavier than 50 lbs.

Automotive Tires    Whole tires are not acceptable to collect as trash in Michigan landfills effective November 1, 2004 under Michigan Public Act 34.  Please advise customers to check with a local tire store or their DPW (Department of Public Works) for disposal options.  If a customer inquires about cutting a tire in half, advise them that you first recommend they call a retail establishment that sells tires because cutting a tire in half is difficult and a potentially dangerous process.  If tires are cut in half, MAXIMUM 4 halves per week (2 tires).

Building &          No Demo debris

Lumber

                              AS OF NOVEMBER 2004 – WM WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT REFUNDABLE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS OR WHOLE AUTOMOBILE TIRES

 

Non-Collectable      Products such as insecticides, oil, gas, propane tanks, antifreeze, concrete, gravel, dirt, sod, rock, stones, stumps, any car parts, car batteries, riding mowers, cement (even if attached to something), bricks, roofing shingles, paint cans with paint still in it, and similar items are also unacceptable.

 

2010 WASTE MANAGEMENT HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

New Year’s Day – Friday, January 1, 2010

Monday – Thursday collection on schedule

Friday – No collection scheduled

Collection one day behind – Saturday

 

Memorial Day – Monday, May 31, 2010

Monday – No collection scheduled

Collection one day behind Tuesday – Saturday

 

Independence Day – Sunday, July 4, 2010

Sunday Holiday – No change in schedule

Collection on schedule Monday – Friday

 

Labor Day – Monday, September 6, 2010

Monday – No collection scheduled

Collection one day behind Tuesday – Saturday

 

Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 25, 2010

Monday – Wednesday collection on schedule

Thursday – No collection scheduled

Collection one day behind Friday – Saturday

 

Christmas Day – Saturday, December 25, 2010

Monday – Friday collection on schedule

 

CALENDAR YEAR 2011

New Year’s Day – Saturday, January 1, 2011

Monday – Friday collection on schedule.

 

Charter Township of Flushing
6524 North Seymour Road
Flushing Michigan 48433
(810) 659-0800 Fax (810) 659-4212




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