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Waste Management (WM) is currently the preferred hauler for Ann Arbor Charter Township.  WM provides weekly waste, and every-other-week recycling collection, as well as seasonal yard waste collection weekly.  Residents can sign up for WM service on wm.com. If further assistance is needed, contact the WM Customer Experience team at (866) 797-9018. A preferred hauler contract typically provides residents with the most cost-effective service, but Township residents are free to contract directly with the hauler of their choice.

The Township’s collection day is Monday. Refuse and recycling should be placed at the curb NO LATER than 6:00 a.m. on your collection day. Trash/refuse must be in plastic bags, then placed in the cans/carts.  Refuse must be placed at the curb in a watertight 32-gallon container with handles or in a 96 gallon curb cart. You may place as much as you want provided it is properly contained. Also, please note that recycling and trash bins need to be set a few feet apart from each other to allow the truck’s collection arm to work properly.

All waste must fit inside your 96-gallon waste cart, same for recyclable materials inside your recycling cart. Please ensure that acceptable recyclable materials are free of food residue, including glass, aluminum and plastic containers with a number. Similar to current service, plastic bags and film, boxes with food /grease residue, clothes and construction materials are among the materials that cannot be recycled.

Please note: all trash must be bagged in plastic before placing it in the cart, but recyclables must NOT be in plastic bags.

Refuse and recycling should be placed at the curb NO LATER than 6:00 a.m. on your collection day. Recyclables must be loose in the cart; NO PLASTIC BAGS. (Trash/refuse must be in plastic bags, then placed in the cans/carts.)

All recycling waste must fit inside your 96-gallon recycling cart. Please ensure that acceptable recyclable materials are free of food residue, including glass, aluminum and plastic containers with a number.  Plastic bags and film, boxes with food /grease residue, clothes and construction materials a cannot be recycled.  Please note well: all trash must be bagged in plastic before placing it in the cart, but recyclables must NOT be in plastic bags.

For more information regarding WM recycling click here, and remember these three rules:

1. Recycle bottles, cans, paper and cardboard.
2. Empty. Clean. Dry.  Keep food and liquid out of your recycling.
3. Keep it loose. No loose plastic bags and no bagged recyclables.

2024 WM Recycling and Waste Pick-Up Calendar:

Yard waste collection begins the first full week of April and concludes the last full week of November.  Yard waste is picked up *every* Monday during this time window.

• Acceptable yard waste must be placed at the curb in labeled biodegradable Kraft bags or 32-gallon containers (50-pound limit per bag or container).
  • Acceptable materials include grass clippings, leaves, shrubs without root balls, similar garden materials, weeds and bundled brush.
  • Excluded materials include dirt, sand, rocks, concrete, sod, tree stumps and similar materials.
• Branches must be two inches or less in diameter and four feet or less in length, tied with string and bundled no larger than 18 inches round in diameter.
• When the holiday season rolls around, collection of one Christmas tree per residential unit is also included. The window starts the day after Christmas and concludes the end of January.
  • All trees should be un-bagged and clean of lights and decorations.
  • Trees exceeding six feet in length should be cut into one or more segments (less than six feet in length).
• Additional collection services can be requested during the off-months for an additional fee (typically an hourly rate.)

Bulk pickup can be scheduled through WM.com or by calling (866) 797-9018; bulk tags are no longer needed or accepted. Please schedule this two business days in advance to allow adequate time for processing. Pickup cost is $35 for up to three items, with additional items $15 each.

Residents should have a 96-gallon wheeled cart to accommodate all of their refuse needs, and a second 96-gallon or 65-gallon cart for recycling. Carts are easily wheeled to the curb, wind proof, animal proof and aid in eliminating odors and lost lids.  If you need a cart, please contact WM customer service at (866) 797-9018.  New or additional carts can be purchased for $25/each.

You will be billed by WM every 3 months for services. This quarterly charge will be as follows:

5/1/23 – 4/30/24    $81.12
5/1/24 – 4/30/25    $84.36
5/1/25 – 4/30/26    $87.72
5/1/26 – 4/30/27    $91.24

Should you wish to stop your service at any time, due to moving or an extended vacation, please contact WM as soon as possible.

WRRMA is a waste authority formed by eight municipalities in Washtenaw County. Ann Arbor Charter Township, Pittsfield Charter Township, Scio Township, and Ypsilanti Township, in addition to the cities of Ann Arbor, Dexter, Saline, and Ypsilanti are all members of WRRMA.

WRRMA officially formed in September 2019. WRRMA aims to increase the quantity of high quality recycling in member communities.

Ann Arbor Charter Township’s delegate to WRRMA is Treasurer Carlene Colvin-Garcia, treasurer@aatwp.org.

WRRMA 2024 Meeting Schedule