Troy Department of Public Works 4693 Rochester Road Troy, MI 48085 Refuse & Recycling: 248.524.3399 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday January 16th - No Delay, follow normal pick up schedule Memorial Day, Monday May 29th - Collections delayed one day all week. at the Troy DPW building, 4693 Rochester Rd. Recycling box located outside by the front entrance. Christmas trees will be collected as trash from the curb from December 26 to January 12, 2017. Be sure to have it out at the curb before 7am on your scheduled collection day. If you would like to recycle your tree you may take it to SOCRRA located at 995 Coolidge for free. Remove all ornaments, tinsel, hooks, trimmings, plastic bags and tree stands. for more information and locations. Yard Waste Collection Ended December 15th. From December 19, 2016 to March 31, 2017, residents can take their leaf bags, branch bundles and Christmas trees to SOCRRA (limit of 10 bags or bundles per home per day).
SOCRRA is located at 995 Coolidge in Troy across from Meijer (between 14 & 15 Mile Roads). NEW: Household Hazardous Waste Disposal - No Appointments Necessary - Proper Proof of Residency required. NEW: Electronics Recycling - No Appointments Necessary The Refuse and Recycling Division provides refuse collection by a private contractor, Tringali Sanitation, once per week servicing over 30,000 single-family homes, condominiums, mobile homes, duplexes, and small commercial businesses. Refuse from 3,284 apartments is also collected on a weekly basis. City of Troy provides curbside recycling services to about 28,000 households. Troy residents recycled over 4,100 tons of materials including newspapers, glass, plastic, and metals. Yard waste cannot be mixed with trash and will not be collected as trash. Per MIDEQ mandate - yard waste cannot be sent to the landfills. For ways you can use your lawn clipping to benefit your landscape, see SOCRRA Healthy Lawn & Garden Education Program.
Citizens can bring unwanted prescription drugs to the Troy Police Department lobby located at 500 W Big Beaver between the hours of 7 am - 10 pm Monday through Friday and 8 am - 4 pm on Saturday for disposal. (No medical offices or commercial disposal allowed for Operation Medicine Cabinet). Only dry pills will be accepted, no liquids,sharps or packaging material. City Ordinance states that trash containers cannot exceed a 35-gallon capacity and cannot weigh over 60 lbs when full. Because of the health and safety issues associated with repeatedly picking up oversized trash containers, the City of Troy's contractor does not empty these containers. If you own a trashcan over the 35-gallon limit, you have several options. The first is to wheel your container to the curb, remove the bags, and set the bags by the curb for pick-up. The second is to purchase a new container that does not exceed the 35-gallon limit. The third option is to purchase a 90-gallon polycart from our waste hauler, Tringali Sanitation.
This 90-gallon cart is hydraulically lifted and emptied into the truck. It does not have to be lifted by the workers. If you are interested in one or more 90-gallon carts, please contact Tringali Sanitation at 248.585.9120. Pickup service for the above items (excluding hazardous chemicals) is available through the contractor upon request on a fee basis. Call 248.585.9120 for details. Two pieces of furniture or household appliances will be picked up each week if placed at the curb. Excessive amounts due to moving, flooding or fire will be on a special call-in basis and a charge will be made for this service. The following items require special handling: If items cannot be put in the regular collection truck, the contractor will pick them up within 48 hours (two working days). Any items weighing in excess of 250 pounds will not be collected. Oil paints, garden chemicals, automotive products, oils, household cleaners, solvents, insulin syringes, and other hazardous materials can be taken to SOCRRA, located at 995 Coolidge, no appointment needed.
for additional information regarding Special Household Waste disposal. Latex Paint (NOT oil paint), can be dried and placed in your regular trash for disposal. Follow these simple steps - 1) Dry the latex paint in a well ventilated area, away from children and pets; 2) Add absorbent material such as kitty litter or sawdust to help absorb the moisture; 3) The dried paint can put placed at curb with your regular trash, lids removed. Remember - don't over-buy paint. If you ask the paint store, they can give a good estimate for how many gallons you need for an area. If you have extra paint - check with local theater groups, schools and churches - they may take it as a donation. Plastic containers/jugs/bottles - any # plastic can now be recycled; clean and remove caps/lids Empty Metal paint and empty metal aerosol cans - leave lids off Clear, Blue, Green & Brown Glass bottles/jars - rinse out & remove lids; (no ceramics, mirrors, coffee cups, plates or window glass) Metal cans/metal lids/pie tins/small metal objects: clean, place loose metal lids inside metal cans and squeeze
These items can be placed loosely in the recycling bin. STYROFOAM IS NOW BEING ACCEPTED AT SOCRRA!! The following items can be dropped off at the SOCRRA recycling center located at 995 Coolidge. No appointment is necessary. Cups & takeout containersMust be rinsed off ~ NO food remnants. Molded packaging forms & shapes We Can Do More SOCRRA credits the City of Troy $30 per ton for all recycled items picked up at the curb. So instead of paying full disposal costs, our disposal bill is reduced. The City of Troy had over $122,000 deducted from our bill of $1 million to SOCRRA for 2007. Of this amount, over $99,000 was for all the types of paper accepted: newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, construction paper, envelopes, loose leaf paper, computer paper, office and school papers, etc. With the recent expansion of the curbside recycling program in Troy, we believe it is easier than ever to recycle. While we prefer you to recycle at your curb, if that is not possible there are 2 other recycling centers in Troy.
Will accept plastic jugs and bottles, newspapers, magazines, cardboard, small metal items. 33373 Dequindre - Just north of 14 Mile Road, west side of streetMonday-Friday 7 am-5 pm248.585.9120 SOCRRA Recycling Dropoff Center For Disposal of motor oil, please see locations listed belowAutomotive Authority Inc, 3872 Rochester Rd, 248.643.6363 All curbside items PLUS plastic bags, auto and lead acid batteries, scrap metal, CDs, cassettes, VHS tapes, DVDs, and hardback books.By appointment: Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Equipment, call 248.288.5153. 995 Coolidge Highway between 14 & 15 Mile Roads (Across from Meijer)Monday-Friday 7 am-6 pm; Saturday 7 am-2 pm248.288.5153 For the disposal of motor oil, please see locations listed below Uncle Ed's, 2988 E. Big Beaver 248.528.3550 Free, will dump resident's container and return Uncle Ed's, 3801 Rochester Rd. 248.689.9250 Free, will dump resident's container and return O'Reilly's Auto Parts (formerly Murray's Discount Auto), 957 E. Auburn Road at John R, 248.853.7770, Free
Somerset Automotive Service, 1705 Blaney, 248.643.6363, Free Gary Knurek/Goodyear (corner of Biltmore & Livernois), 1973 Livernois, 248.362.0350, Free For the recycling of Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs) Drop off free at Lowe's, drop box located near the entrance of the store. The centers also collect cell phones and plastic bags. Drop off free at all Home Depot locations. A container should be near the service desk. ALL REFUSE MUST BE PLACED AT THE CURB BEFORE 7 AM ON YOUR COLLECTION DAY Regular Refuse Collection is scheduled Monday through Thursday, from 7 am until routes are completed. Refuse should be placed at the curb no sooner than 5pm on the preceding day. Containers should be removed as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours after pickupSee Map to find your regular collection day of the week. If a holiday occurs (Mon-Fri), collection for the remaining days of that week will be one day late. New Year's Day (January 1st) Independence Day (July 4th)