Leaves are falling in Metro Detroit - some not fast enough.
Trees are taking a bit longer to shed leaves this year and some residents are racing against time in order to make their city or township window for pick up. Leaves, grass clippings, garden debris, shrubbery trimmings, brush or tree trimmings less than 4 inches in diameter and less than 4 feet in length are collected. These guidelines may vary.
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We did some research and found times and dates for leaf pick up in SE Michigan (and some surrounding areas). Note: If you don't see your city listed, you may need to give them a call.
Leaf pick up information listed alphabetically:
Allen Park: Collection is every week on your scheduled day of service starting in the first full week of April through the second week of December.
Ann Arbor: Free, unlimited leaf drop off is available between October 9 and December 8, 2017, at the Ann Arbor Compost Center, 4150 Platt Road, open weekdays, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. (734.794.6380) from city residents, Ann Arbor commercial properties, and/or their contracted landscapers/haulers. Weekly curbside compost pickup is available through Friday, December 8, 2017.
Auburn Hills: Pick-up once per week collection at curbside - April through November (Note: Units within condominium associations with neighborhood-wide contracted yard service will not be required to utilize this curbside service.) More here.
Berkley: Oct. 1 - Nov. 30: Yard waste may be raked to the curb or it can be picked up in paper yard waste bags or cans marked “COMPOST” No tags required.
Birmingham: Yard waste pick-up begins the first full week of April and runs until December 15th. If you have yard waste bags during the period of December 16-April 1st you can either hold onto the yard waste until the curbside yard waste pick up begins again in April, or take up to 10 paper yard waste bags to SOCRRA, located at 995 Coolidage, Troy MI.
Bloomfield Township: Collection begins the week in which March 15th falls and runs through the 2nd week of December. More here.
Brighton: Pick up calendar here.
Brownstown: Yard waste is collected from the first full week in April through the first full week in December. More here.
Canton: Begins the first full week in April and continues until the first week of December. All yard waste should be placed separately from your trash and recyclables on your regular trash day.
Centerline: Yard Waste is picked up only from April 1st to November 30th of each year. Residents must place the leaves in the proper receptacles to be picked up by the waste haulers.
Clawson: Beginning the week of October 15th, 2017 your leaves will be collected on this click link schedule with the last week of collection ending November 19th, 2017—on the last week we are requesting that everyone have their leaves out on Sunday the 19th due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Please note that Dates are subject to change.
Clinton Township: The annual yard waste removal program commences March 13, 2017 and runs through the end of November 2017. This program is for the pick up and removal of all vegetation, yard waste, grass clippings, and leaves. More here.
Commerce Township: Yard Waste begins the first week of April is collected separately on the same day as refuse and recycling. Remember it is state law that all compostable material be separated from refuse.
Dearborn: This year, that collection is scheduled to run from Oct. 23 to Dec. 8. Leaves raked into the street will be collected on your Public Service Days (trash days); however, crews probably will not be able to cover the entire district each week. More here.
Dearborn Heights: Yard waste season started on April 1st and will end the second week of December.
Detroit: Maps and info here.
Dexter: The DPW provides for the collection of brush, branches and leaves. More deadlines and times here.
East China Township: YARD WASTE COLLECTION begins on the first Thursday in April and ends the last collection day of November.
Eastpointe: Friday, Dec. 15 will be the last day for separate yard waste collection for the 2017 calendar year.
Farmington: Yard Waste Program is available from the FIRST FULL WEEK OF APRIL through THE LAST FULL WEEK OF NOVEMBER. Residents are no longer allowed to place yard waste at curbside once the program ends.
Farmington Hills: Yard waste will be picked up starting the week of April 10, 2017. Yard waste pickup will end the week of November 27, 2017.
Ferndale: The City of Ferndale provides complimentary curbside leaf pickup to residential streets each fall between mid-October and the end of November. Every street receives four biweekly pickups according to the schedule below. To have your leaves removed, simply rake them to the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the Monday of your scheduled week and DPW will pick up by the end of the week.
Fraser: View map here.
Garden City: Compost will be picked up April 1 through the December 15. Please plan your clean-ups and trimming accordingly, as compost cannot be mixed with your trash at any time.
Gibraltar: Guidelines here.
Grand Rapids: Yard waste collection will occur on the same day City trash is collected in your area. Yard Waste collection starts early April (weather depending) and runs until the 2nd Friday in December every year.
Grosse Pointe (city): The leaf collection period runs from mid-October through November. This year, the start date is set for Oct. 16 and end on Dec. 7. Leaves put out after your collection day as of Dec.7 WILL NOT be picked up. NO EXCEPTIONS. More here.
Grosse Pointe Farms: Separate yard waste collection begins in April and continues through the summer and into the fall. Pickups end around November, depending on the growing season.
Grosse Pointe Park: Yard waste will be collected from April 1 thru November 30. More here.
Grosse Pointe Woods: Curbside pickup of bagged leaves and other yard waste will continue through December 15. From December 18, 2016 through March 16, 2017 residents may bring bags to Public Works for disposal. Residents must stop in the office to show proof of residence.
Hazel Park: Yard Waste (Tentatively): First Monday in April thru the First Monday in December
Howell: Leaves will be picked by Advanced Disposal once per week on the same day as garbage pick-up thru November.
Independence Township: Info here.
Inkster: Yard waste/leaf collection will run from April through the month of November. Yard waste is picked up and should be set about three feet away from your regular rubbish and recycling bin.
Kalamazoo: Every fall, the City of Kalamazoo collects leaves placed out on the curb twice per season. The collection typically begins in late October and continues into December. Leaves need to be out by 7 a.m. on the Monday for your designated area.
Lake Orion: See schedule here.
Lapeer: Leaf pick up starts the first of November and requires a majority of the DPW staff, for this reason we do not pick up bags or brush in November. More here.
Lansing: The seasonal yard yard waste collection ends the week of December 4th. The service will begin again in the Spring of 2018.
Lincoln Park: Info here.
Livonia: Leaf Pickup Program will begin on Monday October 30, 2017 and will continue on through the week of December 4, 2017. Look for red scheduling signs posted 3-6 days prior to scheduled pickup for your neighborhood. Leaf Pickup begins at 7 a.m. each day.
Ludington: Curbside leaves will be picked up starting mid-October through December 1st (weather permitting). There will not be a set schedule for the curbside pick up routes.
Macomb Township: Yard waste pick-up will be scheduled on your regular trash service day. Yard waste will be collected in a separate truck starting March 27 and ending on the second full week in December. Please have your yard waste set out for collection by 7:00am.
Madison Heights: Leaf pickup service is scheduled to begin in early October on your normal garbage pickup day, and run until all the leaves have fallen, or the first snow.
Marysville: Leaf removal map here.
Monroe County: Info here.
Mount Pleasant: Each fall, the City provides fall leaf pick-up program during late October and November. Map here.
New Baltimore: Info here.
Northville: Residents north of 8 mile (Area A) may rake leaves into the street before 7am on Oct. 30, a second pick-up is scheduled for Nov. 27; for residents south of 8 Mile (Area B) the pick-up dates are Nov. 6 and Dec. 4.
Novi: Due to the unseasonably warm weather earlier this fall, yard waste collection has been extended an additional week. Residents on the city-wide Waste Management contract can continue to place their yard waste at the curb until Friday, December 1. Yard waste collection will not start again until the first Monday in April.
Oak Park: Large branches and brush will be collected starting the first full week of April through mid-December. Holiday trees will be collected through the mid- January.
Petoskey: Final leaf pickup will occur citywide, weather permitting, on Monday, November 20th and is expected to be completed by Tuesday, November 21st. This will be the final pickup. Please have all leaves placed by 7:30 A.M. Monday morning.
Pittsfield Township: Pittsfield Charter Township contracts with a third party waste handler, currently Republic Services, to handle residential rubbish pickup. The contract includes pickup of unlimited rubbish, including bulk pickup, single stream recycling, and yard waste during the time period of April 1 through December 15. The rate is $57.90 per quarter, billed through the Pittsfield Township.
Plymouth: Calender and pick up zones here.
Pontiac: Info here.
Port Huron: Maps and schedule here.
Redford Township: Collection of yard waste in Redford Township begins the first full week of April and ends on the second Friday in December. Collections are made on the same day as your household trash and recycling pickup. If you have yard waste to dispose of after pickup ends in mid December, you will be required to store it until pickup resumes in April.
Rochester: The City's waste hauler picks up yard waste from April 1 through November 30. The Department of Public Works offers leaf pick-up to the residents in the fall only. Leaves should be raked to the curb for removal.
Rochester Hills: April 1st through the end of the second week of December.
Rockford: See map and info here.
Romeo: The Village of Romeo Department of Public Works will begin leaf pickup the last week of October and will continue until the end of November, weather permitting. Please have your leaves raked to the edge of the curb. If at all possible, DO NOT rake your leaves into the streets as this could cause parking/and or traffic issues as well as blocking of the catch basins.
Romulus: Yard waste pick-up begins Monday, April 2, in Romulus and continues through the last full week of November, ending November 24.
Roseville: Collected during compost season ONLY (first week of April to the beginning of December). More here.
Royal Oak: The City has to wait until late October to begin the process to make sure most of the leaves are down. Since the schedule is very tight we need all the help we can get from our residents. More here.
Saginaw: The city operates its own compost site located on Veterans Memorial Highway next to the Sewage Treatment Plant. The compost facility is open to the public April 1 through November 30. More here.
Saline: The City of Saline’s Loose-Leaf Collection Program will begin Monday, October 30, 2017. The Department of Public Works (DPW) will utilize equipment to collect the leaf piles and deliver to nearby fields for composting.
Shelby Township: GFL Environmental will pick up yard waste from Shelby Township residential customers until the week of Dec. 15, 2017.
St. Clair: City service of FALL leaf pick up begins as determined by DPW and will continue as long as weather permits. Your service date is based on your address. Please click here to view the Leaf Collection Map.
Sterling Heights: Separate Yard Waste Collection started the week of April 3, 2017 and will end the week of November 27th through December 1st, 2017.
Southfield: Yard waste and brush are collected from mid April through mid November (weather permitting).
Southgate: Info here.
Taylor: Compost pick-up begins the first week of March and ends the second week of December. Please place all compost in either a clearly marked 32-gallon container or yard waste bags. Limbs must be cut, bundled and tied in no larger than 4-foot lengths and weighing no more than 50 pounds per bundle.
Trenton: Curbside collection of yard waste begins in mid-April and continues through early December, depending on weather.
Troy: Yard waste is collected weekly on the same day as your trash and recycling. Curbside collection starts on the first Monday in April and runs until mid-December. During the winter months (mid-December to March) Troy residents can take their paper leaf bags and branch bundles to SOCRRA for free. More here.
Warren: With over 400 miles of side streets we do not have the manpower or the equipment to pick up all the leaves in Warren. Homeowners are responsible for their own leaves. They are to be placed in marked compost cans or in paper bags. Sanitation will pick them up on regular trash pick up day.
Waterford: Info here.
Wayne: Yard waste is collected on regular collection days beginning April 1 and continuing through the week of December 15. Yard waste is: grass clippings, leaves, very small twigs, potting soil, garden fruits and vegetables, and old flowers. Yard waste can no longer be placed in plastic bags.
Westland: Compost is picked up the same day as regular trash. A separate truck picks up compost. Your compost should be separated from your regular household trash by 4 ft. Mixed compost and trash will not be picked up.
West Bloomfield: 2017 Collection is April 3rd through December 15th. Must be curbside by 7:00 am
Wixom: Leaf collection ended on Nov. 18. More info here.
Woodhaven: Collection schedule and map here.
Wyandotte: Collection map and schedule.
Ypsilanti: On May 19, 2009, council approved a resolution to eliminate the collection of bulk loose leaves.