CITY OF TRAVERSE CITY
2011 RESIDENTIAL SPRING CLEAN UP GUIDELINES

 Loose Leaf Pick Up:       April 18, 2011 - Begins on East side of city, moving West.  
                                             Crews will only go down your street one time.                                            

Trash Pick Up:      May 2, 2011 -    Begins on the East side of City, moving West.  
                        CHANGE: WE WILL ONLY GO THROUGH THE CITY ONE TIME. 
                  OUR GOAL IS TO BE DONE WITH TRASH PICKUP IN 2 WEEKS.
                                                              

Brush:                                May 2, 2011 -    Begins on the East side of City, moving West.
                                              Crews will only go down your street one time.
 

RULES:
LOOSE LEAF PICK-UP - Begins April 18, 2011 -   Do not place leaves in street until the weekend before April 18^th.  Do Not Use Plastic Bags! Biodegradable Paper Bags are Ok. Place leaves on the street for pick-up - not in alley. Please do not allow leaves to plug storm water drains.

TRASH PICK-UP - Begins May 2, 2011, City crews will begin at 7:00 a.m. Monday morning on the East side of City.  Please keep trash items separate from brush.  Two separate crews will be working, one crew for trash - one crew for stacked brush. Place trash in alley if available. Limited to 10 trash items only, furniture, box springs, couches, chairs, sinks, clean toilets, humidifiers and rolled carpet are allowed, boards are allowed but nails must be bent over or removed. Stack items neatly – NO over sized, jumbled piles will be picked up. CREWS WILL ONLY GO DOWN YOUR STREET ONE TIME.  They will not return. If you miss the date indicated above, your items will not be picked up.

Items Not Allowed: Concrete, construction material, including drywall, appliances, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, hot water heaters, dishwashers, dehumidifiers, dryers, furnaces, paint, chemicals, household garbage and animal droppings.

BRUSH - Begins May 2, 2011, ALL brush must be neatly stacked.  Large branches cannot exceed 4 inches in diameter, and CANNOT EXCEED AN 8' BY 4' PILE.  Christmas trees are allowed.  No logs, tree stumps, or shrub root balls are allowed.  Place in alley if exists, or behind curb or pavement edge on street, if no alley.

PLEASE REMEMBER, OTHER THAN THE SCHEDULED DATES FOR SPRING CLEANUP IT IS AGAINST CITY ORDINANCE TO PLACE ANYTHING IN THE CITY STREET, ALLEY OR RIGHT-OF-WAY.

REMEMBER - RECYCLE, RECYCLE, RECYCLE!  RecycleSmart hot line is 941-5555 or www.recyclesmart.info Any questions on Spring Clean Up?  Call City DPS @ 922-4900, or check our website: www.ci.traverse-city.mi.us