Christmas, New Year's Holidays Alter Trash Pickup

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FARMINGTON HILLS, MI - As you’re busy wrapping gifts and thinking about the cleanup that will come after the holidays, the city of Farmington Hills offers this timely reminder:

Wrapping paper and cards with glitter and metallics are not recyclable and should be tossed in with regular trash, but holiday cookie tins and lids can go in the recycling cart. Plain wrapping paper and cards without the sparkly adornments can be recycled.

Garbage and recycling collection won’t occur on Friday, Dec. 25, or Friday, Jan, 1, due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. During those weeks, normal Friday pickups will occur on Saturday.

Residents whose regular pickup day is Thursday won’t be affected by the holiday schedule. Pickup occurs on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve as scheduled. Be sure to have your garbage and recycling totes at curbside by 7 a.m. to ensure pickup.

Christmas Tree Disposal

Christmas tree recycling begins Dec. 26 and continues through Feb. 1 at Glen Oaks Golf Course. Trees may be dropped off from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., seven days a week, at the east end of the clubhouse parking lot at 30500 W. 13 Mile Road, just east of Orchard Lake.

Just make sure the trees are free of all lights, decorations and tinsel.

Large quantities of unsold trees from commercial lots will not be accepted.

Residents may place their trees at curbside for collection during regular trash pickup.

For more information, call (248) 858-0906.

MLK, President’s Day Pickup Schedule

Though Farmington Hills city offices will be closed both Jan. 18 ad Feb. 15 for Martln Luther King Jr. Day and President’s Day, respectively, garbage collection will take place as regularly scheduled on those days.

For more information, call the Department of Public Works at (248) 871-2850 or visit the city website.

» Photo by Nikolaj Potanin via Flickr

Christmas Tree Recyling