City Code Information on Trash, Noise and Service Requests

Trash Service
Housing located in Vine Neighborhood between Oakland Drive to South Westnedge Avenue bulk trash pick up date is the third Monday of every month

Housing located in Vine Neighborhood between S. Westnedge Avenue and S. Burdick Street bulk trash pick up date is the first Wednesday of every month.

If you live on Lovell Street contact the city of Kalamazoo for the proper date. A trash violation occurs when trash is placed on the curblawn on the wrong date.

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Monthly bulk trash, garbage containers, recycling bins, recycling materials, or brush left or placed on the curb lawn outside of the designated time for collection could result in your being charged for the cost of its removal.  Garbage containers (herby curbies or recycling bins) may be placed at the curb “no earlier than 8:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled collection, and these containers must be removed from the curbside (or street side if there is no curb) not later than 11:00 p.m. of the collection day.” Kalamazoo City Code of Ordinances, 15A-2(a).   Solid Waste (monthly trash or brush) deposited for public collection “shall not be deposited earlier than 7:00 a.m. of the day preceding the day of regularly scheduled monthly collection for the district in which such solid waste is deposited.”  (Kalamazoo Code of Ordinances, 31-21).  Any solid waste, “which is not, for any reason, collected by the city or its authorized contractor on the day on which collection is actually performed in the district in which the solid is deposited, shall be removed from pubic view within two(2) days following completion of the regularly scheduled monthly collection for that district.”  (Section 31-22). Violations of the above types can result in immediate corrective action being taken by the City without prior notice, with the expense for the corrective action being billed to the property owner of record. (Section 22-4(f)). To report curblawn violations, you may call Inspection Services at 337-8221.  Questions or concerns regarding the City’s monthly trash and recycling programs should be directed to 337-8215.

Ordinance information provided by City of Kalamazoo.  For further information go to:  http://www.kalamazoocity.org/government/departments/serv_recycle.php

To report a trash violation contact the City of Kalamazoo at 337-8221.  A curblawn violation (trash located between the sidewalk and street) will be immediately corrected.  Trash located on private property will receive a correction notice in the mail and will be allowed ten days to rectify the violation.