2024 Water Quality Report

Waste and Recycling

6/7/24: Priority Waste LLC has recently purchased the residential waste collection business from GFL (Green for Life) in Southeast Michigan, including for those communities located in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. The transaction is expected to take effect on July 1.

Grosse Pointe Woods residents may experience delays in trash and recycling pickup during the changeover from GFL to Priority. We appreciate patience during this time of transition.

*Note that curbside leaf pick-up is on a different daily schedule than the rubbish yard waste pick-up.*

All rubbish, recycling bins, yard waste, and brush are to be set out for collection NO LATER than 7 a.m. on the day scheduled for collection and NO EARLIER than 5 p.m. the day before scheduled collection. Various types of trash should be placed next to each other at curbside. Different trucks pick up rubbish, recycling, yard waste and brush, at different times. Neatly placed trash at curbside will help ensure a trouble-free pick-up. The Rubbish Guidelines and Procedures and the Solid Waste Program Brochure are provided for your convenience.

All rubbish, recycling, and yard waste will be collected on a Monday-through-Thursday schedule. Friday pick-ups will occur only when there is a major holiday in the week, including New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The schedule and boundaries for regular waste and recycling pick-up, are as follows:

Monday – All streets west of Mack Avenue
Tuesday – East of Mack Ave. from north city limits to Hollywood
Wednesday – East of Mack Ave. from Hawthorne to Renaud (including North and South)
Thursday – East of Mack Ave. from Oxford (including North and South) to south city limit

The Grosse Pointe Woods trash contractor, Priority Waste LLC, provided heavy-duty, wheeled trash and recycling containers to each residence in Grosse Pointe Woods. A 64-gallon brown cart will be designated for “Waste Only,” and a similar green container labeled for “Recyclables.” Plastic garbage bags still will be required for placement in the waste container, however all recyclable materials remain loose. Should you need an additional cart, they can be purchased from Priority Waste LLC for $65.00 each. Please contact the Priority Waste LLC CUSTOMER CARE CENTER at (586) 228-1200.

Priority Waste LLC handles collection of rubbish, compost, bundled brush and material for recycling. The Department of Public Works handles all unbundled brush pick-up and chipping.

Solid Waste

All rubbish must be in disposable plastic trash bags, not less than .0015 mills in thickness. Odd-shaped objects not suitable for bags should be placed beside the trash. When the bin is full, on limited occasions, additional rubbish may be placed next to the bin that have been properly tied and secured in plastic bags that are a minimum of 1.5 mils thick. There is a weight limit of 50 pounds.

GPW Hazardous Waste Day – Residents Only

GROSSE POINTE WOODS RESIDENTS ONLY

Hazardous waste events will no longer accept latex paint. Latex paint is not hazardous waste. Latex paint must be discarded with regular trash after it it dried out or solidified.

The City's hazardous waste drop off days are the third Saturday of April and October each year from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. The drop off site is the DPW yard at 1200 Parkway Drive (corner of Marter). View the Hazardous Waste Guidelines for proper disposal.

Yard Waste & Fall Clean Up

There is limited curbside pick-up of yard waste from December 18, 2023 through March 14, 2024. Curbside pick-up of bagged leaves and other yard waste will continue through December 12, 2024. December 16, 2024 through March 13, 2025 residents may bring bags to Public Works for disposal.

Recycling

Items currently being picked up for recycling include newspapers, magazines, catalogues, office paper, and telephone books; plastic containers marked with the triangular recycling symbol, rinsed clean with caps removed; metal or aluminum cans and containers such as pie tins, rinsed and flattened when possible; empty aerosol cans, plastic caps discarded; any glass bottles and jars, rinsed and unbroken; cardboard, broken down into 2' x 2' pieces, bundled, and placed in your recycling cart. Put full recycling cart beside your trash at the curb on your scheduled pickup day.