Recyclables will only be collected from the
City issued orange or green recycling bin. When full, set it out 3 feet
from your other rubbish on your regular rubbish day before 7 a.m. or
after 5 p.m. the evening before. Your bin must be removed from the curb
by midnight on your collection day.
Reminder: City issued recycling
bins are the property of the City. If you move, you must leave the orange
or green bin with the house. New bins are available for $10.00 each
(delivered to your house) or $8.00 each if you pick them up at the DPW
office, 2951 Greenfield. Our recycling program now allows two recycling
bins per single family home.
Recycling is mandatory in Dearborn.
Place only the following clean items in the recycling bin:
- Cardboard Boxes (cut to fit bin), cereal boxes, pop
can cases (NO PIZZA BOXES).
- Glass Bottles/Jars (clear, brown and green glass). Drinking glasses, light bulbs, and window glass are not accepted.
- Office Paper - bundle with string or place in brown
paper bag to prevent from blowing around.
- Household Batteries (NO CAR BATTERIES) placed in small
clear plastic bag.
- Newspaper and all the ads that come with the newspaper
must be bundled with string or placed in brown bag to prevent from
blowing around.
- Plastic Bottles (1 or 2 on bottom) discard lids. No antifreeze or oil containers accepted.
- Phone Books/Magazines/Catalogs - bundled with string.
- Aluminum & Tin Cans.
- Empty Aerosol Cans - discard lids.
We do not recycle: drinking glasses, anti-freeze or oil
containers, plastic bags, shredded paper, and lighter fluid containers.
If an item is left in your bin, it is probably because it is not recyclable.
For more information or a new bin call 943.2085.
