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Dearborn residents have begun receiving their new trash and recycling carts, with the expectation that all households will have the new carts by July 5. The carts are being delivered to every household at the curbside.

Residents being asked to then store the two, 96-gallon carts in an appropriate place and not to use them before their collection day on the week of July 5.

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Until the week of July 5, residents are asked to use their existing trash cans and recycling bin.

A complete packet of information is inside the new carts detailing the use and storage of the carts.

Note that nothing has changed or will change regarding curbside yard waste collection. Residents should still put out their yard waste as usual.

And, despite the new system, trash days will stay on the same day as they always have been for every household.

Curbside recycling will also continue to be on trash days, but residents will recycle every other week on their trash days.

Each recycling cart will have information posted on them so residents will easily know which week to recycle.

Each trash and recycling cart has an attached lid, which will help to reduce blowing litter and address pest issues. The carts also have handle and wheels for easy mobility.

The trash cart is gray and the recycling cart is green.

The 96- gallon trash carts also hold about as much as three normal trash cans, and the 96-gallon recycling bin will allow residents to more easily recycle.

Note that residents do not have to bundle, tie or sort any recyclables. They can just all be put into the 96-gallon recycling container.

The new system also allows for an automated curbside collection system.

For more information regarding the new program, contact the Dearborn Department of Public Works Information office at (313) 943-2285 or Republic Services Customer Service at 1-800-878-4626. More details are available at www.cityofdearborn.org.