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Solid Waste
What’s under your sink or in your garage can be hazardous to people, pets, and the environment. The Washtenaw County Home Toxics Center allows County residents to safely dispose of or recycle materials such as paints, flammables (like motor oil or gasoline), batteries, fluorescent bulbs, and more. For more information on hours, appointments, and accepted materials, visit the Home Toxics Center Website or call the hotline at (734) 222-3950.
You may contact Waste Management 1-800-796-9696 to request a special pick up. There is a charge of $10 for each freon free appliance and a $35 fee for each appliance with freon.
Appliances and furniture in good condition can often be donated to area shelters, churches and community groups.
*Appliances and furniture in good condition can often be donated to area shelters, churches and community groups.
Go to http://recycle.ewashtenaw.org, click on ‘Residential Recycling,’ then ‘Turning Trash into Treasure’ for more information on where various items can be recycled or reused.
Michigan law prohibits yard waste from being placed into landfills. All yard waste will be collected in separate vehicles and taken to a compost center for processing. Yard waste will be collected from the first week of April through the last week of November, on the same day as your refuse collection. Grass clippings, leaves and garden waste can be placed together in one of the containers listed below. Please place yard waste 4 feet from trash and recyclables.
- Limit of six (6) bags, cans, or bundles of yard waste per week (except during fall leaf collection).
- 30-gallon size or smaller refuse containers identified with a special “Yard Waste” sticker. Stickers are available from City Hall, DPW or Waste Management. Please have sticker face the street. If you have questions or need more yard waste stickers please contact us.
- Bundled brush, not over 4 feet in length or 60 pounds in weight.
- Loose material will not be collected.
Yard waste DOES NOT Include: Sod, pet waste, branches over 4 inches in diameter, tree stumps, logs, wood, dirt, rocks, and trash.
The City of Saline's loose leaf (non-bagged) curbside collection program has tentatively been scheduled for October through November. Leaves are scheduled to be collected as workloads and weather permits, at the curb for residents living north of Michigan Avenue on Mondays and Tuesdays, and residents living south of Michigan Avenue on Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesday is used as a catch up day or early collection day, depending on the amount of leaves ready for collection. In preparing loose leaves for collection, rake fallen leaves into the street, providing it does not impede traffic, leaving a one foot space between the curb and leaves for storm water to run into the gutter, before 7:30 A.M. on Mondays or Thursdays according to your scheduled days of collection. Newer subdivisions with smaller trees may not be collected weekly, however, Waste Management will collect bagged leaves weekly. Do not rake leaves over catch basin grates and we ask that you keep nearby catch basin grates free of leaves to help reduce street flooding during rainstorms and help protect the environment. Do not park your car over piles of leaves in order to avoid potential fires.
If there are leaves to be collected, please plan to move your vehicle from the street on your scheduled leaf collection days. The street leaves are loaded into trucks and delivered to nearby fields for composting.
Leaves are also picked up with your normal weekly curbside yard waste collection program. Leaves and yard waste cannot be mixed with refuse and/or recyclables. Leaves must be bagged in brown craft paper bags (plastic bags are not accepted) or placed in reusable containers identified with yard waste stickers (stickers must face the street) and placed 5 feet from your refuse and recyclables. The weekly curbside yard waste collection program will continue through the last day in November and will resume on the first day in April.
If you use decorative plastic pumpkin bags, you must empty the leaves into the street or place the leaves out, properly prepared, with your weekly curbside yard waste collection program. The bag can be saved for next year's use or discarded with your weekly refuse.
Rake No More!
Mulching lawn mowers are designed to handle fallen leaves and avoid raking entirely. Mulching mowers will mince leaves and sift the pieces back into the the lawn where they will quickly decompose and nourish the soil. Mulching leaves may require more frequent mowing and a thick layer of leaves may require mowing twice but still saves time over raking and bagging materials for collection.
Sidewalks
Yes. In order to reduce the likelihood of injuries to pedestrians, the City of Saline revised sidewalk snow removal regulations in 2015.
The ordinance requires people in charge or control of any building(s) or lot(s) which fronts a paved sidewalk to remove any ice or snow from the sidewalk to form an open path of at least 42” in width.
In zoning districts, snow or ice must be removed within twenty-four hours (24) hours after the snow or accumulations ends. Subsequent drifting of snow on sidewalks must also be removed.
The ordinance also provides that if the snow or ice cannot be removed without the possibility of causing damage to the sidewalk, sand or other abrasives must be used until the weather permits removal without the likelihood of damage to sidewalk.
People who fail to comply with the ordinance will be issued a Civil Infraction Violation. Civil Infraction Violation fines are $25 for the first offense, $50 for a second repeat offense within one year, and $100 for a third and each subsequent repeat offense within one year. In addition, the City may clear sidewalks, and the property owner will be charged for the work performed. We encourage all property owners to maintain their sidewalks, as the minimum fee for the City to remove the snow is $75 per visit and $30 per visit to treat ice. Costs to clear your sidewalk are in addition to the civil infraction violation fine.
Vacations, business trips, and other obligations that require you to be away from your home does not exempt you from sidewalk snow removal. To avoid civil fines and removal costs, property owners should make arrangements to have their sidewalks cleared when away from the home for more than a day.
Senior Citizens: If you need assistance with snow removal and/or need a contractor to remove snow, contact the Saline Area Senior Center at 429-9247 for a list of possible volunteers or contractors who will remove sidewalk snow for a fee.
Driveway Snow
City snowplows plow the snow from the roadway to the side of the road. Our snowplows generally make at least two passes through each street. The first pass is typically during the storm or soon after the storm has passed. The second and/or subsequent passes is done to move the snow from the roadway or as close to the curb as possible to improve travel, provide for parking, and allow roadway runoff from snow melting and rain to reach the catch basins to prevent street flooding. The second and subsequent passes are typically completed several hours after the first pass of snowplows. This means that your drive approach will have at least two occasions where City plows will leave snow from the roadway in your drive approach. Immediately after the City snowplows deposit the snow in your drive approach is the best time and easiest time to remove it. Do not plow, shovel, or blow the snow back into the street.
As you clear your driveway and approach, pile the snow on the grassed area of your yard. This will keep snow from obstructing the roadway, and will also minimize the amount of snow pushed back into your driveway by snowplows. Residents should also make certain that their trash and recycling containers are placed off the edge of the road but close enough for the garbage collector to pick up the containers from the street without having to walk or climb through snow banks.
We would like to remind property owners and private snow removal contractors that State Law (Act 82 of 1978, vehicle code 257.677A) prohibits the plowing or shoveling or blowing of snow, ice or slush onto or across roadways or highways, as it can present a serious traffic hazard and fines and costs for court conviction could be up to $500. In addition, snow must not be piled in such a way as to obstruct motorists’ vision.
Water & Sewer
If you detect red or orange colored water, you will need to flush your water lines. This can be accomplished by running your cold water until the water becomes clear. Avoid using hot water until the cold water is clear, or the discolored water will enter your hot water tank.
Steetlights
Please report any streetlight outages to DTE online or via phone - 800-477-4747