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| Street Maintenance Snow Removal Refuse Collection | Recycling
Tips Street Sweeping Schedule |
OVERVIEW
It is the responsibility of the Public Works Division to maintain all streets in the City (major and local), with the exception of Eight Mile (Wayne County) and Ten Mile (Macomb County). The Division is responsible for the appearance and condition of City streets so as to allow safe and comfortable travel for Eastpointe visitors and residents.
Divisional responsibilities include street and curb repair/replacement, catch basin repair, leaf pickup, street painting, City tree maintenance, street patching, salting/plowing, and sign maintenance.
The Public Works Division
administers the refuse contract, handles all rubbish complaints, and hosts the
annual Open Yard and Hazardous Waste Removal days. The Division also administers
the City's Sidewalk/Approach/Courtesy Walk Program, Vegetation Program (weeds,
brush, tree trimming/removal) and Street Sweeping Program. Public Works
employees work with other departments (Police, Fire, etc.) by responding in a
timely and efficient manner to requests for assistance.
STREET MAINTENANCE
The Public Works Division maintains all major and local streets within the City of Eastpointe, with the exception of Eight Mile (maintained by the Wayne County Road Commission) and Ten Mile (maintained by the Macomb County Road Commission). This includes patching and replacement of concrete of the City streets as needed.
The Division is responsible for making sure the City's streets are draining properly. The City will uncover or clear blocked catch basins, and repair or rebuild malfunctioning ones.
All City streets are scheduled to be swept once a year in the Spring (April). This is done to insure both cleanliness and the neat appearance of the City's streets.
SUMMER STREET SWEEPING SCHEDULE
April 11-12, 2006 (Trunkline, Enhanced Majors, Locals)
April 25 – May 1, 2006 (Locals)
June 12-13, 2006 (Trunkline, Nine Mile, Kelly)
August 22 – 28, 2006 (Trunkline, Nine Mile, Kelly, Locals)
October 23-24, 2006 (Trunkline, Nine Mile, Kelly)
The Sign Department's responsibility is to create, install, repair, and replace all City and streets signs as necessary. If you notice a sign damaged or down please notify the Public Works at 445-5040.
SNOW REMOVAL
The Public Works goal is to insure safe, driveable roads during the winter months. Major roads are plowed and/or salted any time unsafe conditions exist. During inclement weather major thoroughfares are cleared first. Fire routes are the next priority, followed by schools. Local streets are generally plowed any time there are four or more inches of snow. When these conditions are present, residents are asked to refrain from parking on the street so that the service will be the most efficient. Eight Mile and Ten Mile are under the jurisdiction of the Wayne County Road Commission and the Macomb County Road Commission respectively.
REFUSE COLLECTION
Day
and Time: The City
is divided into 5 areas for pickup Mon. – Fri.
To determine your regular pickup day, contact the Public Works Division
at (586) 445-5040 or (See the map). The garbage
contractor takes 6 holidays. (New Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4th,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas). Garbage
collection will be delayed one day for the rest of the week after each of the
above holidays.
Your residence can be served
by up to 3 separate trucks: garbage, recycling and compost.
These trucks start at
Special
(Bulky) Pickup: Place with
your regular garbage. Typical items
are mattresses, stuffed & wooden furniture, T.V.’s, carpeting, wooden doors
with no glass, and hot water tanks. Refrigerators,
freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, stoves, dishwashers, washers and dryers
will be picked up by another truck. The
garbage contractor will be responsible for freon removal.
General
Rules:
Place garbage
at the curb by
DO NOT place garbage out before
Use
32 gallon sized plastic bags or up to a maximum 35 gallon trash can. MAXIMUM
WEIGHT LIMIT IS 60 POUNDS.
Building
materials in small amounts in bags, cans or bundled and tied properly will
be picked up.
Carpeting, padding
and scrap wood can be picked up if it is not longer than 4 feet, bundled securely
with heavy-duty binding to a maximum of 18” in diameter and/or 60 pounds in weight.
ALL NAILS MUST BE REMOVED OR POUNDED DOWN.
Cardboard must be bundled and tied or cut down and placed
inside another cardboard box.
Window
and plate glass will only be picked up if it is broken and placed in a secure
sealed container and marked “GLASS”.
Latex
paint is to be dried out by adding sand or kitty litter to cans.
Once completely dried out, place curbside in a box with the can lids
removed.
All metal posts
needs to be free of concrete and no longer than 4 feet long.
Concrete, bricks, blocks, sod and dirt, auto parts and hazardous
waste items will not be picked up.
Propane
tanks are not taken by the City,
please return to propane dealer.
Compost:
Grass, leaves, yard materials, brush and trimmings, etc.:
Collection Season is “approximately” April
1 to December 7.
Place compost in trash
can marked on each side with a “YARD WASTE” or “COMPOST” sticker or place in 30
gallon brown kraft paper bags – WEIGHT LIMIT IS 60 POUNDS.
NO
PLASTIC BAGS – NO EXCEPTIONS.
Branches (less than 3” in diameter)
can be tied and bundled if not over 4 feet long.
No stumps.
Landscape
timbers that have been pressure treated need to go with the regular garbage.
Used motor oil, anti-freeze and automotive batteries:
Drop off at the
What
to place in your Green Recycling Bin (Must be curbside by
Cans:
Tin, steel, aluminum: food & beverage – rinse can.
If possible remove bottom and flatten. NO AEROSOL CANS OR ALUMINUM FOIL.
Glass
Containers: Unbroken jars & bottles.
Clear or brown. Rinse containers
and discard lid. NO CERAMIC ITEMS.
Plastic
containers: #1 or #2 only (Listed
on bottom of container). No motor oil, margarine, cottage cheese, microwave trays,
plastic bags or yogurt tubs.
Newspapers,
glossy inserts, magazines, office paper, etc. to be placed in paper grocery bag
or bundled and tied. Phone books,
food/beverage boxes without liners, paper egg cartons place on top of bin
No wax or foil box liners, wax-coated
boxes, milk or juice cartons, microwave boxes, frozen juice cans or food-contaminated
paper or board. (Example; pizza boxes )
Corrugated
cardboard: Cut down to maximum size of 2 feet, stack up to 3 feet tall
and bundle. Place on top of or next
to recycle bin.
Shredded paper:
Place in a brown grocery bag, tape shut and mark “SHREDDED PAPER”
Household
Hazardous Waste:
The City no longer
has a “Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day”, the
Disposal Of
Non-Collectible Items: There is NO CITY DUMP.:
The
City has 2 “OPEN YARD” days per year, where many items that cannot be picked up
by the regular garbage collection can be disposed of at the DPW yard at
Spring Open Yard – the Saturday after Mother’s Day.
Fall Open Yard – the last Saturday in September.
Call these companies for their hours of
operation and disposal fees:
Auto parts,
construction debris or excessive household refuse may be taken to Metropolitan
Disposal 6451 E. McNichols, Detroit (Six Mile between VanDyke & Mt. Elliot)
(313) 893-3388 or Pinetree Acres 36600 29 Mile Rd., Richmond (586)
749-9698.
Concrete, bricks, sod and dirt
may be taken to Marsack Sand and Gravel Pit 20900
Clean broken concrete
may be taken to Clancy Concrete 29950 Little Mack,
Asphalt, concrete, brick & block, dirt,
brush, leaves, grass and stumps may be taken to
Violation
Notices:
As per City ordinance,
the Department of Public Works can post violation notices on the front door of
residences. Residents can be posted
for the following reasons:
Refuse
out too early or incorrect day.
Non-Collectible
refuse or improper containers.
Violation
of compost collection rules.
Brush
out, but not in compost containers or bundled.
Violators
can be posted immediately and resident/homeowner has 24 hours to correct
the problem. If after 24 hours
the situation still exists, the Department of Public Works can pick up the material
and charge the resident/homeowner with related costs.
RECYCLING TIPS
What
to place in your Green Recycling Bin (Must be curbside by
Cans:
Tin, steel, aluminum: food & beverage – rinse can.
If possible remove bottom and flatten. NO AEROSOL CANS OR ALUMINUM FOIL.
Glass
Containers: Unbroken jars & bottles.
Clear or brown. Rinse containers
and discard lid. NO CERAMIC ITEMS.
Plastic
containers: #1 or #2 only (Listed
on bottom of container). No motor oil, margarine, cottage cheese, microwave trays,
plastic bags or yogurt tubs.
Newspapers,
glossy inserts, magazines, office paper, etc. to be placed in paper grocery bag
or bundled and tied. Phone books,
food/beverage boxes without liners, paper egg cartons place on top of bin
No wax or foil box liners, wax-coated
boxes, milk or juice cartons, microwave boxes, frozen juice cans or food-contaminated
paper or board. (Example; pizza boxes )
Corrugated
cardboard: Cut down to maximum size of 2 feet, stack up to 3 feet tall
and bundle. Place on top of or next
to recycle bin.
Shredded paper: Place in a brown grocery bag, tape shut and mark “SHREDDED PAPER”
Office Hours
Monday - Friday: 7:00 a.m.-
3:30 p.m.
Comments to:
City
of Eastpointe
(eplcweb@libcoop.net)
