Rubbish

Priority Waste:

The City of New Baltimore's refuse, recycling and yard waste service provider is Priority Waste.

Rubbish is collected each Wednesday with the exception of the holidays. See attached schedule for 2023 - 2024.
Recycling is collected every other week, depending on where you are located in the city (see the above pick-up schedule).
Collection will be moved one day for Christmas, New Years Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day.
Collection Time: Please have all your items out by 6:00 am

Acceptable large items include furniture, appliances, stoves, grills, hot water tanks, refrigerators.
For child safety reasons, please remove doors from refrigerators before placing at curb.
Carpet must be rolled and tied in 4 foot sections and weigh no more than 60 pounds. No more than 10 bundles at any one time.

Solid waste is collected curbside in a plastic (non metal) 96 gallon OR 32 gallon card container, OR plastic bags tied and secured.
No container or bag should weigh more than 60 pounds.
Solid waste includes household waste, food waste, rubbish.
Do NOT place rubbish in paper bags; it will NOT be collected.
Unacceptable waste items: hazardous waste, paint.
Macomb County Health Department Hazardous Waste Collection - Visit to find options for hazardous waste collection options.

Yard waste starts the first Wednesday in April to the first Wednesday in December.
Tree branches must be bundled and cannot exceed 4 feet in length, or 4 inches in diameter.
Place yard waste 4 feet from your rubbish (yard waste mixed with rubbish cannot be collected).
Yard waste includes grass, leaves, vegetation, twigs and other plant materials (under 6 inches in diameter, less than 4 feet in length).
Yard waste will be collected in a proper brown yard waste bag, or 32 gallon cans clearly marked 'Yard Waste'. DO NOT USE PLASTIC BAG LINER OR PAPER GROCERY BAGS/BOXES.
Please face the marked 'Yard Waste' side toward the street so the driver can identify it as yard waste.
For safety precautions, containers over 32 gallons will not be collected due to weight. No container should weigh more than 60 pounds.
For bundles of brush and branches that are 2 inches in diameter or less than 3-4 feet long, this can be bundled with string. Please insure bundles are no larger than 18 inches around and weigh no more than 60 pounds.
Unacceptable yard waste items: sod, pet waste, dirt, rocks, trash, root balls, branches.

Acceptable to recycle: plastic bottles & containers, food & beverage cans, paper, flattened cardboard & paperboard, glass bottles & containers, food & beverage cartons.
DO NOT RECYCLE: food waste, plastic bags & film, foam cups & containers.
plasticfilmrecycling.org - Visit to find proper recycling for plastic bags and film
earth911.org - Visit for options on disposing of foam cups and containers.