Berkley Environmental Advisory Committee

09/04/2026

Happy holiday weekend everyone! Here is a handy little recycling guide from the Southeast Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority to help you dispose of your recyclable material.

09/01/2026

Fall planting season is coming and you should be ready 🌱plant natives 💚

08/31/2026

Attention home remodelers, both do it yourself and pros: check out this directory for business and organizations that will take your scrap materials off your hands.

08/31/2026

Have questions about recycling? Check out this page from the Michigan Department of Energy and Great Lakes for info

08/24/2026

Mark your calendars for our fall native plant sale! 🌱

08/07/2026

This hardy Michigan native offers dependable blooms, supports local wildlife, and handles challenging conditions with less fuss than traditional lilacs.

07/28/2026

Good information

⚠️ Many invasive plants were originally sold as attractive landscaping choices. Once they escape yards, they can spread into forests, fields and waterways, where they crowd out native plants.

🌸 Bradford pear: Cultivated trees can cross-pollinate and produce thorny wild offspring. Remove young seedlings before they become established.

🌿 Tree-of-heaven: Spreads through seeds and aggressive underground roots. Cutting it alone may trigger many new shoots, so correct control is important.

🍁 Norway maple: Recognizable by the milky sap from a broken leaf stalk. Its dense shade can prevent native woodland plants from growing beneath it.

🔴 Burning bush: Birds carry its berries into natural areas. Look for bright-red fall foliage and corky “wings” along the stems.

🌱 Japanese barberry: Its thorny branches form dense patches that restrict native growth. Birds help spread its small red berries.

🌼 Chinese privet: Produces clusters of white flowers followed by dark berries. It can quickly create thick, difficult-to-cross shrub colonies.

🌳 English ivy: Spreads across the ground and climbs trees. Mature vines add weight, block light and can hide damage or disease on the trunk.

🌾 Japanese honeysuckle: The fragrant flowers change from white to yellow. Its fast-growing vines can cover young trees and shrubs.

💜 Asian wisteria: Chinese and Japanese wisteria can grow into extremely heavy vines. Do not confuse them with the less aggressive native American wisteria.

🎋 Japanese knotweed: Even small pieces of stem or root may grow into new plants. Avoid mowing it or placing cut pieces in ordinary compost.

🪻 Purple loosestrife: Escapes into wetlands and produces large amounts of seed. Its tall purple flower spikes can replace diverse native wetland vegetation.

💛 Yellow flag iris: Often escapes ornamental ponds and spreads through seeds and underground rhizomes. Never dump pond plants into natural waterways.

06/19/2026

His humiliating defeat in Iran has sealed the deal

05/24/2026

If you want shrubs that can handle the pressure and still look great, these native Michigan options are well worth a closer look.

05/23/2026

Hello Berkley Residents and friends. I'm sorry to notify you that Berkley's e-recycling day, scheduled for Saturday from 10 to 2, has been canceled due to weather concerns. Our next e-recycling event will be this fall.

You can take your e-junk to the SOCRRA facility by scheduling an appointment on their website. Appointments are much easier to obtain now than in the past.