05/15/2026
SPRING ARBOR TOWNSHIP Trash – Clean Up – Recycle Day
Saturday June 6, 2026, from 8am to 11am Sharp
Questions call: 750-2800
Guidelines: We hope these guidelines are helpful for planning before you arrive at the event. Township Officials and our vendors reserve the right to limit or refuse any and all items the day of event. This event is for Spring Arbor Township residents and not for commercial businesses. ID’s will be checked at event.
What services are available that day?
This year we will take trash, electronics’ recycling, and metal recycling will be available. This is a first come first served event. When the trucks are full the event ends. Arrive early and expect a wait. We will stop collecting at 11am sharp. Plan to unload your own material at this event. If you can’t lift it don’t bring it. We are asking for cash donations this year to offset the cost of this event.
TRASH/RUBBISH: Material Preparation getting ready for event:
All small material must be in bags or other containers. Loose trailer loads, truckloads may be refused.
Material must be of appropriate size to fit inside the hopper of a garbage truck
ALL liquids must be removed before disposal. We can’t take them! NO LIQUIDS!
All containers (pails, drums, boxes) must be unsealed and open for inspection
Due to worker safety items should weigh less than 50 lbs. and be able to be lifted by one person. Any heavy items not able to be handled by one person may be rejected.
ACCEPTED:
Furniture, Mattresses, Appliances (non-Freon-containing or certified Freon was removed)
Scrap Metal all types, including automotive batteries
General Household items (clothes, toys, dishes, etc.)
Latex Paint if solidified. NO liquids
Motorized equipment provided all gas, oil and coolants are removed
Very Small amounts of remodeling waste. Any lumber or long pieces of material must be less than 4’ in length.
METAL RECYCLING:
Our Fire Department will be collecting ALL types of METAL as a fund raiser. If it’s metal, please bring it!
E-Waste Electronic Recycling:
We will be able to offer recycling of electronic items. Computers, Fax machines, keyboards, mice, Tablets, DVD players, VCR’s, Batteries and Fluorescent lamps, Printers, Cell Phones, Stereo Equipment, Scanners, Satellite/Cable Boxes, Cables/cords and wires, Monitors and TV’s of all sizes and types. Great way to dispose of TV’s, computers, etc. There is a suggested donation for TVs and monitors ranging from 5.00 to 25.00 to offset costs. Let’s keep this material out of our landfills.
NOT ACCEPTED:
TIRES (see note below)
Liquids of any kind including paint, stain, varnish, or any items with hazardous waste label
Yard Waste, tree branches, Concrete, masonry materials, dirt or rocks
Asbestos, construction, demolition or roofing materials, Electrical Ballasts.
Medical Waste, Commercial Waste
Propane tanks, unless valve is removed, Flammable or explosive material, Ignitable, corrosive, reactive or toxic materials
Animal carcasses
*****Hazardous material. Liquid material like paints etc. and tires will not be taken at this event. We will post on Face Book when these items can be taken to other Jackson County events for collection later this year.
*****TIRES We are planning on doing a tire event in October in cooperation with Sandstone Twp. Watch for details on Face Book or our web page.
*****NO Document Shredding this year as vendor stopped offering this service.
Location:
*** Our event will be held at Spring Arbor University parking lots between Ogle and Chapel Rds. This is on the north side of M-60. Traffic will enter from Ogle going west into the parking lots for staging. Then proceed to collection vehicles as directed. We can’t allow traffic to back up on M-60 so all traffic should enter Ogle from Second St. There will be NO entrance to these lots off Chapel Rd. or Howe Street. Please follow signs posted that day.
