Residential Collection Schedule
 | | Roy Bessell, Jr. and Lorne Cowell, workers at the Solid Waste Handling Facility, stand with a bail of newspapers and a box of magazines which will be sold on the mainland. |
|
The following is the residential pick-up schedule for the Mackinac Island Service Company:
Monday
-- Landfill and compost bags from Stonecliffe Condos, Woods Restaurant, Woodbluff, Stonecliffe Manor 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Tuesday
-- Landfill and compost bags from East Bluff, Mission Area, and Downtown, including Leslie Court.
Wednesday
-- Curbside recycling from:
1) East Bluff, Mission Area, Downtown, and Harrisonville
2) West Bluff, Annex, Stonecliffe Condos, Woodbluff, Stonecliffe
Manors 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Stonebrook, and British Landing Area.
Thursday
-- Landfill and compost bags from Annex, West Bluff, and Harrisonville.
Friday
-- Landfill and compost bags from Stonecliffe Condos, Woods Restaurant, British Landing Area, and Leslie Court (2nd pickup for the week).
Residential pickup starts at 9
a.m.
Downtown business pickup occurs at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Compost in Clear or Beige Bags
Cereal boxes (no liners)
Computer paper
Meat (butcher) paper
Food scraps
Coffee grounds and filters
Tea bags
Fruit and vegetable peelings
Egg shells
Cardboard egg cartons
Cake mix boxes (no liners)
Plain paper bags
Scrap office paper (manila envelopes)
Postage envelopes (no plastic windows)
Other miscellaneous paper products
Waxed paper
Tissue and napkins
Paper plates
Paper (waxed) milk cartons
Newsprint and telephone books
Textbooks and paper back books
Pet food bags (not lined)
Horse feed bags (not lined)
Paper/cardboard vacuum bags
Wooden toothpicks and stir sticks
Coloring books
Landfill Materials in Blue
Bags
Aerosol cans (paint, hairspray, etc.)
Air, oil, and furnace filters
Building materials
Broken dishes
Window and mirror glass
Fireplace and wood stove ashes
Clothing, rags, and shoes
Small appliances (TVs, radios, toasters,
etc.)
Candy and gum wrappers
Potato chip bags
Bottle tops, neck rings
Toothpaste containers
Light bulbs
Scrubbing pads
Styrofoam peanuts and packing materials
Prescription bottles
Foil-lined juice boxes
Disposable diapers, feminine hygiene items
Shiny newspaper inserts
Plastic utensils and plastic drink cups
Broken glassware (box first to protect
people)
Cigarette packages, cigarette filters
Cat litter
Plastic stir sticks and plastic straws
Plastic motor oil containers
Metal utensils and plastic utensils