Garbage, Recycling, Compost, Rubbish

Public Works

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Common Questions:

Parking Restrictions During Waste Collection:

Parking on public streets is prohibited in connection with scheduled garbage and recycling collections within the City.

• General Restrictions: On the scheduled collection day, on-street parking is prohibited from 12:00 AM to 2:00 PM in each of the four designated collection zones.

• Sub-Zone Restrictions: Within each collection zone, sub-zones have parking restrictions of shorter durations lasting from 12:00 AM to 7:00 AM.

• Waste Collection Map: The four collection zones are color coded, sub-zones are marked with red lines

Please note, waste collection begins in the very early morning hours and garbage and recycle carts must be placed outside the night before.

Missed Garbage or Recycling Pickup?

If your garbage or recycling was not collected, it was most likely due to improper cart placement.

To ensure service, please follow these placement guidelines: Carts must be placed between the sidewalk and the curb. In areas without sidewalks or curbs, place them 2 to 4 feet from the edge of the roadway.

Keep at least 3 feet of space between each cart, and 3 feet from any other objects (such as vehicles, mailboxes, utility poles, etc.).

The cart handles should face your home.

The truck’s automated arms need enough space to safely lift the carts. If placed too closely together—or near other obstacles—carts may be missed, knocked over, or cause damage to nearby property.

Report an Issue

To report an issue with curbside pick up i.e. garbage or recycling did not get picked up, please fill out this form. We will reach out to Waste Management and back to you to resolve the issue. You can also call Waste Management’s local number at (906) 662-6065.

**PLEASE READ BEFORE FILLING OUT THE FORM: The times your garbage/recycling is picked up has changed. The night that you put your garbage out has NOT CHANGED. Residents should put out their carts on their usual day of the week by 10pm. Pick ups begin at 4am and continue thoughout the day into the afternoon. If your garbage has not been picked up by 2pm the day after your garbage night, please fill out the form and or give our office a call at 906-228-0444. 

USE THIS LINK to search your address to find out which night you should put your garbage out.

Helpful Information:

In addition to garbage pickup, the City of Marquette offers curbside collection of recyclable materials. Place cardboard, paper, plastic, and metal together loose in your blue recycle cart. All recyclable materials must be clean of food residue. All residents participating in curbside recycling must use the blue recycling carts. The City of Marquette is also accepting recycling at the Waste Management Transfer Station 910 W. Baraga Avenue during business hours. Please enter through the main office to check in Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m to 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Verification of City of Marquette residency will need to be provided.

Glass is no longer collected curbside. Glass recycling is available at two drop-off locations: Waste Management and the Municipal Service Center. Waste Management is located at 910 W. Baraga Ave. and is open Monday-Friday from 9:30-11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The Municipal Service Center is located at 1100 Wright Street. There will be a designated green dumpster at the West parking lot entrance available 24/7.
 
You can put the following items out for curbside recycling:
Newspapers and inserts; magazines and catalogs; high gloss papers; clean corrugted cardboard broken down and flat; pizza boxes; chipboard (i.e. cereal/cracker boxes); phone books; computer paper; junk mail; aluminum and metal food and beverage conatiners; plastics. For more information, please visit https://www.recycle906.com/
 

The City of Marquette Compost site, located at 1415 Pioneer Road. The site is opening for the season on Saturday, April 18th.

Proof of the Solid Waste Fee on a City of Marquette water bill and ID is required for admittance.

The hours of operation are Tuesdays 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Holiday closures: Saturday, May 23rd, Saturday, July 4th, Saturday, September 5th.

Yard waste, grass clippings, garden debris etc. are accepted with no size limit. Property owners may also drop off one pickup load of brush per day. (A pile approximately 12’L x 6’W x 5’H). Household organic compost disposal is not available at this time. This drop-off site is not available to commercial haulers.

The site is open Mondays 3pm – 7 pm, Wednesdays 3pm – 7pm, and the second Saturday of each month 1pm – 4pm. The site will close once dumpsters are at capacity, with no exceptions. The site opens for the season on Monday, April 27th.

Extra days have been added to the first two weeks to provide Spring Cleaning assistance: Thursday, April 30th, Saturday, May2nd and Thursday, May 7th. Weekday hours 3pm-7pm, Saturdays 1pm-4pm. The site will close once dumpsters are at capacity. The regular schedule will begin Monday, May 5th.

Holiday closures: Monday, May 25th, Wednesday, July 1st, Monday, September 7th.

The site is intended for City residents paying the “solid waste” fee to dispose of household items too large for curbside pickup. The daily capacity of this site is regulated by the Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE) and once capacity is met, the site will close. No exceptions.

A driver’s license and current City water bill showing the payment of a “solid waste” fee for your property is required for admittance. Residents in rental units using the “green bags or carts” who do not have a water bill in their name need to contact their landlord to file the following form with the Public Works Dept. showing a list of tenants eligible to use the site.

We ask that all individuals respect traffic and waiting lines that may occur. Accepted items: toys, tools, furniture, old clothing, shoes, books, drapes, carpets, decorations, appliances (must be tagged Freon free by a licensed plumber and only accepted on Saturdays), and other minor household items are accepted but limited to one pickup truck or trailer load per day.

Appliances and White goods include all appliances and water heaters. Appliances using any regulated refrigerant must bear an appropriate technician’s certificate for compliance certifying that the refrigerant has been recaptured. This can be done through a plumbing and heating company. Metal items will be separated for recycling.

Not accepted items: liquid or hazardous wastes, Freon containing appliances, brush or yard waste, regular garbage, food items, rocks or masonry, compressed gas tanks, tires, shingles, electronics.

Properties paying the “Solid Waste” fee on their monthly utility bills are eligible to dispose of yard brush and compost through this curbside collection.  Owners and tenants of properties not paying the fee should contact their regular waste hauler for service.  This service is supported by fees, not taxes.  All residents are asked to observe the following rules to provide for a safe, efficient cleanup.

  1. These collections are for brush, leaves, grass clippings and garden debris only.  NO garbage is allowed.  All collected material will be composted. Material is not to be placed curbside more than one week prior to pick up date.  Material MUST be placed curbside prior to 7:00 a.m. of the scheduled pick up date. If crews are ahead of schedule, they will return on your scheduled day to collect.
  2. Pile yard debris on the lawn next to the street edge, NOT in the gutter or on street pavement.  Keep yard debris in front of your own property.  Do not pile on vacant adjacent properties.  Motorists are asked to avoid parking in positions that block access to leaf piles or they will not be picked up.
  3. Brush will be collected May 4 – May 8. The volume from each property is limited to one pickup load, a pile approx. 12’L x 6’W x 5’H.
  4. Crews will collect loose or paper landscaping bagged leaves May 11 – May 22. If you choose to bag your yard debris, only paper landscape yard waste bags are permitted.  Plastic bags will not be collected. Bags containing garbage or other rubbish mixed with the yard debris will not be collected.
  5. The City will not collect material after the last date listed above for each route.  The compost site is open Tuesdays 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm and Saturdays 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Any yard waste will be accepted but brush will be limited to one pickup load per day. Proof of solid waste fee payment and ID is required for admittance.

Use this link to view your collection dates

WEEK ONE: Brush pickup will be conducted May 4 – 8.

WEEK TWO & THREE: Crews will collect loose or brown bagged leaves May 11 – 22.

The purpose of the trash to treasure program is to provide a venue for the recycling of reusable household items such as furniture, lamps, electronics, and other working household items. The program is designed to increase awareness in recycling by creating an alternative means of reusing items that would otherwise end up in the landfill.

City of Marquette residents are invited and encouraged to participate in the community-wide Trash to Treasure Weekend at the beginning of September.

• Residents can place reusable/serviceable items in front of their house on the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Unclaimed items must be removed from the curb no later than 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

• Items left at the curb past 5:00 p.m. on Sunday will be picked up by the Public Works Department and invoiced to the property owner on a time, material and disposal fee basis.

• Examples of items that can be recycled include lamps, tables, chairs, dishes, etc. Please, no rubbish. Rubbish is defined to mean anything that does not work, is not clean and is not serviceable.

• It is suggested that residents remove lawn ornaments and other wanted items to avoid mistaken identity.

For more information or questions, please contact the Public Works Department at (906) 228-0444.

The Christmas tree drop-off sites are available through mid January annually. Residents are to remove all decorations and stands before disposing of their tree.

Site one is located at the west end of Lakeview Arena parking lot, 401 E Fair Ave. Place tree inside orange fencing.

Site two is located at Hurley Field, 240 Mesnard St. Place tree inside orange fencing.

Properties paying the “Solid Waste” fee on their monthly bills are eligible to use the Christmas tree drop-off sites.  Owners and tenants of properties not paying the fee should contact their regular waste hauler for service.  These sites are supported by fees, not taxes.

Residents should put household refuse in the green garbage bins for curbside pickup weekly. Household refuse may include garbage, rubbish, and kitchen wastes, such as discarded food or food residue and paper used for wrapping the same, animal wastes, and minor household items. It shall be well drained of all liquids. It shall not include yard waste, materials from construction or razing of buildings, waste from any manufacturing process, or hazardous materials defined by Federal, State, or local law, rule or regulation. Refuse does not include materials intended for recycling, which should go in the blue bins if they are accepted curbside. 

 

Non-curbside waste disposal can be hauled to the Waste Management Transfer Station at 910 W Baraga Ave. Vehicles will be charged by weight. If you have any questions, please call 906-662-6065. Hours of Operation are:

Monday thru Friday 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Closed for lunch daily 11:00 am – 11:30 am

Or

A landfill permit can be purchased at the City Hall Treasurer’s office allowing the resident to haul to the Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority located at 600 Co Rd NP. If you have any questions, please call 906-228-0475. Landfill hours of operation are:

Monday through Friday 7:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Billing for curbside pickup shows up on your utility bill as the Solid Waste Fee. This pays for garbage and recycling curbside pick up as well as the compost site, household rubbish site, fall and spring brush and leaf collection, and Christmas tree drop off sites.