Waste Systems

Browning-Ferris Industries

Providing Quality

Solid Waste, Recycling and Composting Services

For The City of Marine City

BFI is pleased to introduce itself to you and offer you unlimited quality collection service once a week,ever week.With this comprehensive pickup service all 52 weeks of the year, you won't need to hang on to items waiting for an annual spring clean-up so the old "spring-up" will be discontinued.

    PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU SEPARATE YOUR GARBAGE BAGS AND CANS SEVERAL FEET AWAY FROM WHERE YOUR RECYCLING BIN IS PLACED.

    Refuse must be placed in a watertight can or tied in trash bags.

    A can should not exceed 30-gallon capacity or weigh more than 60 pounds when filled. 95-gallon containers on wheels may be rented from BFI at the rate of $3.00 per month.

    BULKY ITEMS: BFI will collect large items each week along with your regular pick-up -- no phone call is necessary.

    REFRIGERANTS: Items containing freon (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers) must have a sticker certifying refrigerant removal by a licensed technician. Consult the Yellow Pages under "Appliances - Service".

    HOLIDAYS: Collection will not take place on the 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day or Memorial Day. In weeks containing a holiday, collection will be delayed by one day.

COMPOSTING

Grass clippings, leaves, brush and other yard waste will be collected weekly, on Fridays, between April 1 and November 30.

These materials will be collected by a separate truck and taken to a state-approved compost site.

Compostable yard waste material must be placed in a "Kraft" paper bag (available at City Hall and other local retailers), OR the material must be placed "loose" in a metal or plastic can not more than 30 gallons in capacity or weighing more than 60 pounds when filled. These containers must be clearly labeled "Yard Waste" or "Compost". Labels are available by calling BFI.

BFI recommends letting grass clippings lie where they are cut.



 

NEWSPAPERS                                 


Bundle tightly with string in packs 6 to 8 inches in thickness, or pack in brown paper grocery bags. Sunday supplements (inserts) are acceptable.

Old newspapers are processed and made into a variety of new items including newsprint, insulation, roofing material and cereal boxes.


CLEAR, BROWN AND GREEN GLASS CONTAINERS
Remove lids and rings. Rinse thoroughly . Labels are acceptable. Plate glass, mirrors and ceramics are not acceptable.
RECYCLED USES                          
Household glass containers are crushed, melted down and then made into new glass containers and other products.


STEEL, TIN AND
ALUMINUM CANS
Rinse the cans thoroughly. Labels are acceptable.
RECYCLED USES
Both the lids and steel in the cans can be recycled into other packaging or steel products.


PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Milk and laundry jugs are the most widely collected plastic material. They should be drained, rinsed and flattened. Use only plastic containers which have the numbers 1 and 2  in the symbol on the bottom of the container. Labels are acceptable.

RECYCLED USES

Uses for recycled plastics include fiber-fill for pillows, insulation and ski jackets, new plastic appliance handles, packaging and plastic lumber.