SUNRISE DISPOSAL

HOTLINE: 989-343-3524

CURBSIDE RECYCLING NOW IN EFFECT

1st Wednesday of the Month

for Sugar Spring Residents

AND

1st Thursday of the Month

for all other Residents

WHAT & HOW TO RECYCLE:

NO GLASS BOTTLES & JARS:

Due to safety issues, NO glass of any kind will be recycled, please do NOT put them in your recycling bin.

METAL FOOD & BEVERAGE CANS:

Steel, Tin and Aluminum cans.  Rinse clean, labels are okay.  Flatten if possible. Metal pots, pans, tins & utensils may be recycled.

PLASTICS -  #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 & #7 are allowed:

Clean & Empty, remove caps, labels are okay.  Empty plastic grocery bags, NO garbage bags.  NO MOTOR OIL CONTAINERS!

NEWSPAPERS / CARDBOARD BOXES (NO Wax coated please), office paper, Junk mail, Magazines & Catalogs & Paperboard:

You may now mix paper items in an untied, plastic or paper grocery bag and throw it in the bin.  All cardboard boxed MUST be collapsed to save space.

UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS FOR RECYCLING:

Glass of any kind, syringes, needles, medical waste, nails, screws, bullet casings, propane or gas tanks, aerosol cans, flammable liquids, explosives, batteries, household cleaners, electrical cords, chemicals or other dangerous items.  ALSO NOT ALLOWED is paper milk or juice cartons, Styrofoam containers or packing peanuts, bubble wrap, garbage, garbage bags, compost, food, wood items, concrete, garden hoses, rubber, tires and paint cans.

BUTMAN TOWNSHIP'S TRASH PICK-UP CONTRACT IS WITH SUNRISE DISPOSAL OF TAWAS CITY, THE REGULAR PICKUP DAYS DID NOT CHANGE. 

MONDAY IS THE PICKUP DAY FOR SUGAR SPRINGS DEVELOPMENT. 

THURSDAY IS THE REGULAR PICKUP DAY FOR THE REST OF THE TOWNSHIP.  

                               YARD WASTE

IN ADDITION, SUNRISE DISPOSAL WILL PICKUP YARD WASTE FROM APRIL THROUGH NOVEMBER.  YARD WASTE WILL BE PICKED UP ON TUESDAY ONLY IN SUGAR SPRINGS - NOT ON MONDAY.  YARD WASTE IS TO BE PLACED IN PAPER BIODEGRADABLE BAGS SOLD SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PURPOSE OR IT IS TO BE PLACED IN 30 GALLON CONTAINERS WITHOUT A LID AND SPECIFICALLY MARKED "YARD WASTE".  DO NOT PLACE YARD WASTE IN PLASTIC BAGS.  Shrub & tree trimmings up to 2 inches in diameter must be tied in bundles, up to 4 feet long and weighing no more than 40 pounds. 

                           LARGE ITEMS THAT

                           WILL BE PICKED UP

ONE LARGE ITEM PER WEEK, FURNITURE, DRY CARPET IN 6 FOOT LENGTHS OR LESS (TIED AND BUNDLED), BOXES THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN DOWN AND BUNDLED. AND APPLIANCES.  PLEASE CALL TO CONFIRM PICK UP. (REFRIGERATOR/FREEZERS MUST HAVE FREON REMOVED). 

THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF 30 GALLON TRASH BAGS/CONTAINERS THAT WILL BE PICKED UP.

           

                        ITEMS THAT WILL NOT 

                                BE PICKED UP

DIRT, CONCRETE, VEHICLE PARTS, TIRES, BATTERIES, ANIMAL OR HUMAN WASTE, LIQUID WASTER AND/OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND WASTE FROM COMMERCIAL OR AGRICULTURAL ENTITIES AND IN-HOME BUSINESSES.

BUILDING MATERIALS WILL NOT BE PICKED UP.  BUILDING MATERIAL THAT IS THROWN INTO A CONTAINER OR BOX WILL NOT BE PICKED UP.  IF YOU HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BUILDING MATERIAL AND ANY OF THE ABOVE ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE PICKED UP ON A REGULAR BASIS, PLEASE CALL SUNRISE AND ARRANGE FOR A SPECIAL PICK- UP, PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT PART OF YOUR GARBAGE CONTRACT, THERE IS AN EXTRA CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE.