The City of Oak Park, Michigan

DPW 2010 Calendar Dates:

    January 15 - Brush pick up ends (Holiday Trees )

    February 16 - Beautification Advisory Commission meeting
    February 18 - Recycling Commission meeting

    March 16 - SOCRRA Recycling Workshop (Community Center 6pm)
    March 19 to 28 - Haul your own Junk Away Days at the Ice Arena parking lot

    April 4 - Yard Waste & Brush Pick-up Begins
    April 8 - Healthy Lawn Seminar (Community Center 7pm)
    April 15 - Recycling Commission meeting
    April 20 - Beautification Advisory Commission meeting

    May 18 - Beautification Advisory Commission meeting
    May 23 - Flower Sale
    May 28 to June 6 - Haul your own Junk Away Days at the Ice Arena parking lot
    May 31 - Memorial Day - No trash pick up - 1 day delay

    June 15 - Beautification Advisory Commission meeting
    June 17 - Recycling Commission meeting

    July 4 - Happy Independence Day

    August 19 - Recycling Commission meeting

    September 6 - Labor Day - No trash pickup- 1 day delay
    September 10 to 19 - Haul your own Junk Away Days
    September 21 - Beautification Advisory Commission meeting
    September 30 - Beautification Award Ceremony

    October 4 - Curbside Leaf Pick-up Begins
    October 21 - Recycling Commission meeting

    November 25 - Thanksgiving Day - No trash pick up - Trash delay 1 day

    December 6 - Curbside Leaf Pick-up ends
    December 17 - Yard waste ends
    December 21 - Beautification Advisory Commission meeting
    December 25 - No yard waste pick up - Trash delay 1 day

Trash Collection:

  • If you live WEST of Coolidge, your collection day is THURSDAY
  • If you live EAST of Coolidge, your collection day is FRIDAY

  • Please set out your trash, recycling and yard waste no later than 7:00 AM collection day.
  • Because collection trucks may run at different times on your scheduled day, trash, recycling, and/or yard waste must be placed at the curb no later than 7:00am on the day of your pick up. Any items placed at the curb after 7:00 am will have to be removed and collected the following week.
  • Blue and green glass bottles are now accepted as well as empty food and beverage boxes, milk cartons, “paper” cups, drink and juice boxes. Also barbeque grills, lawn mowers, bicycles and other smaller metal items will now be collected for recycling with other large metal appliances. Please place these metal items next to your recycle bin.

Leaf Pick-Up:

Guidelines for leaf pick up:

  • 2009 Leaf Pick-up schedule.
  • Leaves need to be raked to the gutter line of the road.
  • Leaf pick up "generally" occurs once a week on every street in October and every 2 weeks in November & December.
  • Residents can only place leaves, not grass clippings or sticks in the piles

Department of Public Works Director
Kevin Yee

Mon. - Thur. 8am - 4pm
Tel: 248 691-7497
Fax: 248 691-7168

City of Oak Park
10600 Capital
Oak Park, MI 48237

Page One:

  • DPW 2010 Dates
  • Trash Collection
  • Leaf Pick-up

Page Two

  • DPW Divisions
  • The Rouge River Project

Page Three

  • Latest News
  • Recycling Program
  • Beautification Criteria