Garbage & Recycling

White Lake Township's current contract for garbage, yard waste, bulk waste, and recycling is with Priority Waste.  All items must be placed curbside by 7:00am to ensure pick-up.

Garbage Service Providor - Priority Waste

Customer Service Number:  (586) 228-1200
Website & Live Chat:  https://www.prioritywaste.com/
Report Damage i.e. trash cart, mail box, etc.:  https://www.prioritywaste.com/contact/report-damage/
Message Priority:  https://www.prioritywaste.com/contact/
White Lake Assessing Department:  (248) 698-3300 X-3

Holidays

Priority Waste is closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If your pick-up day falls on or after a holiday during the business week, services will be pushed back one day and there will be a Saturday pick-up. If the holiday falls on the weekend, there will be no change in pick-up days. 

Bulk Waste:

Most items generated by a household can be set out for curbside collection on your waste pick-up day (no need to call) including furniture, appliances, mattresses and box springs (wrapped in plastic), and carpet.  Doors & racks must be removed from refrigerators & freezers.  Residents are responsible for ensuring that the refrigerant is recovered in accordance with EPA requirements from air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, etc. and tagged by a licensed technician showing it has been removed (if present) before final disposal.  Glass needs to be taped in a manner that will eliminate the possibility of shattering.  Please keep bulk items separate from trash and recyclables. 

Miscellaneous Information:

• Carpet - Must be cut and bundled into 4 foot sections.

• Construction Debris - Allowed three 32-gallon containers of (residents own home only) construction debris or equivalent. Not to exceed 50 pounds.

• Paint (Latex Only) - Mix with kitty litter to dry or add a paint hardener. DO NOT cover empty paint cans.

• Exempt Items - Tires, rims, cement, and stones are not covered under our current contract.

Yard Waste:

Yard waste collection for 2024 runs Monday, April 1st through Friday, December 6th. Yard waste is defined as leaves, lawn cuttings, garden waste, shrub/tree trimmings and pruning waste.  

• Yard Waste Brush and Limbs (smaller than 2 inches) - May be placed into biodegradable bags or containers up to 35 gallons, marked 'Yard Waste'.  We enforce a weight limit of 50 pounds max.

• Tree Limbs - Limbs that exceed 2 inches in diameter should be bundled together and bundles should not to exceed 18 inches in diameter or 4 feet in length. Individual limbs in each bundle should not exceed 4 inches in diameter. 

• Not considered yard waste - Dirt, sod, large stumps, sand, gravel, concrete, rocks, animal feces and dead animals.

Christmas Trees:

Will be picked up the 1st and 2nd weeks in January on your regularly scheduled day.  Trees over 6 feet must be cut in half.

Recycling

Priority Waste accepts many items for recycling, for a complete list click here.  A larger 65-gallon recycling cart (with lid) can be purchased for a fee of $65 by calling Priority Waste at (586) 228-1200.  To search for alternate recycling options try Earth911.com and visit our local recycling page.

Now available.  Free curbside clothing and home goods recycling program.  CLICK HERE for all the information.