Residential Services
691 Airway Drive
Allegan, MI 49010
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm
269.686.1115
Services Provided by the Department of Public Works
Year Round Yard Waste Drop Off
City of Allegan residents may drop off yard waste bags and brush throughout the year at the Department of Public Works Facility (691 Airway Drive, Allegan, MI 49010) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Yard waste bags must be paper bags and only contain grass, leaves, and other foliage which will decompose in compost piles. Brush cut by the property owner, fallen limbs, branches, and Christmas trees may be dropped off for chipping. Branches must not exceed 4 inches in diameter.
Spring Spruce Up
Beginning April 1 and ending May 3, 2024 City of Allegan residents may place leaves and brush at the street edge for pick up. Placement of brush and leaf piles at the streets edge can only occur during this time frame.
Brush and leaf piles must be placed into separate piles or in bags. Leaf piles need to be within 3 feet of the edge of the road for the vacuums to reach. Leaf piles cannot be placed near utility poles, guy-wires, hydrants, mail boxes, or other obstructions; leaf piles also must not block storm drains. Brush must not exceed 4 inches in diameter and must be from the property owners regular trimming and yard clean up, not from a contracted tree removal service. Brush shall not contain trash, vines, building materials, stumps, or roots.
On Monday of each week during this time frame the City will begin on the main streets and then move onto the side streets throughout the week.
Waste & Recycling
The City of Allegan provides City residents a dumpster for waste and recycling during Spring Spruce Up, located at the Public Works facility at 691 Airway Drive. You must prove you are a City resident prior to disposing of any item. Dumpsters will be available from 8:00am to 3:30pm on Saturday, April 13, 7:00am to 2:30pm Monday, April 15 - Friday, April 19, and 8:00am to 3:30pm Saturday, April 20, 2024.
Residents may not throw the following items into the provided dumpsters: household garbage, asphalt, roofing shingles, hazardous household waste, leftover paint, flammables, cement, brick, or stone.
For more information, please contact the City of Allegan at 269.673.5511 or visit the City of Allegan's Facebook Page for updates.
Fall Gather Up
Beginning October 17 and ending December 16, 2023, City of Allegan residents may place leaves at the street edge for pick up. Placement of leaf piles at the streets edge can only occur during this time frame.
Leaf piles need to be within 3 feet of the edge of the road for the vacuums to reach. Leaf piles cannot be placed near utility poles, guy-wires, hydrants, mail boxes, or other obstructions; leaf piles also must not block storm drains.
On Monday of each week during this time frame the City will begin on the main streets and then move onto the side streets throughout the week. The work is weather dependent, snowfall may impede leaf removal.
For more information, please contact the City of Allegan at 269.673.5511.
Waste & Recycling
The City of Allegan provides City residents a dumpster for waste and recycling for one week during Fall Gather Up, located at the Public Works facility at 691 Airway Drive. You must prove you are a City resident prior to disposing of any item. Dumpsters will be available on Monday, October 17 - Friday, October 21 from 7:00am to 3:30pm and Saturday, October 22 from 7:00am to 2:30pm.
Residents may not throw the following items into the provided dumpsters: household garbage, asphalt, roofing shingles, hazardous household waste, leftover paint, flammables, cement, brick, or stone.
For more information, please contact the City of Allegan at 269.673.5511.
Storm Event Pick Up
The City of Allegan will announce special brush pick ups after high wind storms on an as-needed basis.
Christmas Tree Pick Up
Christmas trees will be picked up at the curbside after the holiday season as the weather allows. To learn what days the Department of Public Works will be offering this service, please contact the City of Allegan at 269.673.5511.
Please Note:
Residents who do not comply with the schedules and guidelines set forth, will and are in violation of the City of Allegan Ordinance 468 of 2018, Section 16-3 & 16-4, Article (A). A citation of violation will be issued to the property owner if violation of City of Allegan Ordinance 468 of 2018, Section 16-3 & 16, Article (A) or any Article is determined.