Residential garbage is collected weekly on Friday in the City of Pleasant Ridge. All garbage must be securely wrapped and placed in approved garbage receptacles not exceeding thirty (35) gallon size. Containers must be placed at in the berme area, at the curb, on front of your house between 6:00 p.m. the day before pick-up and 7:00 a.m. the day of collection. Please do not place containers in the street.

Appliances such as washers, dryers, hot water tanks and furniture must be placed near the curb before 7:00 a.m. the day of collection. Appliance doors must be removed before placing outside. 

Firewood and logs will not be collected.  Brush will be collected in the following manner. 

Brush is defined as one inch (1”) or less in diameter.  Brush, slim tree branches, bush branches with needles or thorns such as rose bushes, shrubs, vines and hedge-type bushes must be cut into four-foot (4’) or less length, tied and bundled. Weight must not exceed sixty (60) pounds. This will be collected with the regular garbage pick up.

Winter is fast approaching and the City is preparing for the upcoming season. Residents that would like road salt delivered to their homes must place a container at the curb (no larger than 5-gallon) on the 3rd Monday of each month.  DPW employees will fill the container after they pickup unbundled brush.

Sidewalks are cleared if 4” of snow falls and after all snow is removed from the streets. If a property has decorative plants or sprinklers at the edge of the lawn on either side of the sidewalk, there may be minor damage caused by the plow tires. Also, you may wish to remove decorative borders, such as wood rails, bricks or plants that are placed along the sidewalk border. Generally, the plow does not cause damage to lawns or sprinklers. Should that occur, restoration of the area will be scheduled the following spring.  

DPW crews follow a priority list of street clearance after a heavy snowfall. First, the streets are cleared for vehicle traffic and streets are prioritized by the Police Department. Sidewalks and corners are cleared after the streets are clear for travel. Those streets where students are walking to and from school are cleared first and residential side streets follow. If there is a heavy accumulation of snow in a short period of time, it may be several days before the sidewalk in front of your property is cleared. 

The City again asks that property owners with a fire hydrant in front of their property avoid piling snow around the hydrant and immediately clear any snow away from the hydrant whenever possible.