SERVICES:

Yard Waste And Fall Leaf Pickup

Yard Waste Pickup

The City provides annual curbside yard waste service pickup. The program began on Monday, April 7, 2025, and ends the week of December 15, 2025.

Yard waste—including grass clippings, leaves, small sticks, and weeds—is collected weekly on your regular trash day. Yard waste should be placed in either a reusable container with a Ferndale Yard Waste Compost label (labels available at City Hall or the Public Works Yard) or paper kraft bags (available at most local hardware and home improvement stores). 

Between December and April, yard waste can be dropped off free of charge at SOCRRA's Troy transfer station by appointment only; contact 248-288-5150 for details.

Contact:

Department of Public Works

521 E. Cambourne, Ferndale, MI 48220

248-546-2519

Compost Piles

Through the yard waste program, SOCRRA provides free compost for all Ferndale residents. Compost will be available on Friday, April 4, 2025, while supplies last. These compost piles are created from the yard waste picked up throughout the season. This is a useful way to reuse!

Look for the compost piles throughout the City at these locations:  ‍

  • Geary Park - 1198 Earle Blvd.  ‍
  • Harding Park - Mapledale St.  ‍
  • Kulick Park (Old Washington Elementary School)  - 1201 Livernois St.  ‍
  • Martin Road Park - 1615 E. Lewiston Ave.  ‍
  • Wilson Park - 599 University St.  

Fall Leaf Pickup

The Public Works Department provides a curbside leaf pickup service in the fall season. As of the week of December 2, 2024, fall leaf pickup has ended. The 2025 season will be announced as the fall season approaches.

 

During leaf pickup season, please follow these steps: 

  • Rake your leaves, free of other debris, to the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the Monday of your scheduled week.
  • Do not pile leaves on the easement between the curb and the sidewalk.
  • Move your vehicles out of the street to make the pickup process quick and efficient. Leaves piled high for too long can cause a parking hazard.
  • If you miss a pickup, please wait until the next scheduled week to rake your leaves to the curb.
  • You are welcome to rake your leaves in with your yard waste. Please put yard waste in a brown kraft bag or reusable container with a DPW label (available at City Hall or the DPW yard). Once leaf pickup season ends, this is the go-to method for the rest of your leaves.