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Curbside Bulk Item Collection
Curbside collection service returning in 2023 beginning on April 24.
Program Overview
In 2023, Texas Township will once again be partnering with College Hunks to offer one curbside bulk item collection service. The township will be divided into four zones of ~1,500 homes per zone. Each zone will have one designated week for collection. The zones will remain largely the same as in 2022.
Service Availability
This service will be available for single-family homes and condominiums located within the Township. It will not be available for vacant parcels, commercial or industrial buildings, apartments, or manufactured home communities.
How it Works
Residents can place accepted items at the curb the Friday-Sunday prior to the start of collection in their zone. College Hunks will pick up the items during the designated collection period (within five days) and recycle or dispose of the items. Items must be placed at the curb by 11pm on the Sunday prior to collection beginning in that zone.
Please note - College Hunks will only be stopping at each qualifying household one time.
Once a street has been completed, there will not be a second pickup. If items are not at the curb by 11pm on Sunday (prior to collection starting) we cannot guarantee pickup.
Maximum collection per household is three cubic yards (approximately the size of a pickup truck bed).
Collection Zones
ZONE | ITEMS CAN BE PLACED AT CURB STARTING | DEADLINE TO PLACE ITEMS BY THE CURBLate items will not be accepted. | COLLECTION BEGINS | COLLECTION COMPLETED BY(may be completed sooner depending on how quickly collection goes) |
| 1 - Red | Friday, April 21 | 11:00 PM on Sunday, April 23 | Monday, April 24 | Friday, April 28 |
| 2 - Green | Friday, April 28 | 11:00 PM on Sunday, April 30 | Monday, May 1 | Friday, May 5 |
| 3 - Yellow | Friday, May 5 | 11:00 PM on Sunday, May 7 | Monday, May 8 | Friday, May 12 |
| 4 - Purple | Friday, May 12 | 11:00 PM on Sunday, May 14 | Monday, May 15 | Friday, May 19 |
Please note that yard waste is not accepted as part of this service.
Interactive Collection Map
The zone boundaries will largely remain the same in 2023.
If you believe your home is incorrectly marked ineligible, please contact the Township Office at 269-375-1591.
Maximum collection per household is three cubic yards (approximately the size of a pickup truck bed).
Acceptable Items:
Household doors and windows, furniture, mattress/box springs (must be wrapped), carpeting, toys, miscellaneous rubbish/junk
- Glass should be in a cardboard box or sturdy container & sealed
- Carpets must be bundled and 4ft or shorter in length
- Item cannot exceed weight that is safely transported by two people
- We recommend separating metals into a separate pile at the curb
Non-Acceptable Items:
- Freon appliances (refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, etc.
- Electronics (computers, printers, monitors, accessories)
- Trees, stumps, yard waste, debris, brush
- Boats
- Pianos
- Televisions
- Tires, auto parts or engines
- Oil, gasoline, or antifreeze
- Batteries
- Fluorescent light bulbs
- Chemicals, paints, solvents, pesticides, herbicides
- Concrete
- Medical waste
- Other household hazardous waste
- How do I know what zone I am located in?
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We can help you identify your zone with our online parcel lookup map.
- Can the "pickers" remove items from the curb?
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Because items are being placed in the right-of-way for collection, the Township has little recourse available to prevent individual refuse collectors (i.e. "pickers) from removing any items left at the curb.
- What do I do if my items were not picked up?
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College Hunks will collect items that were left at the curb in the corresponding zone by 11pm on the Sunday prior to collection starting. Items placed at the curb after 11pm cannot be guaranteed for pickup.
Please note that this service is only available for single-family residential homes and condominiums. If you live in an apartment complex or manufactured home community, your property is either commercial or industrial, or your parcel is vacant, pickup service will not be available.
If you believe your items were missed, please contact the Township Office at 269-375-1591.
- Why is the collection period for each zone one full week?
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The Township has never offered a curbside bulk item collection service, so we don't have a baseline for estimating the collection amount. We have done our best to estimate collection and identify zones of ~1,500 homes - ensuring that our collection agency, College Hunks, will have ample time to provide thorough service in a guaranteed window of time. While the collection zone is six days, collection within a zone may be completed in a shorter period of time - this depends on participation and volume of items collected. If the pilot program is successful and there is support for continued iterations of this service, the collection window may be able to be reduced based on the data collected during this pilot program.
- Will the Township also offer Dumpster Day events?
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The Township will not be offering any Dumpster Day events in 2022 while it pilots the curbside pickup service.