Rolling Trash and Recycle Carts Must Be Utilized

Thanks to all our residents for participating in using the new Priority Waste trash and recycling carts over the past six months. We hope it has made trash day run smoother for you. There are still a few residents not using the carts, which slows down services. Effective immediately (May 13), only the new carts should be used. Starting May 27, drivers will NOT collect the material if the new carts are not utilized, and ordinance officers may ticket offenders. This does not affect the "plus" items if the new cart is used and full, or if the items are too large.

We also remind residents to back up the cart wheels against the curb (or lawn) and keep the two carts at least three feet apart.

Visit LetsRollLivonia.org for more information.

May 13, 2025

A letter from Sam Caramagno, Vice President of Municipal Sales

In my travels through the city, as well as speaking with the Priority Waste Supervisors and Drivers on routes, it appears that Livonia's cart deployment has been a tremendous success!

While most residents are participating in the new program, there continue to be a few who use 32/35-gallon trash cans, loose garbage bags and 18/24 gallon recycle bins as their primary containers for weekly collection. Effective immediately residents must discontinue using those small trash cans, trash bags and orange recycle bins that are left at the curb for collection. Going forward, Priority will only service the city issued 64-gallon or 96-gallon containers for the consistency and efficiency of our collections. Priority will tag those households not using the new carts. Thereafter, our drivers will not collect the material if the carts are not utilized first. Please note that this will not affect the "plus" items that will be collected if the cart is full.

In addition to this, many residents continue to place their trash cart directly next to the recycle cart, occasionally causing the driver to exit the cab and separate the carts. Please separate the carts by three feet. This will greatly increase our ability to be more efficient while servicing the City of Livonia.