Frequently Asked Questions

The City picks up branches in the city right-of-way year-round at no extra charge to residents. To schedule a pick up please call the Department of Public Works at 231-843-2873 and leave your address and location of the pile. Please place piles parallels to the roadside in the right-of-way (between curb and sidewalk, or just off the roadside or alley on the grass) in piles less than 10-feet wide. Please do not mix loose yard waste material in with brush piles - we are unable to collect mixed piles. 

Brush will be picked up within 10 working days, (weather permitting). Please do not block roadways or impede traffic with your brush placement. Please do not mix brush and loose material, such as leaves or grass clippings. Loose yard waste material must be separated for yard waste pick up.

Call the Department of Public Works at 231-843-2873, and the tree will be inspected to see if it needs to be cut down or trimmed. If determined the tree needs to be cut down a yellow paint mark will be placed on the trunk of the tree, and it will be cut down in the winter when the ground is hard. The stump will be ground in early spring and new grass seed will be planted. To request to have your property added to the right-of-way tree replacement list please call the DPW at 231-843-2873 so the Department of Public Works and the City of Ludington Tree Advisory Committee can work together to determine if your right-of-way location can support a replacement tree.

Please note: The City of Ludington cuts down trees in the right of way that are dead, diseased, or which cause traffic visibility, or other safety concern issues.

The City of Ludington The Tree Advisory Board meets at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall on the first Tuesday of each month and meetings are open to the public.

You have 2 choices to dispose of your Bulk Item and extra trash:

1. The Bulk Item program allows you the opportunity to dispose of up to two Bulk Items (or six bags of extra trash) at no extra cost to you on your first refuse pick up day of each month. Some restrictions apply for apartments, Condos, and Commercial properties - please check the Department of Public Works web page for more info or call 231-843-2873.
2. You can dispose of bulk items or extra trash at later in the month by purchasing the appropriate sticker at City Hall and placing it on the item(s) placed out to the curb with your regular refuse. Republic Services will pick up stickered items at curbside on your normal refuse pick up day. Bulk Item stickers are $5.00, Extra Trash Stickers are $2.00, and Freon Appliance Stickers are $40.00. Bulk items and extra trash left in the right-of-way without the appropriate collection stickers may result in code enforcement fines. 

Street light outages can be reported directly to Consumers Energy at https://streetlights.consumersenergy.com/ 

Residents can also use the Consumers Energy online streetlight outage page to track the status of existing street light requests for repair.

If you are unable to access the online Consumers Energy streetlight outage tool please report the outage to the Department of Public Works at 231-843-2873, and it will be forwarded onto Consumers Energy.

The City of Ludington has a 50/50 sidewalk replacement program which provides for the City of Ludington to pay half of the cost for replacing damaged or hazardous sidewalks. Please access the sidewalk replacement page for further information or call the DPW office at 231-843-2873

The City of Ludington will pick up dead animals that are in the right-of-way or which are in the street. Please report to the Department of Public Works at 231-843-2873. DPW crews are unable to collect dead animals that are located on private property. 

Refuse collection will be delayed 1 working day after the following holidays:

New Years’ Day

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

For more information contact Republic Services: 231-723-4850

Garbage must be placed at the curb before 7 a.m. on the day of your scheduled pickup to be collected on your designated refuse and recycling collection day. Refuse and recycling can be placed at the curb as early as 5:00 pm the night before your designated collection day. If your garbage was placed at the curb as instructed and your collection was missed please call Republic Services at: 231-723-4850

Leaves are collected curbside throughout the City of Ludington in the Fall Only. Spring leaves must be disposed of through the City's seasonal yard waste program or dropped off to the City's Leaf Corral (open limited hours in April for Spring drop off and Oct/Nov for Fall drop off). Hours will be posted on the Leaf Corral gate - located on Bryant just East of the Cemetery. 

In the Fall leaf collection crews begin picking up leaves curbside in late October or early November depending on weather conditions and rate of leaf fall. 

Please access the fall leaf-pickup and seasonal yard waste program pages on this website for more detailed information. 

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The City of Ludington does not collect leaves at the curb in the Spring. Please visit the leaf collection and seasonal yard waste program pages on this website for more detailed information on options for disposing of leaves in the Spring.