Dumpster Rental in Albion, MI

Permits, placement and who may haul in Albion

Who may haul: “No person shall engage in the business of collection, transportation, disposal or recycling of refuse in the city without first obtaining a license as provided in this division. Every person who regularly picks up refuse for others shall obtain a license” (§ 66-61). Applications go in writing to the City Clerk, listing the vehicles and where they're parked overnight, with every vehicle through its annual state inspection (§ 66-62); the licence year runs April 1 to March 31 (§ 66-63), and the clerk issues it once Council approval is granted (§ 66-67(a)). While the City uses a single residential hauler, no more residential licences are issued (§ 66-67(b)), but “Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the number of licenses issued for commercial or industrial refuse or recycling collection” (§ 66-67(c)). Licensees' vehicles carry the name, phone and vehicle number “in plain and easily seen letters not less than four inches in height”, and each truck “must have the capacity to have its load covered” (§ 66-66). City Hall is at 112 W Cass St, (517) 629-5535. We're licensed & insured.

Construction sites: “All construction and demolition sites shall require adequate numbers of receptacles, bulk containers or detachable containers for loose debris … All loose refuse shall be containerized at the end of each day” (§ 66-104), and construction waste is removed from premises with dwellings within 30 days (§ 66-143).

In the street: the code bars construction on or damage to a street or sidewalk except as permitted, but doesn't prohibit “such temporary obstructions as may be incidental to the expeditious movement of articles and things to and from abutting premises” (§ 74-3(a)); street permits come from the director (§ 74-7), and the City can remove an obstruction at the abutting owner's cost (§ 74-5). We found no dumpster permit. Driveway first. You don't need to be home as long as we know where the container goes and the spot is clear of vehicles and obstacles — mark it with cones or tape if you won't be there. Leave about 60 feet of clear approach for the truck and about 25 feet of overhead clearance, free of wires and branches, on flat, solid ground such as a driveway or pavement. Ask about boards for driveway protection.

Trucks: trucks or trailers over 25 feet long park on a street only to load or unload, or with written authorization from the director of public safety (§ 82-63); there's no street parking between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. (§ 82-64); and commercial vehicles over 5,500 lb empty aren't parked in residential zones (§ 82-68(e)(2)).

State and local licences: EGLE says Michigan's solid waste rules don't require a licence, permit or registration from EGLE to haul solid waste, but some areas require a local licence or have their own operating rules — which is why the local rules on this page matter.

State highways: Michigan requires an MDOT permit for any use of state highway right-of-way other than normal travel, and cities and villages can require their own permits on their streets (MCL 247.322). We keep containers off state trunkline right-of-way — I-94, I-194, M-66, M-96, M-37, M-89, M-227 and BL I-94 among them — and place them on private property beside those roads.

Covered loads: Michigan law bars driving a vehicle on a highway unless it's built or loaded so its contents can't drop, sift, leak, blow off or otherwise escape, and a load that isn't completely enclosed must be covered or fastened down (MCL 257.720). Keep debris below the top rim — an overfilled container may not be legal or safe to haul.

Remodel or tear-down: EGLE's Air Quality Division runs the federal asbestos NESHAP program in Michigan. Its fact sheet says residential dwellings of four units or less under private control or ownership aren't subject to the NESHAP, but regulated demolition — even of a facility with no asbestos — needs notice at least ten working days before work starts, filed through EGLE's MiEnviro portal. Asbestos never goes in our containers — tell us if an inspection finds any.

Summarized from the published local code and official web pages as read in October 2026. Codes change — confirm with the department listed before you rely on it.