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Community Cleanup Day
The Annual Community Cleanup Day will be held Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the Department of Public Works compound. This year’s Clean Up will again be a joint effort between the City of Portland, Portland Township, and Danby Township! Hours will be from 7:00AM-12:00PM.
Please take advantage of this FREE opportunity to clean up your property, garage and home. If everyone does a little bit, we can all make a big difference in improving the appearance of our community. Share the news of this joint effort with your friends and family that reside in either Portland Township or Danby Township!
What We Accept
Any type of junk or trash that can legally be placed in a landfill will be accepted.
We cannot accept the following items
- Tires
- Lead acid batteries
- Sewage
- Yard trimmings
- Liquids
- Radioactive materials
- Barrels or drums which are not empty and crushed
- Compressed gas cylinders which are not empty and disabled
- Appliances containing Freon (unless a valid reclamation sticker is attached). To keep our environment clean do not cut the Freon lines on appliances, they will not be accepted without a sticker.
We will also be separating recyclable items such as tin, steel, aluminum, etc. We will have dumpsters on site for these items, so please keep this in mind when loading your truck or trailer.
You must be a resident of the City of Portland, Danby Township, or Portland Township to participate in the Community Cleanup Day.
You will be asked to furnish a picture ID by the Department of Public Works attendant before being allowed to unload your truck or trailer.
Each household will be limited to ONE TRUCK/PICK UP TRUCK LOAD in order to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to participate.
Please take advantage of this free opportunity to clean up your property, garage and home. If everyone does a little bit, we can all make a big difference in improving the appearance of our community.
Call Ken at phone 517-647-6129 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday - Friday with any questions.
Hazardous waste and electronic recycling will NOT be collected in Portland this year.
Hazardous Waste collection WILL take place on September 20, 2025 from 8:00AM-12:00PM or by appointment through summer at the Ionia Public Works Department at 303 S. Jackson St.
Call 616-527-2098 x3089 or email ioniacd@gmail.org to set up an appointment.