Royal Oak Environmental Advisory Board

🚨 Major composting update! 🚨

Food waste / Compost drop-offs have been added to the locations below, in addition to the Royal Oak Farmers Market. And the hours have been updated to 24/7!

New locations:
- Royal Oak Senior Center,
- Salter Community Center,
- Isabel & Myron Zucker Park (formerly Exchange park),
- Compost Pile Site on Coolidge (North of the Royal Oak Golf Center)

Sign up at the link below! https://royaloakmi.seamlessdocs.com/f/yrdrkhtzv9g7

Note: food waste may NOT be left around the containers. For this program to function properly, we must work together to keep these drop-off areas clean.

It's been pretty wet outside lately...a rain garden is one way you can help mitigate extra water in your yard and beautify it, too.
This class is presented by Huron-Clinton Metroparks!

Register here: https://royaloak.librarycalendar.com/event/raingardens

Did you know you can drop off compost and food waste at the Royal Oak Farmers Market? You can have a real, measurable, positive impact on the environment by composting food waste instead of throwing it away!

If food waste is disposed of in a landfill, it doesn’t break down, and instead creates additional greenhouse gases that lead to climate change.

Royal Oak has a program for all Royal Oakers to make a difference. Here’s the latest info on this program to help all Royal Oakers be more sustainable.

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Food Waste & Organics Drop Off Program
Royal Oak offers free, residential food waste drop-off locations. This program is not to be confused with backyard compost practices and procedures.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

Register for the program
Know what materials can and cannot be disposed of
Collect food scraps in a container of your choice
Bring your container home, rinse, and repeat

LOCATION & HOURS:

Residential drop-off locations are open daily from dawn to dusk. You can bring your container of organic material to any of these locations and place the contents of your food scraps into the bright green, 64-gallon carts. The drop-off area and containers are marked with instructions.

Royal Oak Farmers Market (316 E 11 Mile Rd)

Dawn-dusk
West parking lot. Location may change on property pending events
New locations coming this spring! Sign up for the program to be the first to know.

Food waste may NOT be left around the containers. For this program to function properly, we must work together to keep these drop-off areas clean.

WHAT CAN I DROP OFF?

If it grows, it goes. Rice, grains, vegetables, fruits, plants.

- Meat, seafood, eggs, shells,, dairy, products, animal bones, grease

- Coffee, grounds, filters, teabags, and chemical, free paper towels, and napkins

- BPI certified compostable products

No plastic, glass, cardboard, or metals
No pet waste!

https://www.romi.gov/1456/Sustainability

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RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/michiganlcv/event/901843/

Be sure to check out this event next week!

Join the Royal Oak Community Engagement Advisory Board for 'ASK THE ARBORIST.' This is your chance to 'leaf' no stone unturned and talk trees with a pro.

IF YOU GO:

📅 April 14, 7–8 PM
📍 Police Department Community Room, 450 E 11 Mile Road

We'll take all your great questions and cover:

🌱 Royal Oak’s spring & fall tree planting program
🌿 Tackling invasive species before they take over
✂️ DTE’s tree trimming program—when & why

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Join the Royal Oak Community Engagement Advisory Board for 'ASK THE ARBORIST.' This is your chance to 'leaf' no stone unturned and talk trees with a pro.

IF YOU GO:

📅 April 14, 7–8 PM
📍 Police Department Community Room, 450 E 11 Mile Road

We'll take all your great questions and cover:

🌱 Royal Oak’s spring & fall tree planting program
🌿 Tackling invasive species before they take over
✂️ DTE’s tree trimming program—when & why

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