Auburn Hills Bans Leaf Burning, Starting June 1

(Metropolis Auburn Hills, 12 April 2025)

Auburn Hills, Mi – On Monday night, March 17, 2025, town council adopted a regulation that prohibits burning yard waste inside the metropolis limits. The regulation will take impact on 1 June 2025.

This initiative is pushed by our dedication to:

• Bettering air high quality: Leaf burning releases dangerous pollution within the air, which influences the well being of the respiratory tract and general nicely -being. Leaf smoke can irritate the lungs and trigger bronchial asthma assaults, particularly for kids and seniors.
• Defend the setting: Smoke of leaf burning contributes to air air pollution and may negatively affect the native ecosystems.
• Guarantee compliance with the State Act: Michigan’s state regulation prohibits the open combustion of web site waste or leaves in a municipality with a inhabitants of seven,500 or extra (MCL section 324.11539).

As a reminder, our contracted waste substitute service, Precedence Waste, affords weekly from 1 April to the second full week of December Curbside Leaf Assortment. Residents can use waste baggage or containers of paper backyard as much as 95 gallons in capability with an accurate sticker on the road (weight restrict of 100 kilos). Different options to open burning are composting leaves and grass clippings, or using leaves and grass clippings for mulch.

In case you are a senior or disabled home-owner who wants assist to rake leaves, volunteers in our rake and run program De Werven will clear and recruit for eligible residents. Name (248) 370-9353 to have your title positioned on a fixture listing.

Whereas town takes steps to eradicate the burning of the leaf for improved air high quality, it is very important be aware that leisure combustion outdoors the surface air will nonetheless be permitted beneath particular pointers. These rules guarantee security by obliging burning wooden to happen in permitted items corresponding to fireplace pits or chimineas with dry and seasoned firewood.