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Excerpted from Wikipedia:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. King’s actual birthday is January 15.
King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King’s honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.
People are encouraged to reflect on the works of Martin Luther King Jr. and to volunteer their time to help others in need. Some places you can check about volunteer opportunities in this area are: JustServe.org, Oakgov.com, and Lighthouse of Michigan.
There will be no change in trash pickup scheduling this week due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
More info about trash pickup is available on our website.
In addition to changing your clocks, we remind you to use these dates to check your smoke detector batteries also. Although many modern detectors have 10-year batteries, it’s a good practice to check them anyhow. After all, smoke detectors can fail for other reasons.
Daylight Saving Time 2020
- Spring Forward: Sunday, March 08, 2020
- Fall Back: Sunday, November 01, 2020
Daylight Saving Time 2021
- Spring Forward: Sunday, March 14, 2021
- Fall Back: Sunday, November 07, 2021
Daylight Saving Time 2022
- Spring Forward: Sunday, March 13, 2022
- Fall Back: Sunday, November 06, 2022
Daylight Saving Time 2023
- Spring Forward: Sunday, March 12, 2023
- Fall Back: Sunday, November 05, 2023
Daylight Saving Time 2024
- Spring Forward: Sunday, March 10, 2024
- Fall Back: Sunday, November 03, 2024
A mobile ON-SITE paper shredding company will provide secure destruction of personal, financial, medical and legal residential documents. Open to residents of all four communities, no appointments.
West Bloomfield Civic Center Complex – 4550 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
West Bloomfield will again offer its residents two (2) annual Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Events during the Spring & Fall of each calendar year. The events give the community a legal and cost-free way to dispose of unwanted household chemicals that cannot be disposed of in the regular curbside collection.
Acceptable Hazardous Waste for this event include:
- Products containing toxic chemicals like cleaning products, solvents, pesticides, oil-based paints and weed killer.
- Batteries, Light bulbs, fire extinguishers & smoke alarms.
- Expired Medication
- Note: Containers will often have words on their labels such as: “Danger”, “Caution”, “Poison”, “Flammable”, “Corrosive” or “Use in Well Ventilated Area”.
- A more specific list of acceptable materials is available on the Township website.
Changes in this year’s events:
- Shredding will be offered (only) at separate events on 3 different dates. In other words, not at the main spring and fall HHW drop-off events.
- Separate event dates for seniors to drop-off their HHW on the day before the spring and fall events.
- Keego Harbor will be included.
Drop-Off event for the collection of both residential Hazardous Waste and E-Waste (Electronics).
- Spring: Saturday, May 1, 2021
- Fall: Saturday, October 2, 2021
- Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (No appointments)
- Location: West Bloomfield Civic Center Complex – 4550 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
- Eligibility: Residents from West Bloomfield, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, Orchard Lake
HHW – Shut-In Appointments: A limited amount of appointments are available to homebound West Bloomfield residents who are unable to drive to the HHW Events. Township staff will pick-up both residential hazardous waste and e-waste.
- Spring: Friday, April 30, 2021
- Fall: Friday, October 1, 2021
- Time: By appointment only
- Location: Your home
- Eligibility: Homebound West Bloomfield residents
HHW – Senior Drop-Off: Senior Citizens from all four communities may drop off both residential hazardous waste and e-waste. No appointments
- Spring: Friday, April 30, 2021
- Fall: Friday, October 1, 2021
- Time: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
- Location: West Bloomfield Civic Center Complex – 4550 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
- Eligibility: Seniors from West Bloomfield, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, Orchard Lake
Shredding event days: A mobile ON-SITE paper shredding company will provide secure destruction of personal, financial, medical and legal residential documents. Open to residents of all four communities, no appointments.
- Saturday, April 17, 2021
- Saturday, July 31, 2021
- Saturday, November 6, 2021
- 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Location: West Bloomfield Civic Center Complex – 4550 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
- Eligibility: Residents from West Bloomfield, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, Orchard Lake
MORE INFO:
- A post card announcing these events is usually mailed to residents before the spring HHW event.
- All info is subject to change. Check with West Bloomfield Township Planning & Development Department for more info.
- For more information, contact or the Planning & Development Services Department directly at 248-451-4818 or by email at hhw@wbtownship.org
- Source for this posting is the WB Township website HHW event page as of 2020-01-18.