Here’s Where Lansing Residents Can Drop Off Storm Debris

It wasn't just a severe thunderstorm that came through Lansing on Thursday, May 15th, it was officially confirmed as an EF-1 tornado by the National Weather Service.

While a survey team confirmed that the tornado touched down north of Charlotte and moved to a spot north of Dimondale and near Waverly, there was wide spread damage all across Lansing and the surrounding areas.

Downed branches, uprooted trees, and a whole lot more were left strewn across Lansing homes. If you have some debris from the storm, the City of Lansing is hosting a special drop off this weekend.

Lansing Storm Debris Collection

If you have an abundance of storm debris and yard waste, you can drop it off at Crego Park on Saturday, May 24th from 8 am to 4 pm.

Crego Park is located at 1600 Fidelity Road and you do have to have an ID with a Lansing address.

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If you don't have a lot of storm debris and you feel like you can wait for regular curb collection, that will begin sometime this week (week of May 19th). Here's what you need to know about that special debris pick up:

• This service will have differing guidelines from yard waste collection and will follow a different schedule
• Maximum sizes: 8” (inches) diameter, 4’ (feet) length, 50 pounds
• Residents should contract with a private tree service or debris clean-up company for anything that exceeds the sizes above
• If possible, please keep storm debris separate from yard waste materials (including bundles and yard waste bags)
• Debris must be placed at the curb to be collected
• Branches and other large debris must not block the sidewalk or be in the roadway
• Only tree-related debris will be collected

Because of the amount of debris caused by the storm, it's expected to take several weeks before curbside collection will be completed.