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04/10/2026

Hey Vandercook, we're on our way. We had some mechanical snafus on Wednesday and we've been playing catch up since. I do apologize for the inconvenience. Mark will be there soon.

02/03/2026

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01/21/2026

I just wanted to send a PSA. Whatever day your trash gets picked up, we'll be there just like always unless some disaster has occurred in which case we would post a delay here.

If it's normally picked up at 9 AM and it's now noon, we're running the route differently, started at a different time, had to manage trucks in this extreme cold, are dealing with terrible roads, or whatever else but we will be there. We're always there.

I get a LOT of phone calls when Mark isn't there right when a customer expects him to be but please be aware that he's managing 150-200+ stops per day. Please be patient, especially this time of year.

Of course, that doesn't preclude us from making a mistake now and then and if it's actually late in the day and we haven't been there, that's when it's a good time to shoot me a text.

For our Wednesday customers, he will likely be well behind your normal time for the foreseeable future as he's currently covering both my route as well as his due to my knee surgery yesterday.

Thanks for your understand!

01/17/2026

Good evening, all. This message is specifically for the Michigan Center customers and a few stops between Grass Lake and Center.

Mark is on vacation for a couple of days so I am trying to cover for him as well as my regular work. That, combined with my current physical limitations (surgery is this Tuesday for a new ACL, meniscus repairs, etc.), I was unable to finish the Friday garbage route. I just hit a point of exhaustion.

I am very sorry for any inconvenience. I will be back out first thing in the morning, so feel free to leave it out. If any critters make a mess overnight, I'll clean that up as well.

Thanks for understanding!

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01/08/2026

Good morning, Team Mohawk.

We had a customer that left this payment for us a couple of weeks ago. It was taped to the garbage bin. Unfortunately, they forgot to write name or address on the envelope. Mark noticed the text on the envelope and assumed it was the address, so he also didn't write it down. Therefore, I have no idea who this was from.

If you recognize this envelope which had tape on both sides, please send me a message and let me know how much cash was in it so I can get it credited to your account.

Thanks and I hope you're all having a wonderful week and enjoying this brief warm up.

12/01/2025

To any of our Friday customers that didn't receive a bill last week, I do apologize. I didn't have billing finished in time due to Thanksgiving but they'll be delivered this Friday.

All e-bill customers should receive their December invoices today.

Thanks for your patience and stay safe and warm out there.

11/26/2025

Happy Thanksgiving week. As we enter the holiday season, we wanted to take a moment to remind all of our customers that we do not take days off for holidays. We will be there on your regularly scheduled pickup day. That being said, we'll be getting an earlier start than usual on each holiday, so please have that bin out the night before.

We wish you a relaxing, belt buckle busting good time this Thanksgiving and GO LIONS!!

10/08/2025

Notice: I had been out of the office while attending to a personal matter for the past week or so.

Any customers that have tried to contact me, I'll be returning calls today.

To the folks that have been calling to have new service started up, I apologize, I'll be returning your calls as well.

To all of you that receive your invoice via e-billing, those should also be coming out today.

I apologize for the inconvenience, but it couldn't be avoided.

-Michael C

09/04/2025

To our Wednesday customers that haven't been picked up yet today, Sept 3rd, we apologize for the delay. We suffered multiple mechanical setbacks on the trucks today combined with a serious injury (I'll be ok - it looks like a blown knee - I see the surgeon tomorrow).

Mark is working double time to take up the slack, but he was unable to finish today's pickups, specifically Parma, Rives, and the rest of our northwest customers. He will be getting an early start tomorrow (Thursday) morning and we'll be caught up and back on schedule by the end of the day.

We deeply apologize for the inconvenience. We strive to provide a consistent and reliable service. Today was just one too many curveballs to overcome.

Thanks for your understanding!

07/17/2025

We don't make political commentaries here, but I will post this for future reference. Over the years, Jackson has tried multiple times to push for a single hauler referendum. I'll leave this pic here to show the real life dangers of a state sponsored monopoly. Once competition is forcefully removed from an industry, there is no backup plan.

07/01/2025

Just a reminder, as we have recently added many new customers into the Mohawk family, we don't take holidays off.

Your trash will be picked up on time this week.

If you are a Friday pickup, we may be there earlier in the day than normal this week, but we'll be there.

Have a safe and happy 4th of July.