Detroit requires trash containers to be properly stored and not left at the curb except on collection days. The city provides standardized carts for residential trash collection through its Department of Public Works.
Detroit provides residents with city-issued trash and recycling carts. Carts must be placed at the curb by 6:00 AM on the scheduled collection day but no earlier than 6:00 PM the evening before. Carts must be retrieved and stored behind the front line of the house or in a garage within 24 hours of collection. Trash must be placed inside the cart with the lid closed; loose bags or overflow trash left outside the cart may not be collected. The Department of Public Works enforces cart storage requirements. Commercial properties must use private waste haulers with approved dumpsters that are screened from public view per the zoning ordinance.
Leaving carts at the curb beyond the retrieval period may result in warnings and fines. Overflowing or improperly stored trash can result in blight citations. Commercial dumpster screening violations are enforced by BSEED through the zoning ordinance.
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