Trash & Recycling in Michigan (2026)

Ann Arbor's Chapter 26 requires the city, its contracted haulers, or franchise haulers to collect refuse from every…

Licensed haulers in Clinton Township cannot collect solid waste, recycling or compost before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00…

Dearborn requires every household on city refuse service to use the city-issued 96- or 64-gallon cart; loose bags left…

Detroit assigns one Courville cart per household and sets a strict curbside window: out no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the…

Only Department of Public Works and Utilities employees, licensed haulers and other City-authorized collectors may pick…

Genesee County does not collect residential trash. Collection is arranged community-by-community through private…

Grand Rapids requires residential premises to keep one or more rigid, rodent-proof refuse carts of no more than 100…

Lansing requires solid waste picked up by Public Service Department crews to go out in City-approved plastic bags or…

Livonia collects municipal refuse at least once a week from every home and business, restricts collection to 7 a.m. to…

Oakland County does not run countywide trash collection. Refuse service is provided by each of the 62 cities, villages…

If Sterling Heights' waste contractor rejects your trash for not meeting the rules, it gets tagged at the curb with 24…

Troy collects up to two cubic yards of residential refuse per week at the curb; anything beyond that is the owner's own…

Before Warren will collect it, trash has to be prepped a specific way: newspapers bundled under 35 pounds, brush cut to…

Wyoming, Michigan caps how long garbage and rubbish can sit on a property between pickups: seven days for garbage and…

Ann Arbor requires commercial and residential customers to store solid waste in approved containers at locations set by…

Clinton Township residents cannot drag garbage carts to the curb whenever they like. Section 1060.04 fixes the window…

Dearborn residents may not set refuse or recycling carts at the curb before 5 p.m. the day ahead of pickup, must have…

Detroit's Department of Public Works requires curbside Courville trash carts out no earlier than 6 p.m. the night…

Flint requires household trash receptacles kept at the rear of the property except on collection day, set within about…

Grand Rapids requires households to keep solid waste in rigid, rodent-proof carts of no more than 100 gallons and to…

Lansing residents may set solid waste and recycling containers at the curb no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before…

Livonia's refuse code fixes exactly where trash receptacles can sit while waiting for pickup: within the property line…

Carts must reach the curb by 7:00 a.m. on collection day and can't go out before 1:00 p.m. the day before, or 3:00 p.m…

Troy bars residents from setting refuse at the curb before 5:00 p.m. the night before collection, and requires empty…

Warren bars residents from putting trash, compost, or recyclable containers at the curb before 6:00 p.m. the calendar…

Westland requires trash, recycling, and yard waste receptacles to sit on private property between collections, not in…

Wyoming, Michigan's Code of Ordinances tells residents where garbage and rubbish containers may sit outside the home…

Oakland County has no countywide refuse-container ordinance: rules are set by each of its 62 cities, villages, and…

Ann Arbor's solid waste haulers will not curbside-collect bulky items like furniture, mattresses, and appliances…

Clinton Township will not haul away a washer, dryer or water heater on a regular collection day. Code Section 1060.09…

Dearborn residents can set out up to five bulk items, furniture, appliances, mattresses, at the curb each week for free…

Detroit puts bulk items and brush at the curb no more than 24 hours before your scheduled bulk collection day…

The City of Flint caps curbside collection at 20 approved bags or receptacles plus three pieces of furniture per…

Lansing runs a weekly residential bulk item pickup: buy a City sticker for each item and set it curbside between 4 p.m…

Sterling Heights requires large items like furniture and appliances to be broken down and tied in bundles under 50…

Troy caps bulky curbside items at 250 pounds and requires refrigerator doors removed before pickup. Smaller large items…

Large items that don't fit in a regular bin, rugs, furniture, mattresses, appliances, go next to the waste receptacles…

Westland requires oversized trash cut to 3 feet and bundled under 60 pounds before curbside collection, with fees…

Ann Arbor requires every customer to separate recyclables from refuse and compostables and store them in approved curb…

Recyclables in Clinton Township must go out in the Township- or hauler-issued 18-gallon bin or 64-gallon cart, not…

Dearborn requires every owner, lessee or occupant to separate recyclables from trash and use the city recycle cart, and…

Detroit's Department of Public Works offers curbside recycling to homes and businesses that pay the solid waste…

Farmington Hills has required curbside recycling separation since July 1, 1991 under City Code Sec. 14-6. Owners…

Grand Rapids requires households enrolled in its Single Stream Recycling Program to keep a cart sized for at least 14…

Kent County offers free residential recycling drop-off and single-stream processing at its Recycling & Education…

Lansing requires every residential, multifamily and nonresidential property to separate recyclable materials and yard…

Livonia's curbside program runs on city-owned recycling receptacles: the city issues one to each single-family…

Recycling in Ottawa County is voluntary, not mandated. The county's Solid Waste Ordinance promotes resource recovery…

Since October 30, 1996, Saginaw County Ordinance #108 has required residential generators countywide to recycle five…

Sterling Heights requires single-family homes, duplexes, residential condominiums and townhouses to set recyclables at…

Troy residents put recyclables in a city-approved bin, or an approved container carrying a recyclables sticker, placed…

Warren requires every household in the serviced area to source-separate glass, cans, and paper from trash and set it…

Wayne County bars landfills from accepting a Michigan municipality's waste unless that municipality certifies it runs a…

Ann Arbor enrolls every eligible customer in city compost collection by default: opting out requires an approved…

Clinton Township requires every licensed hauler to offer composting service to each household and business from April 1…

Ann Arbor's solid waste code exempts valet trash services moving waste within a single property or development to a…

When a legal holiday falls in a collection week, Clinton Township pushes refuse pickup to the next non-holiday…

When New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, or Christmas falls on a weekday, Troy pushes that…

Bay County's Nuisance Code makes it unlawful to place or deposit refuse, rubbish or garbage in an unsanitary manner on…

Clinton Township bans dumping soil, sand, gravel, trash, rubbish or garbage on any land in the Township without a…

Dumping bottles, cans, junk, old cars, or other refuse on Dearborn streets, alleys, or public land is unlawful, and…

Farmington Hills bans burying, dumping or using solid, hazardous or industrial special waste as fill anywhere in the…

Flint bans dumping rubbish, garbage or waste on any property without a licensed site or permit, treating violations as…

Dumping litter or waste on public or private property in Genesee County without permission is illegal under Michigan's…

Grand Rapids bans throwing or depositing garbage or rubbish on any street, alley, or public or private property, and…

Illegal dumping in Macomb County is a Michigan state offense under NREPA's littering law, with civil fines rising by…

Ottawa County's Environmental Health Regulations make it unlawful to deposit refuse on any roadway, street, alley…

Dumping solid waste without a permit or license in Saginaw County triggers a mandatory report to the Solid Waste…

Sterling Heights, Michigan bans depositing waste, filth, or offensive materials on any public or private property in…

Westland bans dumping litter, refuse or garbage on any private property, occupied or not, and makes unauthorized…

Wyoming, Michigan's Code of Ordinances bars dumping garbage or rubbish on any premises, public or private, unless the…

Ann Arbor prohibits storing or leaving solid waste or containers anywhere but permitted locations, including the public…

Dumping solid, medical, or hazardous waste anywhere in Detroit without a permit is a blight violation; five cubic yards…

Dumping litter on public or private property or water without consent is a misdemeanor in Livonia, punishable by up to…

Warren bans dumping litter on public or private property without the owner's consent under City Code Sec. 16-5(d). The…

Wayne County fines illegal dumping of scrap autos, tires, construction debris and litter starting at $250 as a civil…

Jackson County bans discarding household refuse, litter or pollutants on Parks and Recreation Commission property…

Dumping trash on public or private property in Kent County is illegal under Michigan's NREPA litter statute (MCL…

Lansing prohibits littering or depositing trash and refuse in any street, alley, park, or public place except in…

Shelby's littering ordinance bars dumping yard waste, refuse or debris on streets, private property or into any stream…

Troy's litter ordinance bars throwing or dumping garbage, refuse or rubbish on anyone's private land, not just public…

Ann Arbor's solid waste code defines yard waste as compostable leaves, brush, and tree limbs up to 6 inches thick and 4…

Leaves, grass clippings and other yard waste in Clinton Township go out in paper compost bags or unbagged in a…

Dearborn residents must set yard waste at the curb in 32-gallon containers bearing a city sticker, or in approved paper…

Detroit collects brush, shrubbery, and tree branch cuttings on your scheduled bulk collection day, but only if pieces…

Since July 1, 1991, Farmington Hills has required owners of detached single-family homes to either handle yard waste on…

Flint calls yard debris like grass clippings, leaves and small branches 'compost material' and requires it be set out…

Lansing bans plastic bags for yard waste pickup: Section 1060.04(c) requires City-approved containers holding no more…

Livonia lets residents mulch or compost yard waste on their own property, but anything hauled away must go through the…

Grass clippings, leaves, and bundled brush under six inches thick and four feet long go out in a 39-gallon paper bag or…

Troy collects yard recyclables for 35 weeks a year, mid-April through the first week of December, in stickered…

Warren's curbside program requires brush cut to four-foot lengths and bundled under 35 pounds, with no piece thicker…

Westland requires yard waste, grass, leaves, brush, and branches, bundled to four feet long and three inches thick…

Wyoming, Michigan prohibits dumping leaves, grass clippings, and other yard waste in any public street, alley, or…

Grand Rapids collects yard waste as part of its city-run Solid Waste program. The City Manager sets container types and…

Dearborn bans storing dumpsters and portable storage containers on private property by default, allowing them only…

Large moveable trash receptacles, roll-offs and commercial dumpsters, need the Superintendent of Waste Collection's…

Clinton Township requires every commercial and multi-family dumpster to sit inside a masonry enclosure under Zoning…

Any dumpster or roll-off container placed on a Detroit public right-of-way needs a City Engineering Division permit…

Farmington Hills requires every commercial dumpster to be screened from view of adjacent properties and public streets…

Commercial dumpsters and other non-residential waste receptacles in Grand Rapids can't go in the front yard, must sit…

Lansing requires commercial and multi-family dumpsters to sit on a concrete pad and be screened on all sides by a…

Any dumpster, roll-off or other refuse container serving a commercial, industrial or multi-family site in Livonia must…

Sterling Heights commercial establishments and non-curbside condo complexes must use city-standard mechanical…

Warren requires refuse and recycling containers, including commercial dumpsters, to be screened from view of any…

Wyoming, Michigan requires trash and dumpster areas at business, industrial and apartment properties to sit in the rear…

Dearborn requires every household to use the city's Department of Public Works or its licensed contractor for solid…

Ann Arbor collects residential refuse at least once a week through its exclusive city, contracted, or franchise…

Clinton Township assigns refuse pickup by geographic district on a schedule the Department of Public Works sets…

Detroit residents must set Courville trash containers at the curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the day before collection…

Grand Rapids requires solid waste carts at the curb before 7 a.m. on collection day, and bars setting them out before 7…

Lansing caps residential garbage and recycling pickup at once per week, with collection days set by the Public Service…

Livonia collects municipal refuse at least once a week from every residential unit and commercial establishment under…

Sterling Heights runs curbside refuse, recycling, and yard waste collection once a week on the day assigned to each…

Troy's collection contractor hauls all refuse to the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority on routes…

Warren runs a citywide curbside program for solid waste, compost, and recyclables, with the collection days set and…

Westland collects solid waste weekly and recyclables every two weeks at the curb in front of each residence.

Wyoming, Michigan collects garbage, rubbish and other refuse only on the days shown on the city's official Refuse…

The City of Flint collects household garbage and rubbish free of charge, but leaves the actual pickup day and frequency…

Every licensed hauler in Clinton Township, municipal or private, must offer curbside-sorted recycling to every…

Detroit requires curbside recycle carts to be set out no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the night before collection and pulled…

Livonia requires every owner, lessee, and occupant of a residential dwelling to separate designated recyclable…

Troy defines what counts as a recyclable each year through the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority…

Warren's curbside program requires every resident to source-separate recyclable material, glass, cans, plastics marked…