Lansing, MI Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 4:00 p.m. day before collection
- Latest removal
- 7:00 a.m. day after collection
- Placement
- Right-of-way adjacent to street
- Collection frequency
- Maximum once weekly
- Enforced by
- Public Service Department
Summary
Lansing residents may set solid waste and recycling containers at the curb no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before collection and must pull them back by 7 a.m. the day after.
(b)Solid waste and/or recycling containers and/or yard waste containers, from residential sites of generation, shall be set out in the right-of-way (adjacent to the street) on designated collection days, as specified by the Public Service Director and approved by Council. The schedule shall provide for a maximum of one collection weekly. The solid waste and/or recycling containers shall not be placed between the sidewalk and the curb (adjacent to the street) prior to 4:00 p.m. of the day preceding the scheduled collection day. No later than 7:00 a.m. on the day following the collection day, the solid waste and/or recycling containers shall be promptly removed from between the right-of-way (locations adjacent to the street) by the owner, resident, tenant, lessee or occupant. (Ord. No. 1032, § 1, 7-2-01; Ord. No. 1237, § 1, 10-22-18)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64).
Full Breakdown
Residential solid waste, recycling, and yard waste containers must be stored on the property between collections and placed in the right-of-way, adjacent to the street, only on the designated weekly collection day set by the Public Service Director and approved by Council. Containers cannot be placed between the sidewalk and curb before 4:00 p.m. the day preceding pickup, and must be removed from the right-of-way no later than 7:00 a.m. the day following collection. Containers left out early or late can trigger a nuisance notice under the chapter's scattered-refuse provisions.
Violations & Fines
Placing containers curbside before 4 p.m. the day before, or leaving them out past 7 a.m. the day after collection, is a violation subject to a written correction notice; uncorrected conditions can be declared a public nuisance and abated at the owner's expense.
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Sources & Official References
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