Farmington Hills, MI Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Bulk disposal in Farmington Hills is administered under the Priority Waste service contract and the City's Refuse and Recycling Collection Rules adopted by the Department of Public Services, in conjunction with Chapter 17 (Nuisances) of the Farmington Hills Code. Bulk items are picked up on the resident's regularly scheduled collection day with NO advance call required and NO additional fee — bulk service is included in the standard monthly rate. Eligible items include large pieces of furniture (sofas, chairs, tables, dressers, bed frames); mattresses and box springs (must be plastic-wrapped if infested with bed bugs); refrigerators and freezers (doors must be removed for child safety and refrigerant must be properly recovered); stoves and ovens; washers and dryers; water heaters (drained); and other items incidental to single-family housekeeping. Critical exclusions: tires (take to a tire retailer for the Michigan scrap-tire program under MCL 324.16901 et seq.); construction and demolition debris (drywall, shingles, lumber over 4 feet, concrete, brick — separate disposal required); household hazardous waste (paint, solvents, motor oil, pesticides, pool chemicals — use RRRASOC household-hazardous-waste events); electronics including televisions, computers, monitors, and printers (use RRRASOC e-waste drop-off events under the Michigan Electronic Waste Takeback Act, MCL 324.17301 et seq.); medical sharps and pharmaceuticals (use a sharps mail-back program or Drug Enforcement Administration take-back events); propane tanks, fluorescent bulbs, lithium batteries, and ammunition (special handling required); and yard waste, which has a separate seasonal collection in paper bags from early April through early December. Appliances containing refrigerant (refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, room air conditioners) must have the refrigerant recovered by an EPA Section 608-certified technician before set-out, with documentation retained by the technician under 40 CFR 82.156. Improperly venting refrigerant is a federal violation under 42 U.S.C. 7671g (Clean Air Act Section 608) with civil penalties up to $44,539 per day. Excluded items left at the curb will not be collected by Priority Waste and create a Chapter 17 nuisance condition subject to Code Enforcement action. Schedule special-handling questions, oversized loads, or commercial waste through the Division of Public Works at (248) 871-2850.