Lansing, MI Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Sticker
- Required on each bulk item
- Curb window
- 4 p.m. day before to 7 a.m.
- Service area
- Residential sites only
- Winter suspension
- Council may suspend Dec–Mar
Summary
Lansing runs a weekly residential bulk item pickup: buy a City sticker for each item and set it curbside between 4 p.m. the day before and 7 a.m. on collection day, per Lansing Codified Ordinances § 1060.14.
The owner or occupant of a residential site of generation unit qualifying for weekly bulk item collection service under this chapter, and intending to utilize the service, shall place a bulk item sticker on each item to be collected. Bulk items intended for collection shall be placed by the owner or occupant of the residential dwelling unit at the curb in front of the residence not earlier than 4:00 p.m. of the day preceding the bulk item collection day, and not later than 7:00 a.m. of the day of collection. Bulk items shall be placed at the curb with the sticker facing the roadway. The owner or occupant shall not place or cause to be placed any unacceptable bulk item for collection. No person, other than the owner or occupant, shall place City bulk collection items on the premises of the residence or in front of the residence for the City-wide residential bulk collection service.
(Ord. No. 1032, § 1, 7-2-01)
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
Lansing's Public Service Department runs a weekly bulk item collection service for residential properties only (§ 1060.10). Owners or occupants must buy a City bulk item sticker for each item and place it curbside with the sticker facing the road, no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before pickup and no later than 7:00 a.m. on collection day (§ 1060.14). Unacceptable items, logs, stumps, construction debris, junk vehicles, auto parts, cannot be set out (§ 1060.02). Council may suspend the whole service by resolution during December, January, February and March (§ 1060.15).
Violations & Fines
Bulk items left out past the sticker or timing deadline are a public nuisance under § 1060.08 and a civil infraction under § 1060.99, $25 first offense, $50 second, $250 third per calendar year, plus cleanup costs billed to the owner.
Frequently Asked Questions
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