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

Section 94-1 defines waste matter to include tree stumps and tree branches over two inches in diameter, construction materials such as stones, bricks, concrete, plaster, lumber, shingles, sand, gravel, asphalt, and earth, vehicles or large vehicle parts, radioactive, toxic, highly inflammable, acid, caustic, explosive or otherwise dangerous materials, excrement, dead animals, and any other item impractical for the City to collect because of its excess weight, volume, or dangerous nature. Because the City's 105-gallon cart program under § 94-26 is not built to handle this category, § 94-27(d) puts the burden on the property owner, agent, lessee, tenant, or occupant: whenever generated waste does not qualify for City-provided collection for any reason, that person must arrange for and cause the waste to be collected and disposed of from the property, on a weekly basis or at whatever frequency the Director of Public Works determines serves public health and safety.

Section 94-31(a)(2) confirms the mechanism, directing residents to a commercial waste collector for materials the City's own service will not take, handled under all applicable laws and regulations. Section 94-31(b) separately bars dumping such refuse at a City park or any other City property outside an approved disposal facility, material recovery facility, processing facility, or transfer station built for that purpose, and § 94-30 confirms that dangerous waste matter is not accepted at any City-approved facility regardless of arrangement.