Taylor, MI Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Bulky items
- Special pickup, council-set fee
- Excluded materials
- Bricks, gravel, rock, dirt, sod, concrete
- Enforcing agency
- Dept. of Public Works
- Placement window
- 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- First offense fine
- $150.00
Summary
Refrigerators, stoves, water heaters and other bulky household items too large for the regular cart go out through a special pickup that the City of Taylor Department of Public Works schedules for a council-set fee, under Taylor City Code § 20-186(c). Construction debris such as bricks, gravel, rock, dirt, sod and concrete is never picked up curbside.
(c)Preparation of solid waste material for collection. Bulky rubbish such as refrigerators, stoves, water heaters and similarly sized household items or items that will not fit in rubbish container, will be collected by special pickup for a fee established by city council.(d)Material not to be collected. Bricks, gravel, rocks, dirt, sod, concrete and other building material will not be collected.
Full Breakdown
Section 20-186(c) of the Taylor City Code addresses bulky rubbish that will not fit inside the city-issued 64 or 96-gallon rubbish cart described in subsection (b)(1), naming refrigerators, stoves, water heaters and similarly sized household items as examples. These items are collected through a special pickup rather than the routine weekly cart service, and the city council sets the fee charged for that special collection by resolution rather than fixing it in the ordinance itself. Subsection (d) draws a firm line around what the special pickup does not reach: bricks, gravel, rocks, dirt, sod, concrete and other building material are excluded from collection altogether, so a resident clearing out construction debris has to arrange private hauling rather than relying on the city's contractor.
The same article separately regulates compostable yard waste under § 20-184(a), requiring it to be bagged or containerized and set at least ten feet from other rubbish so the contractor can tell it apart, and recyclables under § 20-185, which must never be mixed with either bulky trash or yard waste. Any bulky item awaiting special pickup must still be placed at the collection point no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the night before and removed by 8:00 p.m. the day of collection under § 20-186(b)(6).
Violations & Fines
Putting out bulky items outside the special pickup arrangement, mixing excluded building material into the waste stream, or leaving items at the curb outside the 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. placement window is enforced the same as any other solid waste violation under § 20-183(d): a $150.00 civil fine for a first offense, $300.00 for a second, and a misdemeanor with up to a $500.00 fine or 90 days in jail for a third or subsequent offense.
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