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

Sec. , should be set neatly next to the waste receptacles. Three specific safety and handling conditions attach to that general rule. First, appliances with a latching door, refrigerators, freezers, and similar units, must have the door removed before collection, a longstanding child-safety measure against kids getting trapped inside a discarded appliance. Second, mattresses, rugs, and similar items must be rolled up and tied securely whenever possible, so they don't unroll or scatter at the curb. Third, and most specific, motor vehicle air conditioners, household refrigerators and freezers, and room air conditioners must have documentation or certification affixed to the unit showing a certified contractor removed the refrigerant, a requirement tied to state and federal refrigerant-handling rules, before the crew will take it at curbside.

The chapter doesn't set a separate fee schedule for bulk pickup or cap how many bulk items a household can set out in a collection cycle; instead, compliance turns entirely on whether the item is prepared the way Sec. 16-3(b) specifies. Items placed at the curb without meeting those conditions are treated the same as improperly bagged compost or loose recyclables: they are left uncollected rather than removed.