Flint's residential refuse collection is operated by Priority Waste under contract extended by City Council in November 2023 (rate-locked through 2028). Service runs Monday through Friday with each address assigned one collection day; trash, recycling, and compost/yard waste are collected on the same day. Carts must be at the curb by 7 a.m., and collection happens between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. (no guaranteed time window). When a holiday falls on or before a service day, collection shifts one business day later for that week. Customer service: 855-927-8365 or 586-228-1200.
Flint contracts curbside collection to Priority Waste, headquartered in Macomb County; the contract was extended by Flint City Council on November 14, 2023 and rate-locked through 2028. Operating authority traces to Chapter 39 of the Flint Code (Refuse, Garbage and Weeds) and to the Michigan Solid Waste Management chapter of NREPA Part 115 (MCL 324.11501 et seq.) which sets the state floor for municipal solid-waste handling. Each Flint address has a designated collection day Monday through Friday; trash (in the 96-gallon grey cart), recycling (in the 64-gallon blue cart), and compost/yard waste (April through November, in 40-gal-or-smaller bags or cans under 50 lbs) are all collected on the same day. The address-day lookup map is at cityofflint.com/sanitation. Collection occurs between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. with no guaranteed time window; the operating rule (and the rule a missed-pickup complaint will be measured against) is that all material must be at the curb before 7 a.m. on the designated day. Holiday calendar: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. When the holiday falls on or before your normal service day in that week, collection shifts one business day later. Customer service for missed pickups, damaged carts, and bulk questions runs through Priority Waste at 855-927-8365 or 586-228-1200, with a Sanitation backstop at the Flint Department of Public Works. Multi-family properties of more than four units may be on private commercial collection rather than the City residential route - Section 39-12's container and presentation rules still apply.
Setting refuse out late or in non-conforming containers (uncovered, bags only, more than 24 hours early) is a Section 39-12 violation enforceable through Chapter 31 Article III's blight-violation framework before the Administrative Hearings Bureau (Blight Court), at up to $10,000 per violation under MCL 117.4q(7) (no incarceration). Scattering of refuse outside the cart into the street or onto a neighbor's property is a separate § 39-1 issue (Illegal Dumping) - misdemeanor, up to 90 days in jail, $250-$500 fine, plus possible vehicle impoundment and restitution. Missed pickups due to compliant set-out are not violations; report them to Priority Waste at 855-927-8365 within 24 hours.
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