Livonia, MI Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Frequency
- Weekly minimum, residential & commercial (§13.36.180)
- Hours
- 7 a.m.-7 p.m., no Sunday pickup (§13.36.560)
- Curbside deadline
- 7 a.m. on collection day (§13.38.050)
- Mandatory recycling separation
- Since April 1, 1992 (§13.38.040)
- Scavenging recyclables
- Prohibited, city property (§13.38.060)
Summary
Livonia collects municipal refuse at least once a week from every home and business, restricts collection to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with no Sunday pickups absent an emergency, and requires recycling receptacles and yard waste to be curbside by 7 a.m. on the scheduled day, kept separate from other refuse.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and other ordinances, and except in the case of an emergency arising from an act of God or under circumstances over which the department of public works of the city or the city contractor has or had no control, municipal refuse shall be collected, removed and disposed of no less frequently than once each week from each residential unit and commercial establishment, and garbage only shall be collected, removed and disposed of no less frequently than once each week from each industrial plant or factory.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64 | Zoning: Supplement 3).
Full Breakdown
180 sets the baseline pickup frequency: municipal refuse must be collected, removed, and disposed of no less often than once each week from every residential unit and commercial establishment, and garbage alone must be collected at least weekly from industrial plants and factories, with the extent of any single collection set by department of public works rules. , and bars collection entirely on Sundays except under emergency or extraordinary circumstances approved by the director of public works. 040 has made separating designated recyclable and yard waste materials from other refuse mandatory for residential dwellings since April 1, 1992.
on the scheduled disposal day, kept separate from other refuse, with empty receptacles removed promptly by the owner or occupant after collection. 060 protects that system by making curbside recyclables and receptacles placed by the city the property of the city or its authorized collection agent, and makes it a violation for anyone else to collect or pick up recyclables set out for city collection.
Violations & Fines
Scavenging curbside recyclables violates Section 13.38.060, and general refuse-chapter violations, including missing the collection-hour and frequency standards in Sections 13.36.180 and 13.36.560, fall under the citywide default misdemeanor penalty in Section 1.12.010, punishable by a fine of up to $500, imprisonment up to 90 days, or both.
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