Wyoming, MI Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Section 62-66 of the Code of Ordinances sets the outer limit for how long solid waste may sit on a property in Wyoming, Michigan. No person may allow garbage to be stored on property under their control for longer than seven days, and rubbish, including cardboard, wood, lawn waste and construction debris, cannot sit longer than 14 days. The city's director, the city manager or a designated appointee, may extend those windows under Section 62-67 when inclement weather, a lack of available removal service, or another condition beyond the responsible person's control makes on-time removal impossible; the extension is not automatic and must be requested.

If garbage or rubbish accumulates beyond these limits and is not removed after notice, Section 62-68 authorizes the city to remove the material itself and assess the cost against the property as a tax lien, the same enforcement tool used for unpaid special assessments. The removal limits work together with the container rules in Division 2: every dwelling and business must keep approved, covered containers under Sections 62-46 and 62-50, and those containers cannot sit in the front yard except on pickup day under Section 62-51.

Pickup itself must run through a properly licensed garbage or rubbish truck under Section 62-119, unless the load qualifies for the open-vehicle exception in Section 62-121, and any commercial hauler operating in the city must hold a license under Section 62-117, issued for a year running July 1 through June 30. These pickup rules apply only inside Wyoming's Kent County city limits, not in neighboring Grand Rapids or Kentwood.