Bay City trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Weekly refuse; 96-gal city carts per 2024 Sanitation Guide. Verified 2026-10-15 · baycitymi.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Ordinance: out day before, not later than 7:00 a.m. collection day. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · baycitymi.gov |
| Recycling | Bi-weekly single-stream in city-issued 96-gal green-lid cart only — no personal bins. Drop-off Bay City Recycles center by appointment (ReDirectory). Verified 2026-10-15 · baycitymi.gov |
| Bulk | Yard waste weekly with refuse first Monday in April–first Friday in December — bagged/bundled or ≤32 gal containers; loose yard waste not accepted. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · baycitymi.gov |
| Hauler | City of Bay City Sanitation (in-house). |
| Contacts | City sanitation via baycitymi.gov solid waste pages. Verified 2026-10-15 · baycitymi.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Ordinance: out day before, not later than 7:00 a.m. collection day.
Where
Curb/street per Ch. 86.
Limits
Only city-issued recycling cart serviced curbside.
Not allowed
Non-recyclables per guide; contamination policies in ordinance revisions.
Bags
Yard waste bagged/bundled; recyclables loose in cart.
Verified 2026-10-15 · baycitymi.gov
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Verified 2026-10-15 · baycitymi.gov
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Full details for Bay City: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City in-house curbside solid waste since 1950s; utility customers. Weekly refuse; 96-gal city carts per 2024 Sanitation Guide. Set out per ordinance: evening before through 7:00 a.m. collection day; remove emptied containers after collection. Pickup hours for haulers 6:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. (Ch. 86).
- Recycling
- Bi-weekly single-stream in city-issued 96-gal green-lid cart only — no personal bins. Drop-off Bay City Recycles center by appointment (ReDirectory). Guide: baycityrecycles.org.
- Bulk pickup
- Yard waste weekly with refuse first Monday in April–first Friday in December — bagged/bundled or ≤32 gal containers; loose yard waste not accepted.
- Curbside: when
- Ordinance: out day before, not later than 7:00 a.m. collection day.
- Curbside: where
- Curb/street per Ch. 86.
- Curbside: limits
- Only city-issued recycling cart serviced curbside.
- Curbside: brush
- Bagged, tied bundles, or ≤32 gal containers during yard waste season.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Non-recyclables per guide; contamination policies in ordinance revisions.
- Curbside: bags
- Yard waste bagged/bundled; recyclables loose in cart.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Ch. 86 sanitation ordinance enforcement — specific dollar fines not itemized on Recycling/Guide HTML.
- Holidays
Not
- Hauler
- City of Bay City Sanitation (in-house).
- Contacts
- City sanitation via baycitymi.gov solid waste pages.
- Find your day
- ReDirectory / collection map in guide.
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: baycitymi.gov
Bulk: baycitymi.gov
Holidays: baycitymi.gov
Curbside: baycitymi.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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