Grand Rapids bulk trash pickup
Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
Verified 2026-10-15 · grandrapidsmi.gov
At a glance
| Brush | Yard waste not in recycle cart — use separate yard-waste program / Butterworth drop-off; follow Materials Management yard-waste rules when subscribed. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Pay-as-you-throw cart size = tips charged; late return $28.50; recycling reinstatement $33 after suspension; positive grpayit balance required. |
| Not allowed | Unbagged refuse; bags in recycling; household hazardous waste/medical/biological; Styrofoam; shredded paper; food/yard in recycle; overfilled carts. |
| Curbside | Carts at curb before 7:00 a.m. collection day (recommend night before); remove same day after service. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · grandrapidsmi.gov |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Carts at curb before 7:00 a.m. collection day (recommend night before); remove same day after service.
Where
Curbside accessible to driver; do not block; winter — keep clear path, carts not in roadway; not left on sidewalk overnight after service.
Limits
Pay-as-you-throw cart size = tips charged; late return $28.50; recycling reinstatement $33 after suspension; positive grpayit balance required.
Not allowed
Unbagged refuse; bags in recycling; household hazardous waste/medical/biological; Styrofoam; shredded paper; food/yard in recycle; overfilled carts.
Bags
Refuse bagged in pay-as-you-throw cart; recyclables loose (no bagged recyclables).
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Full details for Grand Rapids: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Materials Management / Public Works — pay-as-you-throw refuse (32/64/96-gal carts); weekly by route. Positive grpayit account balance required or cart not tipped. Place at curb before 7:00 a.m. (night before recommended); remove same day after collection (city code). Late set-out after 7:00 a.m. → return fee $28.50. Missed (out before 7 a.m.): call 311 / 616-456-3000 within 24 hours after 3:30 p.m. collection day. All refuse in carts must be bagged. Overfilled carts (material after three shakes) = partial tip not completed — next scheduled day. Public Service Center 1500 Scribner NW.
- Recycling
- Biweekly same weekday; millage-funded 64/96-gal carts. Route # from Trash and Recycling Route Map → 2026 Recycling Schedule PDF (and 2027 PDF). Material empty/clean/loose — plastics #1–7 with recycle symbol; cardboard flattened; glass empty/clean (not shattered). Not: plastic bags, Styrofoam, shredded paper, yard/food waste, household hazardous waste/medical/biological waste, construction debris. Contamination may pause service 6 months–1 year; reinstatement $33 + cart redelivery (Kent County reimaginetrash.org).
- Bulk pickup
- Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
- Curbside: when
- Carts at curb before 7:00 a.m. collection day (recommend night before); remove same day after service.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside accessible to driver; do not block; winter — keep clear path, carts not in roadway; not left on sidewalk overnight after service.
- Curbside: limits
- pay-as-you-throw cart size = tips charged; late return $28.50; recycling reinstatement $33 after suspension; positive grpayit balance required.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste not in recycle cart — use separate yard-waste program / Butterworth drop-off; follow Materials Management yard-waste rules when subscribed.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Unbagged refuse; bags in recycling; household hazardous waste/medical/biological; Styrofoam; shredded paper; food/yard in recycle; overfilled carts.
- Curbside: bags
- Refuse bagged in pay-as-you-throw cart; recyclables loose (no bagged recyclables).
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Late set-out return $28.50; recycling reinstatement $33; other code citation dollars — contact Public Works.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
Not yet confirmed. Check your city.
- Hauler
- City of Grand Rapids Materials Management
- Contacts
- 311; 616-456-3000; [email protected]
- Find your day
- Route map + 2026/2027 schedule PDFs / grpayit
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: grandrapidsmi.gov
Bulk: grandrapidsmi.gov
Holidays: grandrapidsmi.gov
Curbside: grandrapidsmi.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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