Grosse Pointe bulk trash pickup
Non-metal bulky (carpet, furniture, mattresses, TVs) on regular pickup day.
Source: Not yet confirmed
At a glance
| Brush | Limbs ≤6 ft; yard rules above. |
|---|---|
| Limits | 32 gal / 50 lb cans; metal bulky $50 Fri. |
| Not allowed | C&D/contractor debris (owner removal); plastic yard bags. |
| Curbside | Curb items not before 4 p.m. Day preceding / not after 7 a.m. Pickup day (city note). Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Curb items not before 4 p.m. Day preceding / not after 7 a.m. Pickup day (city note).
Where
Rear/side yard for household; curb for bulky/yard/recycle.
Limits
32 gal / 50 lb cans; metal bulky $50 Fri.
Not allowed
C&D/contractor debris (owner removal); plastic yard bags.
Bags
Paper bags for yard OK.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Full details for Grosse Pointe: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Public Services refuse: weekly rear or side yard (driveway clear). Containers ≤32 gal / ≤50 lb; no wheelbarrows/garden carts. Optional brown 64-gal curbside cart $65 from City. Route map on city site. Extra trip refuse/yard $75 prepaid — Public Works 313-417-1188. City Hall 313-885-5800.
- Recycling
- Blue toter; curb by 7:00 a.m. Regular rubbish day. 2026 guidelines on city page (paper bagged/tied; glass food jars only; cans rinsed; plastics #1–7 rinsed). Priority Waste noted as recycling partner on Priority site (recycling Mon–Thu).
- Bulk pickup
- Non-metal bulky (carpet, furniture, mattresses, TVs) on regular pickup day. Metal bulky (stoves, dryers, refrigerators, etc.) Friday only after calling City Hall; $50/item on water bill; curb after 4:00 p.m. Thursday. Small metal ≤32 gal / 50 lb / 4 ft on regular day free.
- Curbside: when
- Curb items not before 4 p.m. Day preceding / not after 7 a.m. Pickup day (city note).
- Curbside: where
- Rear/side yard for household; curb for bulky/yard/recycle.
- Curbside: limits
- 32 gal / 50 lb cans; metal bulky $50 Fri.
- Curbside: brush
- Limbs ≤6 ft; yard rules above.
- Curbside: not allowed
- C&D/contractor debris (owner removal); plastic yard bags.
- Curbside: bags
- Paper bags for yard OK.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Warning & penalty per Council for refuse regulation violations.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Mlk 2026 (2026-01-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Presidents Day 2026 (2026-02-16): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Independence Day 2026 (2026-07-04): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
Rubbish delayed one day week of: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Christmas. Recycling holidays also list Thanksgiving. Yard waste from first full week April; fall leaf Oct 12 – Dec 3, 2026. Branches ≤6 ft, trunks toward curb, bundled if intertwined. Yard: marked cans or paper bags ≤32 gal / 50 lb; by 7:30 a.m.; no plastic bags. Green yard toter $65.
- Hauler
- City Public Services (refuse) + Priority Waste (recycling contractor per Priority)
- Contacts
- City 313-885-5800; Public Works 313-417-1188; 17147 Maumee Ave
- Find your day
- City Refuse & Recycling
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: Not yet confirmed
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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