Lansing trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly.
At a glance
| Trash | Capital Area Recycling & Trash (CART) — subscription trash (quarterly billing, cart size tiers); weekly collection. Verified 2026-10-15 · lansingmi.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | 4:00 p.m. prior – collection day; off curb 7:00 a.m. next day. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Biweekly blue/green weeks per CART calendar; tax-funded recycling component; loose in recycling cart (bag trash only in trash cart). Verified 2026-10-15 · lansingmi.gov |
| Bulk | Contact the city for bulk pickup details. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · lansingmi.gov |
| Hauler | City of Lansing CART program (municipal). |
| Contacts | CART via lansingmi.gov/recycling-trash-yard-waste; Submit forms for bulk. Verified 2026-10-15 · lansingmi.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
4:00 p.m. prior – collection day; off curb 7:00 a.m. next day.
Where
Right-of-way adjacent to street; not before 4 p.m. prior day.
Not allowed
Extra loose trash beside cart discouraged per city/CART policy statements.
Bags
Trash bagged in cart; recyclables loose.
Brush
Yard waste container on weekly schedule with trash (CART program).
Not yet confirmed: Limits.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Holidays
CART 2026 Collection Calendar.
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Full details for Lansing: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Capital Area Recycling & Trash (CART) — subscription trash (quarterly billing, cart size tiers); weekly collection. Ordinance 1060.05(b): set out ≥4:00 p.m. day before; remove by 7:00 a.m. day after collection. CART 2026 Schedule PDF (holidays + blue/green recycling weeks) at lansingmi.gov/CARTSchedule. Bulk request form on city Submit page.
- Recycling
- Biweekly blue/green weeks per CART calendar; tax-funded recycling component; loose in recycling cart (bag trash only in trash cart). Address lookup: Lansing Connect trash services page.
- Bulk pickup
- Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
- Curbside: when
- 4:00 p.m. prior – collection day; off curb 7:00 a.m. next day.
- Curbside: where
- Right-of-way adjacent to street; not before 4 p.m. prior day.
- Curbside: limits
- Not yet confirmed
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste container on weekly schedule with trash (CART program).
- Curbside: not allowed
- Extra loose trash beside cart discouraged per city/CART policy statements.
- Curbside: bags
- Trash bagged in cart; recyclables loose.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Ordinance nuisance/abatement for early/late cart placement.
- Holidays
CART 2026 Collection Calendar — holidays listed (New Year’s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents, Good Friday, Memorial, Juneteenth, Independence, Labor, Columbus, Veterans, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Day) with delay rules in PDF.
- Hauler
- City of Lansing CART program (municipal)
- Contacts
- CART via lansingmi.gov/recycling-trash-yard-waste; Submit forms for bulk
- Find your day
- Not yet confirmed
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: lansingmi.gov
Bulk: lansingmi.gov
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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