Flint, MI: bulky pickup & disposal rules
City sanitation confirms Priority Waste, 3 bulky items and up to 20 trash bags/week, no booking.
Quick answer
Flint’s current City sanitation page identifies Priority Waste and allows up to three bulky items and up to 20 garbage bags per week for eligible City residential customers. It says no special pickup booking is required for those standard allowances.
Current official instructions
Flint’s current City sanitation page identifies Priority Waste and allows up to three bulky items and up to 20 garbage bags per week for eligible City residential customers. It says no special pickup booking is required for those standard allowances.
Match your address to the City service-day map, and confirm eligibility for unusual materials such as electronics, refrigerant appliances and tires.
Who qualifies
Apply this only where the City of Flint residential sanitation contract serves the address. A Flint mailing address outside City limits can have different hauler and rules.
Furniture, mattresses and appliances
Ordinary large residential objects such as furniture may fall under the three-item weekly allowance. Do not infer that an item containing refrigerant, a television or a vehicle part is automatically included; these categories can have separate rules.
Before setting anything out
Match the City collection day for the service address and prepare no more than three approved bulky pieces in addition to regular trash. City sanitation permits up to 20 trash bags per week in addition to up to three bulky items per week; these are separate allowances. Leave access for pickup crews.
What not to put in the bulky pile
Never put chemicals, fuels, loose batteries and household hazardous waste into a regular collection pile. Special materials such as electronics, tires and cooling equipment require City or county instructions.
Where to take other large items
Check Flint’s sanitation updates and Genesee County hazardous-waste/electronics programs for materials that the regular route will not accept.