Guidelines for Weekly Trash & Recycling Pick-up

The City contracts trash pick-up for single-family residential homes. The fee for single-family residential trash, recycling, yard waste and brush pickup is included in the summer tax bill. Apartments, condominiums and businesses must arrange for their own trash pick-up.

The City’s contractor provides weekly residential trash/garbage and recycling pick-up. Residents who wish to obtain a 64-gallon recycling cart can contact Southfield's waste hauler, GFL Environmental, at (844) 464-3587 to order a recycling cart. Recycling carts are provided to single family households upon request at no cost.

Current Trash & Recycling pickup schedule:

Single-family residents can help the weekly curbside trash collection process by following these guidelines:

• Place trash at the curb after 4 p.m. on the afternoon before scheduled pick-up. Empty receptacles must be removed from the curb by noon of the day after pick-up.
• All mixed-refuse (non-recyclables) must be in bags or watertight containers holding 32 gallons or less, including tight-fitting lids and handles. Yard waste must be in recyclable paper bags or in ordinary trash containers (marked with a "Y" or a Yard Waste sticker) and placed at least three feet from the regular trash.
• Branches and tree limbs must be less than 8 inches in diameter and placed in a pile at curbside. They will be picked up from the curb from spring though fall.
• Furniture should be placed at the curb before 7 a.m. on trash day, so an inventory can be taken.
• Appliances (refrigerators, washing machines, etc.) - all doors and lids must be removed for safety before being placed at curbside.
• Hazardous waste and building materials are NOT accepted.
• Other unacceptable items: tires, concrete, earth, logs, stumps and yard waste in plastic bags.