What day is trash collected in Detroit, MI?
Detroit collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Detroit, MI
Detroit, MI trash pickup by address.
Enter a Detroit, MI street address to check trash, recycling, bulk items and yard waste pickup as published by City of Detroit Department of Public Works — Refuse Collection.
Setting out in Detroit Your Courville container may only be at the curb from 6 p.m. the day before collection until 9 p.m. on collection day, and it cannot be stored in the front yard.
Trash Day Trends · Detroit
Detroit, MI at a glance.
Detroit in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 4 daysDetroit collects on four weekdays across its routes44% of cities run four
- Every 2 wksRecycling every other week
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, bulk items, yard waste
Verified schedule
Detroit collection days, read from City of Detroit Department of Public Works — Refuse Collection.
Trash / garbage: Monday.
Recycling: Monday · every other week A.
Bulk / large items: Monday.
Yard waste: Monday.
The day above is an example from one Detroit address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Detroit.
Your Courville container may only be at the curb from 6 p.m. the day before collection until 9 p.m. on collection day, and it cannot be stored in the front yard.
The solid waste fee on your tax bill covers one Courville container of household waste each week, plus one container of recycling every other week.
Keep all yard waste at least 6 feet away from your trash and recycling containers, and never put it out in plastic bags, which will not be collected.
Set bulk items only in front of your own property, not in front of a vacant lot or someone else's property.
Read from the official Detroit guidance on August 22, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Detroit days differ by address.
Detroit collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from City of Detroit Department of Public Works — Refuse Collection and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Detroit Department of Public Works — Refuse Collection publishes the collection information behind this page. TrashDayNow is independent of the city, so rely on that source for service alerts, cart standards, and missed-pickup reporting.
Good to knowPage information was last checked Sep 2026.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Detroit?
City of Detroit Department of Public Works — Refuse Collection publishes trash, recycling, bulk items and yard waste for Detroit.
Local source
Verify with City of Detroit Department of Public Works — Refuse Collection.
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- Sep 2026
Collection services in Detroit
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- recycling
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