New trash and recycling carts will be delivered beginning mid-September through mid-October 2024
Your new curbside recycling and trash carts will have two wheels for easy maneuvering and a lid to keep your trash and recyclables contained. Carts will be dropped off at your home between mid-September and mid-October along with important program information.
All residential households in the city of Flint will receive one 96-gallon grey cart for trash and one 64-gallon blue cart for recycling.
Service Days: Monday-Friday
Waste, compost, and recycling are picked up on the same day.
When a service day falls on or after a holiday, services will move to the following business day. Holidays that affect the schedule are New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4th), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If a holiday falls on a weekend, services will not be impacted.
Pickup Schedule: Find your service day on the map below
Recycling Collection
Recycling materials must be contained in a container labeled “Recycle.”
Acceptable recycling materials:
- Plastic: Clean plastic bottles, jugs, storage containers, and tubs #1, #2, #4, and #5.
- Metal: Empty cans and aerosol cans, aluminum, and tin, including clean food and beverage cans.
- Paper: Newspapers, junk mail, magazines, and mixed paper.
- Clean flattened cardboard, box board, and paperboard.
- Glass: Clear and colored glass bottles and containers.
Acceptable Recyclable Materials
