Bulk Trash Pickup in Detroit, MI: Rules, Limits and Fees
What Detroit picks up at the curb, how many items you get, what needs an appointment, and what it costs. Straight from the city, checked and dated.
What Detroit collects, and what you do with the rest
Every city route below is capped. Read the last two columns first: they decide whether the city takes your load at all, or only part of it.
| Route | What it costs | How much it takes | The condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curbside, regular collection day | No charge for the weekly two cubic yards. If you have more than that, the city's own advice is to spread it across several collection weeks and stay inside the limit each week; it also runs a paid pick-up for bulk and renovation materials, quoted over the phone. | Up to 2 cubic yards a week, which the city describes as about the size of two stoves. Nothing at the curb may exceed 2 cubic yards or 1,000 pounds, and each single item, bag or bundle has to weigh less than 50 pounds. | — |
| Southfield Yard, Davison Yard and the J. Fons Transfer Station | Free for up to 2 cubic yards or 1,000 pounds of material. Construction and renovation debris is the exception and only J. Fons takes it: $95 for the first 2,000 pounds, which is also the minimum, and a prorated rate above that. | — | — |
| Hire a hauler | You pay — quotes come from local companies bidding against each other. | No item cap and no wrapping, residency or vehicle rule. | They carry it out; nothing has to reach the curb under its own steam. |
Putting it out with your regular trash in Detroit
- How many items
- Up to 2 cubic yards a week, which the city describes as about the size of two stoves. Nothing at the curb may exceed 2 cubic yards or 1,000 pounds, and each single item, bag or bundle has to weigh less than 50 pounds.
- What it costs
- No charge for the weekly two cubic yards. If you have more than that, the city's own advice is to spread it across several collection weeks and stay inside the limit each week; it also runs a paid pick-up for bulk and renovation materials, quoted over the phone.
Dropping it off yourself: Southfield Yard, Davison Yard and the J. Fons Transfer Station
- What it costs
- Free for up to 2 cubic yards or 1,000 pounds of material. Construction and renovation debris is the exception and only J. Fons takes it: $95 for the first 2,000 pounds, which is also the minimum, and a prorated rate above that.
- Opening hours
- Southfield and Davison are open Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from April through October and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from November through March. J. Fons takes bulk and yard waste Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday mornings.
Or have someone take it
City routes are cheap but slow, and they all assume you can get the item to the curb yourself. If it is upstairs, if it is heavy, or if you need it gone this week, a local pro is the faster answer.
Post the job free, and local pros in Detroit bid on it. You pick the offer you like and pay your pro directly — JunkerClub takes no cut of the price.
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What people actually pay — measured, not estimated
And a flat rate is only one company's number. When we put one real job out to bid, 12 local pros priced the same pile from the same photos: $225 to $1,250, median $525. Nobody else publishes this, because nobody else runs the auction.
Bulk pickup in Detroit — common questions
How many bulk items can I put out at once in Detroit?
Up to 2 cubic yards a week, which the city describes as about the size of two stoves. Nothing at the curb may exceed 2 cubic yards or 1,000 pounds, and each single item, bag or bundle has to weigh less than 50 pounds.
Does it cost anything to drop a mattress off in Detroit?
Free for up to 2 cubic yards or 1,000 pounds of material. Construction and renovation debris is the exception and only J. Fons takes it: $95 for the first 2,000 pounds, which is also the minimum, and a prorated rate above that.
When is the Detroit drop-off site open?
Southfield and Davison are open Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from April through October and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from November through March. J. Fons takes bulk and yard waste Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday mornings.
Where this comes from
Checked against official sources on 2026-09-16. City rules change — if something here does not match, the city page wins.
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