Household Trash & Bulk Pickup

Black Trash BinWhat is Household Trash

General household trash would be normal day to day refuse from a home. Trash of this type should be placed in your black City of Westland trash bin. This does not include yard waste, large bulk items, or recyclables. 

What is Bulk Pickup

Bulk pickup items include:

  • AppliancesTwo City Workers Lifting a Couch into Their Dump Truck
  • Carpet and Padding
  • Excess Trash Bags - up to eight (8)
  • Furniture
  • Mattresses
  • Televisions
  • Toilets and sinks

Residents are limited to two (2) bulk items per service OR eight (8) extra bags of trash. 
For a list of items that are acceptable and unacceptable, please view the Bulk Pickup items (PDF). 

Where to Place your Trash Bin and Bulk Pickup

All trash bins and bulk pickups must be placed on the street side of any ditches or on the back of the curb. Please provide at least four (4) feet of space between your trash bin, recycle bin, bulk pickup or yard waste containers/bags.

Calendar

Bulk pickup happens every other week on your regularly scheduled recycle collection day. You can use the Recycling/Bulk Pickup Calendar (PDF) to find which days are available for bulk pickup in your area.

Curbside Recycling CalendarHousehold Trash & Bulk Pickup Schedule

Below is an interactive map of our Trash/Bulk Pickup Schedule (PDF); you can locate your address by clicking the magnifying glass icon at the top of the map and typing in your address. Trash pickup is from 7:00am-7:00pm.

Holiday Collection

If a collection day falls within a holiday business week, the collection will be delayed by one (1) day, on or after the holiday, for the rest of that week. The following official holidays that will impact collections are: 

  • Memorial Day
  • 4th of July
  • Labor Day
  • Christmas Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • New Year's Day

For example, Labor Day is a Monday so pickups will be delayed for that week but Thanksgiving is a Thursday so only Thursday and Friday (the rest of the week) will be delayed.  Another example is if Christmas Day officially falls on a Sunday, but is observed by the City on Monday, pickups would not be impacted since the actual holiday is on a weekend, not during the business week.

Need To Request Another Trash Bin

Additional trash bins are available for an annual fee. Visit the City of Westland Online Store to order additional bins or renew your current additional bins.