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City collection Couches, upholstered chairs, tables and other household furnishings are curbside large items in Livonia, collected on the regular trash day with no separate charge and no request. No charge. Household furnishings are collected routinely at no separate charge under the refuse millage that funds curbside collection, up to two large items per Livonia household each week.
City collection A mattress or box spring goes out as a curbside large item on the regular trash day in Livonia, with no separate charge and no request, inside the two piece weekly limit. No charge. Household furnishings and appliances are collected routinely at no separate charge under the refuse millage that funds curbside collection, up to two large items per Livonia household each week.
City collection Large household appliances go out as curbside large items on the regular trash day in Livonia, with no separate charge and no request, inside the two piece weekly limit. No charge. Household appliances are collected routinely at no separate charge under the refuse millage that funds curbside collection, up to two large items per Livonia household each week.
City collection The city cart plus extra bags or up to five items beside it is the weekly allowance, and two large items are collected without a separate charge. Large amounts of rubbish from a clean-up, move, flood or fire are the resident's responsibility. No charge. Weekly curbside collection, including two large items per household each week, is funded by the refuse millage rather than a separate charge. Material beyond the weekly allowance, including clean-out and move-out loads, is the resident's responsibility.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Livonia collects trash, recycling and seasonal yard waste at the curb on the same weekday each week, and the city picks up household furnishings and appliances as large items on the regular collection day. Two large items a week are allowed at each household, with no separate charge and no appointment, so a mattress, couch, refrigerator or dishwasher can go out with the trash once it is prepared correctly. Every address keeps a city issued cart and can add extra bags or up to five items beside it. Anything the curb will not take has a published route: furniture, carpeting, building material and tires to the Refuse Disposal Site on Glendale Avenue, clean wood to the Mid-Michigan Recycling center next door, and televisions, electronics and household chemicals to ERG Environmental Services on Merriman Road.
A mattress or box spring goes out as a curbside large item on the regular trash day in Livonia, with no separate charge and no request, inside the two piece weekly limit.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Household furnishings and appliances are collected routinely at no separate charge under the refuse millage that funds curbside collection, up to two large items per Livonia household each week.
When & how
Set it out after 6 p.m. the evening before your trash day and before 7 a.m. on collection day. Large items ride a separate truck from the cart.
Get it ready
Keep the bedding dry and set it at the curb or the edge of the street, never in the roadway. Hold anything past the two piece weekly limit until the next collection week.
Couches, upholstered chairs, tables and other household furnishings are curbside large items in Livonia, collected on the regular trash day with no separate charge and no request.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Household furnishings are collected routinely at no separate charge under the refuse millage that funds curbside collection, up to two large items per Livonia household each week.
When & how
Collected on your regular trash day by a separate truck from the cart, after 6 p.m. the evening before and before 7 a.m. on collection day.
Get it ready
Put the piece at the curb or the edge of the street, never in the roadway, and leave room for the carts. A sectional section and a mattress left on a frame each count as their own piece against the two item weekly limit.
Large household appliances go out as curbside large items on the regular trash day in Livonia, with no separate charge and no request, inside the two piece weekly limit.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Household appliances are collected routinely at no separate charge under the refuse millage that funds curbside collection, up to two large items per Livonia household each week.
When & how
Collected on your regular trash day by a separate truck from the cart, after 6 p.m. the evening before and before 7 a.m. on collection day.
Get it ready
Take the doors off refrigerators and freezers, and off dishwashers, which the city notes are a suffocation hazard for children. A licensed air conditioning technician must remove and certify the refrigerant gas before the appliance goes to the curb.
Televisions and other electronic waste stay out of the recycling cart and off the large item list. Livonia routes them to the year round hazardous and electronic waste drop-off at ERG Environmental Services on Merriman Road.
City cost & eligibility
$5 per 100 pounds of household hazardous waste or electronic waste at ERG Environmental Services, with a higher per pound rate above 100 pounds and separate per pound rates for latex paint and mercury devices. City of Livonia residents who verify residency at the receiving door, weekday drop-off during posted hours.
When & how
Weekday drop-off at ERG Environmental Services, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is no curbside collection day for a television.
Get it ready
Take the batteries out of a device before the drop-off, since the same site accepts them. Keep screens whole and dry. Household batteries have their own free drop-offs at the Bennett Civic Center Library and the Kirksey Recreation Center, while a damaged, swollen, cracked or leaking battery goes to ERG instead.
Construction, remodeling and demolition material is not collected at the curb and is not regular garbage in Livonia. Small homeowner loads go to the Refuse Disposal Site, larger loads to a private depot or a special pickup.
City cost & eligibility
From $3 per vehicle at the entrance gate of the Refuse Disposal Site, where a car or station wagon is the lowest published rate and building material is limited to a small amount up to a wheelbarrow full. Livonia households only, with material originating from a Livonia home, paid in cash at the entrance gate.
When & how
Drop-off during the days the Refuse Disposal Site is open, or arrange a special pickup with the city's hauler. There is no curbside collection day for this material.
Get it ready
Keep building material separate from household refuse and inside the site's small load limit of a wheelbarrow full, with shingles and concrete named as examples. Never set drywall, shingles, concrete or lumber at the curb.
Exercise equipment is not named among the household furnishings and appliances Livonia collects at the curb. The city's own answer for an exercise machine routes it to a metal depot or the Refuse Disposal Site.
City cost & eligibility
From $3 per vehicle at the entrance gate of the Refuse Disposal Site, where a car or station wagon is the lowest published rate. Livonia households only, with material originating from a Livonia home, paid in cash at the entrance gate.
When & how
Drop-off on the days the Refuse Disposal Site is open, or confirm a curbside set-out with Public Works first, since the city names furnishings and appliances rather than exercise equipment.
Get it ready
Drain any water or oil reservoir and take off loose parts that could shift in transit. A machine that is mostly metal can also go to a scrap metal buyer, and the city's Drop-Off Recycling Center takes larger scrap metal such as frames.
A Livonia household can take up to ten tires to the Refuse Disposal Site, with or without rims, at a published per tire rate, or bring them to the city's annual shred and tire day.
City cost & eligibility
$5 per tire at the Refuse Disposal Site, where up to ten tires are accepted per visit with or without rims. Livonia residents disposing of tires from a Livonia household, paid in cash at the entrance gate. The annual collection day is free and needs proof of residency.
When & how
Drop-off during the days the Refuse Disposal Site is open, or at the annual event at the Public Works yard. Confirm the current event date with Public Works.
Get it ready
Keep tires out of the trash and recycling carts and bring no more than ten per visit. A rim on or off does not change the published per tire rate.
The city cart plus extra bags or up to five items beside it is the weekly allowance, and two large items are collected without a separate charge. Large amounts of rubbish from a clean-up, move, flood or fire are the resident's responsibility.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Weekly curbside collection, including two large items per household each week, is funded by the refuse millage rather than a separate charge. Material beyond the weekly allowance, including clean-out and move-out loads, is the resident's responsibility.
When & how
Collected on your regular trash day, with large items on a separate truck starting at 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Set the cart at the curb or the edge of the street and not in the roadway, wheels facing the curb, with about three feet between carts, and bring it in within 12 hours. Bag the trash, never bag recycling, and break down and tie any cardboard box larger than three feet by three feet.
Carts and large items go out no earlier than 6 p.m. the evening before your collection day and no later than 7 a.m. on collection day. Pickup starts at 7 a.m. and there is no set time for a particular street, so an early route can pass before you have looked outside. Bring empty containers in within 12 hours of collection.
Only city issued trash and recycling carts are emptied. Put them at the front curb or the edge of the street, never in the roadway, with the wheels facing the curb, about three feet between carts and four feet of clearance from overhead obstructions. Once the carts are full, extra items may be placed at the curb beside them.
Household furnishings and appliances are collected by a separate truck on the regular collection day, without a request, up to two large items per household each week. A mattress and a box spring count as one piece each, and anything past the weekly limit waits for the next collection week.
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day delay the rest of that week by one day when they fall on a weekday. A holiday on a weekend leaves the schedule alone, though trucks can run early because loads are lighter that week. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Juneteenth, Columbus Day, Election Day and Veterans Day do not change collection.
Doors off and refrigerant out before an appliance leaves
Refrigerator and freezer doors come off before the appliance goes to the curb, and the city also asks for dishwasher doors to be removed. The refrigerant gas in a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner must be removed and certified by a licensed air conditioning technician first, because the city states the gas is harmful to the environment. Confirm with Public Works if you cannot remove a door, since one city answer also allows the door taped shut.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Livonia Department of Public Works, Sanitation Division
Routine curbside large item pickup
A household with a mattress, couch, appliance or other household furnishing that two people can move to the curb on the regular collection day.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Household furnishings and appliances are collected routinely at no separate charge under the refuse millage that funds curbside collection, up to two large items per Livonia household each week.
Arrange it
Set the piece out after 6 p.m. the evening before your trash day and before 7 a.m. on collection day, at the curb and clear of the carts. No call or appointment is needed, and the piece rides a separate truck from the cart.
Two large items per household each week, with a mattress and a box spring counting separately. Construction material, televisions, electronics, chemicals and whole house clean-outs are not collected at the curb, and a refrigerator or freezer needs its doors off and its refrigerant removed and certified first.
City of Livonia Department of Public Works, Sanitation Division
Refuse Disposal Site on Glendale Avenue
A household with carpeting, furniture, household clutter, a wheelbarrow of building material, winter yard waste or up to ten tires that the curb will not take.
Cost & conditions
From $3 per vehicle at the entrance gate, with a car or station wagon at the lowest published rate and a higher rate for a van, pickup truck or trailer. Livonia residents only, with refuse originating from a Livonia household, paid in cash at the gate.
Arrange it
Drive to 32300 Glendale Avenue, east of Farmington Road between Schoolcraft and Plymouth Roads. Fees are collected in cash at the gate, and the site publishes different winter and season hours, so confirm the current schedule first.
Building material is limited to a small load of about a wheelbarrow full. Animal waste, chemicals, fungicides, gasoline, paint and pesticides are refused, and mattresses and appliances are not named among the accepted items.
City of Livonia Department of Public Works, Sanitation Division
Free wood waste drop-off for residents
A household with branches, brush, logs, stumps, pallets, plywood or clean lumber that the curb will not take.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Livonia residents with a Livonia driver's license and proof of residency, in a personally owned vehicle, bringing material from a household or a residential yard.
Arrange it
Drive to the Mid-Michigan Recycling Center next to the Refuse Disposal Site at 32700 Glendale Street and stay in your vehicle, because yard staff come to the car. Weekday hours run from 7 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. year round, with the first Saturday of each month added from May through October.
The waiver applies to household and residential yard material only, so a business pays the regular published rates even when its owner lives in Livonia. Dirt and rocks, metal, non-wood material, railroad ties, bridge timbers, marine pilings and painted, wolmanized or preservative treated wood are not accepted.
City of Livonia Department of Public Works, Sanitation Division
Year round hazardous and electronic waste drop-off
A household with a television, computer, printer, chemicals, paint, needles or batteries that the cart and the curb cannot take.
Cost & conditions
$5 per 100 pounds, with a higher per pound rate above 100 pounds and separate per pound rates for latex paint and mercury devices. City of Livonia residents who verify residency at the door, weekday drop-off during posted hours.
Arrange it
Go to ERG Environmental Services at 13040 Merriman Road, just north of Industrial Drive, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Residency is verified and a no-touch receiving protocol applies.
Take the batteries out of a device before the drop-off. Used needles must be in a hard, rigid container. A damaged, swollen, cracked or leaking battery belongs here rather than at the library battery drops.
City of Livonia Department of Public Works, Sanitation Division
Special pickup through the city's hauler
A household with a load the routine pickup will not take, such as construction material or a bulky item beyond the two piece weekly limit.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes the hauler's number for special pickups but no rate. Call Priority Waste at 586-228-1200 and confirm the charge before you schedule.
Arrange it
Call Priority Waste at 586-228-1200, the number the city publishes for special pickups, and follow the instructions you are given for where and when to set the load out.
The city states that no construction materials are collected at the curb, so a remodeling load needs the dump or a special pickup. Nothing about the material accepted on a special pickup, the size of a load or the charge is published, so confirm all three on the call.
Self hauling in Livonia has three published destinations, and each one takes a different kind of load. Household clutter, furniture, carpeting, small amounts of building material and up to ten tires go to the Refuse Disposal Site at 32300 Glendale Avenue, which is open to Livonia households only, charges per vehicle in cash at the entrance gate, and publishes a separate winter schedule. Clean wood, brush, pallets, plywood, logs and stumps go next door to the Mid-Michigan Recycling Center at 32700 Glendale Street, free for a Livonia resident with a Livonia driver's license and proof of residency in a personally owned vehicle. Televisions, computers, chemicals, paint, needles and batteries go to ERG Environmental Services at 13040 Merriman Road on weekdays, where residency is verified and the published charge is by weight. Cardboard larger than three feet by three feet, larger scrap metal and vehicle batteries can also go to the Drop-Off Recycling Center on the south side of Glendale Avenue. Confirm the season before you load, because the refuse site changes hours, and confirm the drop-off center terms because no charge is published for it. Refuse Disposal Site accepted items, resident rule, seasonal hours and gate ratesWood waste disposal site hours, accepted wood and resident fee waiverYear round household hazardous and electronic waste drop-off termsDrop-Off Recycling Center hours and the items it adds to curbside recyclingSanitation responsibilities, cart placement, cardboard and branch rules
Refuse Disposal Site
Livonia Refuse Disposal Site
32300 Glendale Avenue, Livonia, MI
Ashes, automobile parts, carpeting, furniture, household clutter from attics, basements and garages, small amounts of building material up to a wheelbarrow full including shingles and concrete, up to ten tires with or without rims, and yard waste during the winter months
Livonia residents only, with refuse originating from a Livonia household, and payment is cash at the entrance gate. Animal waste, chemicals, fungicides, gasoline, paint and pesticides are not accepted. Building material is limited to a small load, and the site publishes a separate winter schedule. Mattresses and appliances are not named among the accepted items, so confirm before you load.
Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. under the 2026 spring, summer and fall schedule that runs April 3 to December 19, 2026, with a Saturday only winter schedule. Confirm the current season before you load.
From $3 per vehicle at the entrance gate, with a car or station wagon at the lowest published rate and a higher rate for a passenger van, pickup truck, cargo van or trailer. Livonia residents with refuse from a Livonia household, paid in cash at the gate.
Branches, brush, logs, stumps, pallets, plywood, laminated wood, other clean wood debris, wood chips, lumber cut-offs, Gaylord boxes and engineered wood containing glues and resins
The city waives the fee only for a Livonia resident with a Livonia driver's license and proof of residency driving a personally owned vehicle with material from a home or residential yard. Businesses whose owners live in Livonia pay the regular rates. Users stay in their vehicles and let yard staff come to the car. Dirt and rocks, metal, non-wood material, railroad ties, bridge timbers, marine pilings and painted, wolmanized or preservative treated wood are not accepted.
Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. all year, with the first Saturday of each month added from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. from May through October.
No charge. Livonia residents with a Livonia driver's license and proof of residency, in a personally owned vehicle, bringing material from a household or a residential yard.
Oil based paints, motor oil, brake fluid, stain, pool chemicals, used computers, paint thinners, medications, printers, herbicides, ammonia, aerosol cans, pesticides, gasoline, propane, household cleaners, antifreeze, solvents, batteries, transmission fluid, wood stripper, electronics, used needles in hard rigid containers, mercury devices and latex paint
City of Livonia residency is verified at the receiving door and a no-touch receiving protocol applies. Used needles must be in a hard, rigid container. Latex paint and mercury devices are charged per pound. Damaged, swollen, cracked or leaking batteries belong here rather than at the library battery drops.
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$5 per 100 pounds, with a higher per pound rate above 100 pounds and separate per pound rates for latex paint and mercury devices. City of Livonia residents who verify residency at the door, weekday drop-off only.
Glendale Avenue on the south side, about half a mile east of Farmington Road, Livonia, MI
Corrugated cardboard larger than the curbside limit, larger scrap metal such as frames and folding chairs, oil and antifreeze, vehicle and household batteries, plus the curbside recycling items
The city publishes the hours and accepted items without a charge or a residency rule, so call Public Works at 734-466-2655 to confirm the current terms before you haul anything there. Break down cardboard boxes larger than three feet by three feet, and bring larger cardboard here instead of setting it out beside the cart.
Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The city publishes the center's hours and accepted items without a rate, so confirm the current terms with Public Works at 734-466-2655 before you load.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How many mattresses will Livonia take at the curb?+
Two large items per household each week, and a mattress and a box spring count as one piece each. No appointment or request is needed. Put them out after 6 p.m. the evening before your trash day and before 7 a.m. on collection day.Official guidance
Is a reusable mattress better donated than set out?+
The city's item answers put donation or reuse first for mattresses and box springs that are still in good condition, and setting them out for collection on the scheduled day second. Both routes are published, so the choice depends on whether the bedding is still usable.Official guidance
Will Livonia take a couch with the regular trash?+
Yes. Household furnishings are collected by a separate truck on your regular collection day, with no request and no separate charge, up to two large items per household each week. Set the couch out after 6 p.m. the evening before and before 7 a.m. on collection day and keep it out of the roadway.Official guidance
Can furniture be donated instead of set out?+
The city's item answers put donation or reuse first for furniture in good condition and setting it out on the scheduled day second. Livonia also has a free scheduled home pickup for clothing, shoes and small household items through Simple Recycling at 866-835-5068, which takes marked bags or boxes left outside the front door.Official guidance
Can a refrigerator, freezer or dishwasher go to the curb in Livonia?+
Yes. Large household appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers and water coolers are collected by a separate truck on your regular collection day, with no request and no separate charge, within the two large item weekly limit.Official guidance
What has to happen before an appliance leaves the curb?+
Refrigerant gas must be removed and the unit certified by a licensed air conditioning technician, because the city states the gas is harmful to the environment. Doors come off refrigerators and freezers, and the city also asks for dishwasher doors to come off. One city answer also allows a refrigerator door taped shut instead, so confirm with Public Works if you cannot remove it.Official guidance
Where does a television go in Livonia?+
The city routes televisions to household hazardous and electronic waste drop-off rather than the cart, and names ERG Environmental Services at 13040 Merriman Road as the year round site. Drop-off runs Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., residency is verified, and the published charge is by weight rather than by device.Official guidance
Where can batteries and small electronics go?+
Household batteries are free to drop at the Bennett Civic Center Library and the Kirksey Recreation Center, where alkaline, lithium-ion and NiCad batteries are sorted for recycling. A damaged, swollen, cracked or leaking battery must go to ERG at 13040 Merriman Road, Suite 200. Computers, printers and other electronics go to ERG with the household hazardous waste.Official guidance
How much extra trash can I set out in Livonia each week?+
The city cart plus extra bags or up to five items beside it, and two large items per household collected by a separate truck the same day. Recycling must not be bagged, and a second recycling cart can be requested if the cart keeps filling up.Official guidance
How do I arrange a special pickup in Livonia?+
Contact Priority Waste at 586-228-1200, the number the city publishes for special pickups. No construction material is collected at the curb, so a remodeling load needs the dump or a special pickup. The city does not publish a rate for a special pickup, so confirm the charge when you call.Official guidance
What should I do if my trash was missed in Livonia?+
Create a service request through Report a Concern or call Public Works at 734-466-2655. Carts and large items need to be out by 7 a.m. on collection day, and in a holiday week the rest of the schedule runs one day late.Official guidance
