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Sterling Heights, Michigan

Bulk junk removal
in Sterling Heights.

Bags, boxes and the last things left to clear, gone from the curb. Choose what’s going, see your exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.

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Two separate tied household bags and one filled box grouped outside an open doorway, with the entrance kept clear.
Two bags. One filled box. Count what goes, then book it together.

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The last few things still deserve a pickup.

You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.

The move is nearly done.

Book the unwanted bags and boxes left after packing. Choose an available pickup day before you hand back the keys, and arrange to have them outside.

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You do not need a whole house of junk. Select the bags, boxes and larger items you actually have. Your combined price is shown online.

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When the next collection does not fit your plans, choose a Dropcurb pickup day. Updates keep you informed, and completion photos show when the booked items are gone.

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A clear count. An exact price.

Count the bags and boxes, not everything inside.

A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.

Filled bags and boxes

Count each trash bag or filled household box. Books and media go by the box. Clothes, bedding and shoes go by the filled bag. Toys packed together have a Box of toys choice. Ask us about unusually heavy or oversized bags and boxes first.

Empty cardboard and containers

Empty cardboard is a different choice: choose single empty boxes or tied bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Compacted bales have their own weight-based choices and require loading-dock access. A Storage bin choice covers the empty bin itself; ask us to confirm the contents if they are going too.

Furniture and other larger items

Add the actual larger item alongside your bags and boxes, such as a sofa, chair or mattress. It has its own price and preparation. Keep construction materials and items needing special handling out of ordinary household bags.

Bulk junk removal prices in Sterling Heights

First item / additional item

  • Trash bag$59 / $10
  • Filled household box$59 / $15
  • Bag of clothes & bedding$59 / $10
  • Empty cardboard box$59 / $5
  • 10 flattened cardboard boxes$79 / $20
  • Box of toys$89 / $29
  • Dumpster Bag$300 / $250

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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Bring the booked items together outside.

You handle sorting and getting things out of the home or building. We load and haul away the items on your booking from an accessible outdoor spot.

Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup, using the dates shown at checkout. Pickup is booked for a day, not an exact arrival time. Confirm any short building-access window with us before booking.

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A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.

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  1. Count it before you book.

    Add the bags, boxes and separate larger items, then choose an available day. Have an unusual pile or uncertain contents? Send a photo before booking so we can help with the choices.

  2. Make the handoff easy.

    Bag or box small household items as much as possible. Keep the booked items together, separate from anything staying. Follow your confirmation for when they need to be outside and accessible.

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    Add photos and clear pickup-location notes on your order page. You do not need to be home when everything is outside and accessible. We send pickup updates and completion photos.

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The local disposal guide

What are your
local options?

Bulk junk removal in Sterling Heights: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.

Reviewed · Sources below

Mattress and box spring

Accepted with preparation

A mattress or box spring is a bulk item in Sterling Heights, so it goes to the curb beside the refuse cart on the regular collection day and counts as one of the five bulk items allowed that week.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. A residence served by the city refuse route, which is paid for through the annual refuse tax on the property tax bill instead of a separate collection invoice. A mattress that is soiled or has a bug infestation must be sealed in a mattress bag.
When & how
Collected on the same day as the regular refuse collection for the address, which runs Monday through Friday and shifts one day later for the rest of a holiday week.
Get it ready
Set the mattress at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day and no earlier than 1 p.m. the day before, keep it out of the street, and bag it when it is soiled or infested. Bedding that is bundled instead is tied into a length of four feet or shorter and stays under 50 pounds.
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Couch, sofa and household furniture

Accepted with preparation

A couch, sofa, dresser, table or similar piece of household furniture is a bulk item collected on the regular refuse day, and carpet is taken when it is rolled and tied into bundles of four feet or shorter.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. A residence served by the city refuse route, which is paid for through the annual refuse tax rather than a separate per-pickup charge. Each piece of furniture or bundle of carpet counts as one of the five bulk items allowed in a week.
When & how
Collected with the regular refuse on the Monday through Friday collection day for the address, and a holiday week pushes the remaining collection days one day later.
Get it ready
Have furniture at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day and never before 1 p.m. the day before, and keep it out of the street. Roll and tie carpet into bundles of four feet or shorter that stay under 50 pounds, and count each separate piece or bundle as one bulk item.
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Refrigerator, freezer and large appliances

Accepted with preparation

Refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers and drained hot water tanks are bulk items on the regular refuse day, and the white goods are collected by a separate truck that takes them for recycling.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. A residence served by the city refuse route, which is paid for through the annual refuse tax rather than a separate per-pickup charge. Refrigerator and freezer doors must be removed before the appliance goes to the curb, and each appliance counts as one of the five bulk items allowed in a week.
When & how
Collected on the scheduled refuse day, Monday through Friday, by a separate truck that handles white goods for recycling, and a holiday week moves the remaining collection days one day later.
Get it ready
Remove the doors from a refrigerator or freezer, drain a hot water tank, and have the appliance at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day and no earlier than 1 p.m. the day before. Keep the appliance out of the street and never place it in the refuse cart.
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Television, monitor and computer

Special rules apply

Televisions, monitors, computers and anything else with a cord are kept out of the recycling cart, and the route the city publishes for them is the DPW electronics drop-off held with Great Lakes Electronics rather than the weekly refuse truck.

City cost & eligibility
Sterling Heights lists electronics only through the DPW drop-off day and does not name televisions or computers among its no-charge curbside bulk items, so confirm curbside acceptance and any charge with Priority Waste at 586-228-1200 before setting a screen at the curb.
When & how
The DPW electronics drop-off with Great Lakes Electronics is published for Oct. 3, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Outside that date the county refuses electronics at its hazardous waste site and points residents to manufacturer and retailer takeback programs.
Get it ready
Keep a television, monitor or computer out of the recycling cart, which refuses batteries and electronics. Wipe personal data, keep any stand or cable you want to reuse, and take the item to the DPW at 7200 18 Mile Road during the published drop-off, or call Priority Waste at 586-228-1200 to ask about a curbside arrangement first.
DPW spring clean-up days: electronics drop-off, hazardous waste event, shred day and clean-up SaturdaysCurbside recycling accepted and unacceptable items, including batteries, electronics and motor oil drop-offWe're on a Roll: bulk item list, five item weekly limit, cart rules and special pick-up rangeMacomb County household hazardous waste collection events, site, accepted items and e-waste refusal

Treadmill, exercise bike and weight bench

Special rules apply

A treadmill, exercise bike or weight bench is moved like household furniture when two people can handle it, but the city does not publish exercise equipment on its bulk item list.

City cost & eligibility
Exercise equipment is not named on the Sterling Heights bulk list, so treat a treadmill or a weight bench as one bulky household piece and confirm with Priority Waste at 586-228-1200 before setting it out.
When & how
The regular Monday through Friday refuse day when the hauler accepts the piece, with nothing at the curb before 1 p.m. the day before or after 7 a.m. on the collection day.
Get it ready
Fold the deck or remove the parts the manufacturer allows, tie the cord and any loose parts to the frame so nothing trails into the street, and count the machine as one of the five bulk items allowed that week.
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Passenger tires

Special rules apply

A passenger tire is not part of the weekly curbside bulk list, and the published local route for tires is the DPW Clean-up Saturday drop-off.

City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no curbside tire charge and does not name tires among the no-charge bulk items, so plan on the DPW Clean-up Saturday drop-off and call the Department of Public Works at 586-446-2440 to confirm the charge, the amount allowed and whether tires must be off the rim.
When & how
Clean-up Saturdays are published for May 9 and 16, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the DPW, 7200 18 Mile Road, with items inspected at the event.
Get it ready
Keep tires out of the refuse cart and out of the curbside bulk pile. Load them for the Clean-up Saturday drop-off and ask the Department of Public Works at 586-446-2440 how many a household may bring before making the trip.
DPW spring clean-up days: electronics drop-off, hazardous waste event, shred day and clean-up SaturdaysWe're on a Roll: bulk item list, five item weekly limit, cart rules and special pick-up rangeCurbside recycling accepted and unacceptable items, including batteries, electronics and motor oil drop-off

Doors, mirrors and remodel debris

Special rules apply

A single small remodel piece such as a taped door or mirror is taken as bulk, while a remodel, a move-out or a contractor load is outside the bulk program and has to be handled separately.

City cost & eligibility
Sterling Heights refuses a remodel, move-out or contractor load as bulk refuse and lists wood with nails or screws, brick and block, dirt and soil, and wet paint among the items that do not qualify, so a load that size needs a special pick-up from Priority Waste, a rented container, or the DPW Clean-up Saturday drop-off.
When & how
A single taped or bundled piece goes out on the regular refuse day. The Clean-up Saturdays on May 9 and 16, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. are the published drop-off for lumber and similar debris from residents.
Get it ready
Tape glass and mirrors as much as possible to keep them from shattering, cut lumber without nails or screws into bundles of four feet or shorter that stay under 50 pounds, and keep dirt, brick, block and nailed wood out of the curbside pile.
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Bulk household junk

Accepted with preparation

A large household piece that will not fit the refuse cart can go to the curb as a bulk item on the regular collection day, up to five items a week.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. A residence served by the city refuse route, which is paid for through the annual refuse tax rather than a separate per-pickup charge. Each separately bundled piece counts as one of the five bulk items allowed each week.
When & how
Bulk items ride with the regular collection on the Monday through Friday refuse day for the address and shift one day later for the rest of a holiday week.
Get it ready
Have everything at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day and no earlier than 1 p.m. the day before, keep it out of the street, and tie or bundle each piece to four feet or shorter and under 50 pounds with nails, screws and protruding objects removed. Dirt and soil, brick and block, wet paint and oils, wood with nails or screws, intact basketball poles and backboards, hot tubs, pool tables, bags of refuse outside the cart, boxes filled with refuse, and yard waste in plastic bags do not qualify.
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Bagged household trash

Special rules apply

Bagged household refuse belongs inside the 95-gallon refuse cart, and bags left beside or on top of the cart are tagged for a chargeable special collection instead of riding along.

City cost & eligibility
Bags outside the refuse cart are not part of the weekly collection, and material left uncorrected for 24 hours is collected as a special pick-up at an additional cost, so call Priority Waste at 586-228-1200 to price that pick-up before adding bags to the curb.
When & how
Inside the cart on the regular weekly refuse day. During the holiday overflow week that runs Dec. 28, 2026 through Jan. 2, 2027 the contractor collects bagged refuse placed outside the cart, with bulk items still capped at five.
Get it ready
Bag whatever goes into the refuse cart to keep litter down, close the lid, and set the cart at the curb with the lid opening facing the street and at least three feet from other carts, vehicles, mailboxes and landscaping.
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The handoff matters

Right item.
Right place.

Lid opening toward the street, three feet of clearance

Carts sit at the curb with the lid opening facing the street, the lid closed, and at least three feet between the cart and another cart, a vehicle, a mailbox or landscaping. The automated arm returns the cart close to where it started.

Refuse collection rules, set-out window, cart weight limits and holiday delaysTrash and compost educational packet for the cart transition, with the bulk item list and cart placement rulesWe're on a Roll: bulk item list, five item weekly limit, cart rules and special pick-up range

For your Dropcurb pickup

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.

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Price
Upfront item pricing. Loading, transportation and disposal included; applicable sales tax shown before payment.
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Bring the selected items to an accessible outdoor spot. We load and haul them away.
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City of Sterling Heights Department of Public Works (Priority Waste curbside contract)

Weekly curbside bulk collection

A Sterling Heights residence on the city refuse route with household bulky pieces such as a couch, a mattress or an appliance, up to five items that week.

Cost & conditions
No charge. Residences served by the city weekly refuse and bulk route, which is paid for through the annual refuse tax on the property tax bill rather than a separate per-pickup charge.
Arrange it
Put the items beside the refuse cart at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day, tie or bundle each piece to four feet or shorter and under 50 pounds, and take the doors off a refrigerator or freezer.

Five bulk items a week, no move-out, eviction or remodel load, and dirt, brick, wet paint, nailed wood, hot tubs, pool tables and loose bags of refuse are outside the bulk list.

See the bulk item list

City of Sterling Heights Department of Public Works (Priority Waste curbside contract)

Priority Waste special pick-up

A household with more than five bulky pieces, a garage or basement cleanout, or a small remodel load that the weekly bulk service will not take.

Cost & conditions
From $137.5 for a special pick-up ordered from Priority Waste and sized to the load. Sterling Heights residents scheduling the pick-up directly with Priority Waste at 586-228-1200, where the city publishes a range that runs up to $275 for the largest loads.
Arrange it
Call Priority Waste at 586-228-1200, describe the material and the access, and take the quoted date and any preparation instructions before you set anything out.

Reserved for material outside the weekly five item bulk limit, and it is not the route for liquids, hazardous products or anything the city refuses outright.

See the published special pick-up range

Taking it somewhere yourself?

Sterling Heights collects bulky household items on the weekly route instead of running a neighborhood drop-off center, so a resident who hauls material personally uses the Department of Public Works at 7200 18 Mile Road. The published Clean-up Saturdays on May 9 and 16, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. take furniture, lumber, tires, dirt and tree stumps, and the electronics day on Oct. 3, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. brings Great Lakes Electronics in for televisions, computers and anything else with a cord. Paint, solvents and similar liquids never belong in the refuse cart or the curbside pile: they wait for the city hazardous waste event or for one of the Macomb County collection days at 43525 Elizabeth Road in Mt. Clemens, which are appointment only and turn away electronics. DPW spring clean-up days: electronics drop-off, hazardous waste event, shred day and clean-up SaturdaysWe're on a Roll: bulk item list, five item weekly limit, cart rules and special pick-up rangeMacomb County household hazardous waste collection events, site, accepted items and e-waste refusalProper disposal of household hazardous waste guidance for residents

DPW Clean-up Saturday drop-off

Sterling Heights Department of Public Works

7200 18 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48314

Furniture, lumber, tires, dirt and tree stumps from residents, brought to the spring clean-up Saturdays.

Sterling Heights residents only, with all items inspected at the event. Commercial waste and air conditioning units are refused, along with ammunition and explosives, controlled substances, laboratory chemicals, non-standard or unidentified gases, radioactive material, shock sensitive material and medical sharps.

Published for May 9 and 16, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The city publishes no fee schedule for the Clean-up Saturday drop-off, so call the Department of Public Works at 586-446-2440 to confirm what is charged, how many tires one household may bring and whether tires must be off the rim before loading.

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Macomb County household hazardous waste days

Macomb County Health Department collection site

43525 Elizabeth Road, Mt. Clemens, MI

Oil based paint, paint thinner, solvents, automotive products, gasoline, pesticides, pool chemicals, mercury products, fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent lamps, and over the counter medications.

Macomb County residents only, appointment scheduled through the county system, and business waste is refused. The county also refuses computers and other electronics, latex paint, automotive and household batteries, propane tanks, ammunition, smoke detectors, controlled substances and sharps.

Select Fridays from April through June and September through November, by appointment, and the county asks residents to confirm the day of the event on the hotline at 586-466-7923.

The county publishes no per load charge for the collection days but does not publish them as free either, so call the environmental health division at 586-469-5236 when you schedule the appointment.

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Before you book

A few things
worth knowing.

Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Sterling Heights.

How much does bulk junk removal cost in Sterling Heights?

A trash bag is $59 as the first item and $10 additional. A filled household box is $59 as the first item. Add your actual items and quantities to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax is shown before payment.

Can you pick up bags of junk today?

Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the booked bags and boxes outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.

Do I count every object inside a bag or box?

No. Count the filled bags or boxes using the matching choice. Books and media go in Filled household box; clothes, bedding and shoes go in Bag of clothes & bedding; packed toys have a Box of toys choice. Empty cardboard is separate, with individual empty boxes and bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Heavy, oversized or unusual contents need a photo review before booking.

Can you pick up a small loose pile of household junk?

Yes. Estimate how many trash bags the small household pile would fill, and bag or box as much as possible. Select furniture and other larger items separately. There is no extra charge just because the pile is loose. Send a photo first if the count or contents are unclear. A household Dumpster Bag choice does not accept construction debris.

Can I book bags, boxes and furniture together?

Yes. Select the bags and boxes, then add each larger item using its own catalog choice. The booking shows one combined price for the selected items. Move everything to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup; indoor carrying and sorting are not included. Keep anything you want to retain apart from the booked items and identify what goes in your photos and notes.

How is a mattress collected in Sterling Heights?

A mattress rides with the regular refuse collection as a bulk item, on the same weekly day as the carts, at no extra charge. It is one of the five bulk items a household may set out in a week.Official guidance

Does a mattress need a bag before pickup?

The city asks for a mattress bag when a mattress is soiled or has any bug infestation, and a clean mattress goes out without one. Either way the mattress goes to the curb and never into the refuse cart.Official guidance

How should carpet and padding be set out?

Carpet is rolled and tied into bundles of four feet or shorter, and each bundle stays under 50 pounds and counts as one of the five weekly bulk items. Padding follows the same bundling rule.Official guidance

Is a couch picked up with the weekly trash?

Yes. Furniture is on the city no-charge bulk list and is serviced on the regular collection day beside the refuse cart, without a separate appointment.Official guidance

Do refrigerator doors have to be removed?

Yes. City guidance and the bulk item list both require the doors to be taken off a refrigerator or freezer before it is set out, which is the rule that protects children and the reason the piece is handled separately.Official guidance

Which truck takes a washer or a refrigerator?

A separate truck collects white goods on the scheduled collection day and takes them for recycling, so the appliance stays at the curb until that truck arrives rather than going into the refuse cart.Official guidance

Where can a television or an old computer go?

The city brings Great Lakes Electronics to the DPW, 7200 18 Mile Road, on Oct. 3, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for televisions, computers and any device with an electrical cord. The recycling cart refuses batteries and electronics.Official guidance

Will the weekly truck take a television?

The city does not publish televisions among the no-charge bulk items, so curbside acceptance is not confirmed. Call Priority Waste at 586-228-1200 and describe the screen before you set it out.Official guidance

Can a treadmill go out with the trash?

A treadmill is not on the published bulk list, so it is handled as one large household piece and confirmed with the contractor first. Call 586-228-1200 with the make and the size before the collection day.Official guidance

Where do I take tires in Sterling Heights?

Tires are accepted from residents at the DPW Clean-up Saturday drop-off at 7200 18 Mile Road, published for May 9 and 16, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. They are not part of the weekly bulk collection.Official guidance

Will the city take a door or a mirror?

A small remodel piece such as a door or a mirror is on the no-charge bulk list when it is taped as much as possible to keep glass from shattering, and it counts as one of the five weekly bulk items.Official guidance

Can I put a renovation pile at the curb?

No. A remodel, move-out or eviction load is outside the bulk program, and dirt, brick, block, wet paint, and wood with nails or screws never qualify. Order a special pick-up from Priority Waste or use the DPW Clean-up Saturday drop-off.Official guidance

How many bulk items can go out in a week?

Five. The limit applies to the weekly bulk collection, and each piece that is separately bundled or tied counts as one of the five.Official guidance

What if I have more than five bulk items?

Order a special pick-up from Priority Waste at 586-228-1200, which the city publishes as a charge based on the size of the load, or rent a container for a cleanout. Holding to the weekly limit keeps the rest of the pile from being tagged.Official guidance

What happens to bags left next to the cart?

Bags beside or on top of the cart are not collected on the regular run. They are tagged, and if they are still there after 24 hours they are collected as a special pick-up at an additional cost.Official guidance

When can extra bags go out?

During the holiday overflow week that runs Dec. 28, 2026 through Jan. 2, 2027 the contractor collects bagged refuse placed outside the cart, while recycling stays in the cart and bulk items are still limited to five.Official guidance

Who collects refuse and bulk items in Sterling Heights?

Priority Waste collects residential refuse, recycling, yard waste and bulk items under a ten year contract with the city, while the Department of Public Works oversees the program. The contractor answers at 586-228-1200 and the Department of Public Works answers at 586-446-2440, option 8.Official guidance

How do I find my collection day?

The city publishes a refuse collection map that returns the collection day for an address, and collection runs Monday through Friday. Everything is out by 7 a.m. on that day and never before 1 p.m. the day before.Official guidance

Does the city charge extra for bulk pickup?

There is no separate charge for bulk items on the regular collection day, because the curbside program is funded by the annual refuse tax on the property tax bill rather than a collection invoice. Extra material beyond the cart or the five item weekly limit needs a special pick-up ordered from Priority Waste.Official guidance

Does this cover apartments and condominiums?

Sterling Heights publishes curbside collection for residential addresses and does not publish separate apartment or condominium terms. A renter or condominium owner confirms with the property first, and calls the Department of Public Works at 586-446-2440 when the building is served by its own hauler.Official guidance

Where do paint, chemicals and other banned items go?

Wet paint and oils do not qualify as bulk, and liquids are banned from landfills. The city household hazardous waste event at the DPW on April 18, 2026 and the Macomb County Health Department appointment days at 43525 Elizabeth Road in Mt. Clemens take oil based paint, solvents and similar products, and neither one takes electronics.Official guidance

How do I order a special pickup?

Call Priority Waste at 586-228-1200. The city publishes the charge as depending on the size of the load, and a rented container is the other route for a cleanout or a remodel.Official guidance

Does Sterling Heights hold an electronics drop-off day?

Yes. The DPW brings Great Lakes Electronics to 7200 18 Mile Road on Oct. 3, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for televisions, computers and any device with an electrical cord. The city runs a household hazardous waste event and a shred day in the spring on separate dates.Official guidance

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