Among your many duties as an off-campus resident, you will most likely be responsible for taking out the trash for your house or apartment. Soon after move-in day, look up the Ann Arbor refuse collection schedule on a2gov.org and decide with your roommates who will take the bins out to the curb each week. On your assigned day, all trash containers must be placed at the curb before 7 AM. Keep in mind that containers may be set at the curb no earlier than 24 hours beforehand, and must be removed no later than noon the next day. All garbage must be fully contained inside trash bins or dumpsters, or you may be subject to fines or clean-up fees.
For more details about trash collection in Ann Arbor, click here.
For bulky items such as furniture, electronics, and mattresses that don’t fit inside your trash cart, you must contact a private waste hauler or bring the items to the Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station on Ellsworth Rd. During student move-in and move-out, the City of Ann Arbor provides an additional trash drop-off location at the corner of East University and Oakland in the East Packard Neighborhood.
The City of Ann Arbor also partners with a number of local organizations to assist with donation and recycling of unwanted items.
For more details on recycling and guidance on what to do during move out, click on the links below: