Are you leaving your rental or starting a new lease and getting rid of trash, useful household items, or recycling? The City of Ann Arbor can help!
The City of Ann Arbor is offering trash, reuse, and recycling drop-off opportunities to students and their landlords on August 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, and 26, 2023 at 2000 South Industrial Highway, 10:00am-3:00pm. You can drop off your items at this location for free during these hours. Any illegal dumping during off hours is subject to fines.
You can find a list of accepted and prohibited materials below, but if you have any other questions about this event, visit a2gov.org/studentmove or contact Customer Service at 734.994.7336 or [email protected].
Reuse, Donate, and Recycle
Before you bring stuff to the City’s move out site, check out these donation and reuse options: a2gov.org/Reuse.
Also, the city is working with the University of Michigan to promote reuse and recycling. Students can donate unopened food and hygiene products and kitchen supplies to the Maize and Blue Cupboard. https://mbc.studentlife.umich.edu/how-to-help/
Accepted and Unacceptable Materials at Drop-Off Event
Accepted materials for reuse: The city has invited Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Foundation to participate. Kiwanis may accept:
- Gently used clothing
- Clean mattresses
- Furniture, in good condition
- Working, clean electric appliances including refrigerators
Accepted recycling:
Visit a2gov.org/recycle for more details. You can also place recycle items in carts or dumpsters at your residence.
- Scrap metal (only at drop-off event)
- Clean block foam only; NO peanuts, wrapping, or food packaging (only at drop-off event) Cardboard
- Mixed paper
- Metal cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Plastic bottles, containers and tubs
- "Aseptic" and "Tetrapak" cartons
Accepted trash:
- Bagged trash
- Discarded furniture (if you can move it into the bunker without City staff assistance).
Not Accepted materials
- Non-working freon containing appliances (freezers, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, AC window units)
- Televisions; electronics
- Construction debris: wood, wallboard, carpet, flooring, tile, wires, spools, pallets, and any material of a similar nature
- Liquids of any kind
- Paint
- Yard trimmings or compost, food waste
- Biohazardous or hazardous waste
- Ovens and dishwashers
- Bathtubs and hot tubs
- Trailers or boats
Material that needs to be broken down to be placed into bunkers must be done before arriving. Unloading assistance will not be available. Many of these unaccepted materials can be taken to Washtenaw County’s Home Toxics Center, the Drop-off Station, or Recycle Ann Arbor’s Recovery Yard.