We’re here to help you find the Farmington Hills trash pickup schedule for 2025 including bulk pickup, recycling, holidays, and maps.
The City of Farmington Hills is in Michigan with Ann Arbor to the southwest, Livonia to the south, Detroit to the southeast, Royal Oak to the east, West Bloomfield to the north, and Novi to the west.
If there’s a change to your normal trash collection schedule then there’s a good chance your street sweeping schedule has changed too so make sure to check for updates.
Farmington Hills Trash Collection Calendar 2025
The City of Farmington Hills has a long-term contract with GFL for refuse, recycling, bulk item pickup, and yard waste collection.
For normal trash collection schedules, visit GFL’s Waste Collection Schedule.
Trash Pick Up Holidays
Collection will not be scheduled on the following holidays:
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year’s Day
If any of these holidays fall on a weekday, your pickup day will be adjusted. Examples: Monday holiday, everyone will be picked up one day later than normal. Thursday holiday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will be picked up as normal. All other days will be picked up one day later.
Farmington Hills Trash Collection Map
Bulk Waste Pickup Calendar 2025
Bulk items will be picked up on your regularly scheduled collection day. You do not have to call in advance for bulk item pickup.
Acceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- Furniture
- Mattresses/box springs
- Refrigerators or freezers (with doors removed)
- Stoves
- other such items incidental to housekeeping in single-family residences
Mattresses/box springs that are infested with bed bugs MUST be wrapped in plastic. Plastic mattress bags are available for purchase from area home improvement centers.
Unacceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- Bricks
- Car parts
- Cement
- Ceramic tile
- Dirt
- Hazardous materials
- Hot ashes
- Kiln
- Logs over 6” in diameter
- Masonite
- Piano
- Rocks/Stones
- Sheet metal
- Shingles
- Snowmobiles
- Sod
- Stumps
- Tires
Have bulky items the city won’t pick up? You need a junk removal service.
If you have large items that the city won’t take from you, you may need to hire a junk removal service.
Junk removal services are not be as picky about the items they’re collecting so if the city won’t take the item, this may be your best bet. There’s usually a fee involved with junk removal but most companies can tell you ahead of time approximately what it’s going to cost.
There are a number of junk removal services in Farmington Hills and I’m sure many of them will be able to help you out.
Recycling Collection Calendar 2025
Here’s the link to the recycling collection schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is bulk pickup in Farmington Hills?
To find your bulky item pickup in your area visit this page.
What day is trash pickup?
To find trash pickup on your street visit GFL’s Waste Collection Schedule.
What time does trash collection start?
Trash collection starts at 7 a.m. Make sure to have your bins on the curb by then.
How can I contact the Farmington Hills Public Works Department?
Phone:
248-871-2850 / 248-871-2852
Address:
31555 W. Eleven Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48336
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