City of Flint Invites Residents to Join “Love Your City” Month May 2025

Community-wide cleanup campaign kicks off with free supplies, special trash collection weeks, and neighborhood support

The City of Flint is proud to announce May 2025 as Love Your City Month, a citywide effort to clean and beautify Flint’s neighborhoods, parks, and public spaces. This annual campaign invites residents, block clubs, local organizations, and volunteers to roll up their sleeves and help keep Flint clean, green, and beautiful.

Free Cleanup Supplies for Public Spaces
Keep Genesee County Beautiful will provide free garbage bags, yard waste bags, and cotton work gloves to individuals and groups conducting exterior cleanup activities in public areas, such as parks, schoolyards, libraries, traffic medians, and other shared spaces.
To request supplies, call Keep Genesee County Beautiful at 810-767-9696 at least 10 days in advance of your cleanup date. For complete information, visit the Love Your City Month page.

Organize a Neighborhood Cleanup
Registered block clubs and community groups are encouraged to apply for a neighborhood cleanup event. For more information and to apply, contact the Office of Blight Elimination at 810-237-2090.

Citywide Cleanup Collection Schedule
Residents are encouraged to take part in three weeks of special curbside pickup services throughout May:

• May 5–9: Unlimited Large Item Pickup
  Items must be placed curbside by 7AM on your regular collection day.
  Prohibited items: refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, cast iron tubs, tires, shingles, demolition debris, plumbing, countertops, concrete, and eviction/move-out cleanouts.
• May 12–16: Unlimited Bagged Trash Pickup
  All trash must be bagged and placed curbside by 7AM on your regular collection day. Bags must weigh less than 50 pounds.
• May 19–23: Unlimited Bundled Brush Pickup
  Bundles must be no longer than 4 feet, with branches under 2 inches thick and weighing less than 50 pounds. Bundles should be tied with rope or twine (no wire or belts) and placed curbside by 7AM
  Note: Regular compost collection will continue as scheduled.

Helpful Contacts:

• Questions about curbside pickup? Call Priority Waste at (855) 927-8365
• Questions about the Love Your City campaign? Contact the Waste Service Coordinator at (810) 410-1134