Expanded listing for:
Mackinac Island Department of Public Works
Hours of Operation
Mon
8:00am
5:00pm
Tue
8:00am
5:00pm
Wed
8:00am
5:00pm
Thu
8:00am
5:00pm
Fri
8:00am
5:00pm
Seasonal hours (May - Oct) include Saturdays 8:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday 8:00am to 12:00pm
Materials:
Haz-Waste
Organics
Recycling
Batteries - Alkaline
Batteries - Automotive
Batteries - Commingled
Batteries - Lead-Acid
Batteries - Li-Ion
Batteries - Mercury
Batteries - Ni-Cad
Batteries - Ni-Mh
Batteries - Other
Batteries - Rechargeable
Batteries - Rechargeable (non-NiCad)
Fluorescent Bulbs
Branches
Brush
Cooking Oil / Grease
Food Scraps
Grass Clippings
Leaves
Mixed Organics
Spent Grease
Yard Trimmings / Debris
Commingled - Metal / Plastic
Glass - Brown
Glass - Clear
Glass - Green
Aluminum
Aluminum - Cans
Appliances
Cans - Tin
Cardboard
Magazines
Newspaper
Foam Food Service & Other Containers
Plastic (1) PET Bottles & Jars
Plastic (2) HDPE Bottles & Jars
Notes
Include lids with containers
Rinse or wipe clean all food or other residue from bottles & containers
Description:
Mackinac Island Solid Waste Handling Facility provides the handling of recycling, compost, and landfill materials. Compost is made from horse manure, food scraps, paper products, and yard waste. The matured compost is sold to the residence and businesses on the island.
Expanded listing for:
Sanilac County Recycling Center
Hours of Operation
Mon
7:00am
2:00pm
Tue
7:00am
2:00pm
Wed
7:00am
2:00pm
Thu
7:00am
2:00pm
Drop off available 24 hours day/7 days per week at the Recycling Center and Worth Township, 6903 S. Lakeshore Rd., Lexington, MI.
Drop off available Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tri-City Landfill, 425 N. Ruth Rd, Carsonville, MI
Electronics recycling Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sanilac Conservation District Office, 50 E. Miller Rd., Sandusky, MI
Materials:
E-Scrap
Haz-Waste
Organics
Recycling
CPU
Camcorder
Camera
Cell Phones
DVD Player
Digital Music Player (e.g. iPod)
Digital Video Recorder
Fax Machine
Office Machines
Power Tools
Printers
Scanners
Speaker
Stereo
Telephone
VCR Players
Batteries - Alkaline
Batteries - Automotive
Cooking Oil / Grease
Aluminum
Appliances
Cans - Tin
Small Household Appliances
Books
Boxboard
Brown Paper Bags
Cardboard
Cartons - Pop and Beer Carriers
Catalogs
Junk Mail
Magazines
Newspaper
Paper
Paper - Computer
Paper - Office
Paper - Shredded / Confidential
Paper - White Office
Paper Bags
Paperboard
Roll Cores
Telephone Directories / Phone Books
Plastic (1) PET Bottles & Jars
Plastic (1) PET Containers & Lids
Plastic (2) HDPE Bottles & Jars
Plastic (2) HDPE Containers & Lids
Notes
Remove caps/lids and put in trash
Rinse or wipe clean all food or other residue from bottles & containers
Separate non plastic (e.g. paper or metal) attachments from plastic products
Exceptions
No Foam Peanuts
No Toys
Description:
Sanilac Recycling Center, Worth Township Recycling Bin and Tri-City Landfill (during business hours) accepts rinsed #1 and #2 plastic, clean Styrofoam, all paper including newspaper, magazines, junk mail, office paper, soft covered books, corrugated cardboard and box board (cereal, pop can boxes, etc.), rinsed aluminum and tin cans, used oil, household and car batteries.
Sanilac Conservation District accepts during business hours unwanted electronics (NO televisions).
Sanilac County Humane Society accepts ink cartridges
Sandusky Walmart accepts plastic shopping bags.
NOT ACCEPTED: Glass, televisions, wax coated milk/drink cartons.
Expanded listing for:
City of Houghton Recycling / Waste Management Houghton
Hours of Operation
Mon
9:00am
3:00pm
Tue
9:00am
3:00pm
Wed
9:00am
3:00pm
Thu
9:00am
3:00pm
Sat
Closed
Sun
Closed
Description:
Anyone can bring their recycling to this facility but must pay in the office, $5.00 per truckload. If you are a City of Houghton resident and you have missed your recycling day, please still enter the office and let them know your address and what you are doing. Please see below for the full listing of acceptable items.
HOUGHTON CITY AND HANCOCK CITY RESIDENTS ONLY
CURBSIDE RECYCLING MUST BE AT THE CURBSIDE BY 7AM ON YOUR SERVICE DAY.
RECYCLING MUST BE IN BINS or TOTES SO CONTENTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED.
Please follow the guidelines below. All items must be cleaned of food/organic matter and liquids. Please crush
or flatten cardboard and plastic materials where possible.
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS
Plastics #1 thru #8
Glass – all colors
Aluminum cans, tin cans, jar lids and foil
products only
Corrugated Cardboard ‐ empty/flattened
Cereal box type cardboard (remove inner
packaging) ‐ empty/flattened
Pizza Boxes – clean and empty
Soft drink or beer cartons‐empty/flattened
White boxboard or card stock
Newspapers and inserts
Magazines and Catalogs
Paper bags or other brown paper‐empty
Gray paperboard, boxboard, egg cartons
Junk mail
Envelopes (labels and windows OK)
Telephone books
Packing PAPER (NO Tissue)
Soft cover computer manuals
Dark‐colored accordion files
Manila file folders
Paperback books
Hard cover books
NO STYROFOAM OF ANY KIND
NO Plastic bags (grocery store bags)
NO used paper food products‐plates, cups, etc.
NO paper towels, napkins, or tissue paper
NO metal spiral or plastic ring bindings
NO candy wrappers or chip bags
NO wax paper
NO plastic transparencies or photographs
NO brightly colored (fluorescent) paper
NO paper ream wrappers (most have a plastic
coating)
NO Tyvek (reinforced‐fiber) or padded
brown envelopes w/string closure
NO dark‐colored hanging files
NO carbon paper (carbonless is OK)
NO plastic food wrappers or packaging
NO gift wrap
NO packing peanuts
CITY OF HOUGHTON AND CITY OF HANCOCK RESIDENTS WHO MISS THEIR RECYCLING DAY MAY BRING THEIR
RECYCLING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT’S DROP‐OFF SITE ON ENTERPRISE DRIVE IN HOUGHTON FOR NO
ADDITIONAL CHARGE WITH PROOF OF RESIDENCY.
WASTE MANAGEMENT RECYCLING HOURS
MON, TUE, WED & FRI
9 am – 3 pm
THURSDAY (RECYCLING ONLY UNTIL 7PM)
9 am – 7 pm
PLEASE CLEAN OUT ALL RECYCLING MATERIALS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION
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