Last Updated 07/06/2010
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Target Offers Customers Easy Way To Recycle
DRUG-FREE DRAINS - where to safely dispose of left over drugs
HOME DEPOT recycles compact fluorescent bulbs and rechargable batteries
Kent County recycling centers addresses and info
Battery Recycling
Curb Side Household Recycling Pickup Services in Kent County
THE PAPER GATOR recycles paper & magazines
NEW HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL INFO
Target Offers Customers Easy Way To Recycle
Target is now offering customers limited in-store recycling of plastic bags, glass, plastic, aluminum, ink cartridges, and small consumer electronics. Click to read the Grand Rapids Press article.
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The City of Wyoming now has a prescription drug drop-off program. If you have prescription medications and over-the-counter medications left over, unwanted, expired, or from a deceased loved one you can safely dispose of them. PLEASE DO NOT FLUSH THEM DOWN THE DRAIN! ! That is the wrong way to do it!
Here are some of the cities and business that are participating in keeping drugs out of our water supply:
City Of Wyoming – 616-261-3564 Medicinal Waste
Walgreens has a drug disposal program. The 36th & Burlingame Pharmacy is participating. Please call your local pharmacy to find out if they participate. Store Locator
Currently CVS Pharmacy does not have a drug disposal program, but they are working on it.
If you don't see a participating disposal site near you, call your city or local pharmacy and ask.
If there is no program near you:
1. Take your prescription drugs out of their original containers.
2. Mix drugs with an undesirable substance, such as cat litter or used coffee grounds.
3. Put the mixture into a disposable container with a lid, such as an empty margarine tub, or into a sealable bag.
4. Place the sealed container with the mixture, and the empty drug containers, in the trash.
Federal Guidelines for Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs
Other sites for more information:
FDA Drug Disposal Recommendations
Kent County Household Waste Guide
The State of Michigan has an interactive map for finding where to call about your composting and household hazardous waste needs. Interactive Recycling Contact Map
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HOME DEPOT IS NOW ACCEPTING COMPACT FLUORESCENT BULBS AND RECHARGABLE BATTERIES FOR DISPOSAL
Please call your favorite HD store for details. Store Locator
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KENT COUNTY NOW HAS 4 LOCATIONS TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF FLORESCENT BULBS, MOTOR OIL, GASOLINE, CLEANERS, OIL BASSED PAINTS, PESTICIDES, AND MORE!
FOR COLECTION SCHEDULE, ACCEPTED MATERIALS, AND OTHER INFO CALL 616-336-2570 OR 1-888-217-2850 OR ACCESS KENT/HOUSEHOLD WASTE
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY DROP OFF SITES:
GRAND RAPIDS - 1500 Scribner NW
ROCKFORD - 2908 Ten Mile RD NE
KENTWOOD - 5068 Breton SE
WYOMING - 2350 Ivanrest SW
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Kent Counties Guide to Waste Management Options and Alternatives
http://www.accesskent.com/YourGovernment
/PublicWorks/pdfs/DPW_2006_Guide.pdf
Kent County Residential Recycling Drop Off Sites:
Department of Public Works322 Bartlett SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616) 336-4360
Operating hours are:
Monday – Friday
8:00AM – 4:30PM.
http://www.accesskent.com/YourGovernment
/PublicWorks/mrf.htm
Materials Processed for Recycling:
Paper; corrugated board; steel food and beverage cans; aluminum cans and foil products; glass bottles and jars; plastic; batteries; and electronics.
North Kent Recycle and Transfer Station
2908 Ten Mile Road,
Rockford, Michigan
(616) 866-5070
7:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday
Kentwood Recycle Center
5068 Breton SE
Kentwood, Michigan
(616) 336-2570
7:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday
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Battery Recycling:
Batteries Plus
3031 28th Street SE
Kentwood, Michigan 49512
616-575-0500
386 Bay Park Drive
Holland, Michigan
616-396-9914
5228 S. Westnedge Ave
Portage, Michigan
269-553-2355
3575 Alpine Ave NW
Walker, MI 49544
616-647-0100
Click here for the Batteries Plus store locator in Michigan.
Kent District Library Branches
All but three of KDL’s eighteen branch libraries offer battery-recycling services (The Caledonia, Tyrone Twp. and Wyoming branch DO NOT offer this service). Branches
offering this service include the Alpine, Alto, Byron Twp., Cascade (24-hr drop-off),
Comstock Park, East Grand Rapids, Englehardt, Gaines Twp., Grandville, Kentwood, Krause Memorial, Plainfield, Sand Lake, Spencer Twp., and Walker branches.
http://www.kdl.org./about/using_the_library#19
Home Depot
Rechargeable batteries only.
Please call your favorite HD store for details.
Store Locator
Kent County Residential Recycling Drop Off Sites (see above)
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Curb Side Household Recycling Pickup Services:
City of Grand Rapids Residential Curb Side Pickup is free!
http://www.ci.grand-rapids.mi.us/index.pl?page_id=433
Almost every residential “Rubbish & Garbage Removal” service has a fee for their recycling program. For a complete listing, please look in your phone book or http://www.yellowpages.com Here are companies THEINFOPAGE.NET has confirmed to offer Residential Curb Side Pickup:
Allied Waste
1-877-698-7274
http://www.1-877-my-trash.com/residential.htm
Bob’s Disposal Inc.
7748 S. Division
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49548
616-455-1155
Must be Trash removal customer.
Duncan Disposal Service LLC
2785 McGuire Ave
Grand Rapids, Michigan
http://local.yahoo.com/details?fr=dd-local-tl2&id=16471145
616-363-4999
Everkept
2685 Edward St.
Georgetown Township, Michigan
http://www.everkept.com/RecycleSchedule
Red Creek Waste Services
PO Box 338
Ada, Michigan 49301
616-682-2806 or 1-877-682-2806
Pot Luck Pickup
8783 Lake Michigan Dr
PO Box 507
Allendale, Michigan, 49401
616-895-6399
http://www.potluckpickup.com/index.htm
Waste Management
1-800-796-9696
http://www.wm.com/SeachZipResults.asp
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PAPER DROP OFF SITES:
NO CARDBOARD OR CORAGATED PAPER OF ANY KIND PLEASE ! !THE PAPER GATOR
Paper Gators are located at many schools and churches. They take newspaper, office paper, magazines, and phone books.
Nu-Wool Insulation
2472 Port Sheldon Road
Georgetown Township, Michigan 49426
616-669-0100
They take newspaper, office paper, and phone books.
Nu-Wool supports Habitat for Humanity !!
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