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Emmet County Recycling accepts the following materials. Click on the item you're interested in to learn about:
- what items are collected together (and what doesn't belong)
- any preparation required
- where you can drop your materials off
If you don't see what you're looking for, try our What Materials We Can't Recycle and Why page.
#1 Plastic Bottles and Jars
#2 Plastic Bottles and Jugs
#1 Plastic Clamshells and Trays
#2 Plastic Bags
#2 Plastic Tubs
#4 Plastic Bags
#5 Plastics
#6 Plastics (no Styrofoam)
#7 Plastics
Adding Machines
Air Conditioners
Aluminum
Aluminum Cans
Aluminum Foil
Aluminum Trays
Aluminum Siding
Aluminum Scrap
Answering Machines
Antifreeze, ethylene glycol-base
Antifreeze, propylene glycol-based
Appliances
Aseptic Beverage Cartons
Asphalt
Asphalt Shingles
Automatic Transmission Fluid
Automotive Batteries
Bags, bread Bags, glossy paper shopping
Bags, grocery, plastic
Bags, produce, plastic
Bakery Trays, plastic, under 12”
Bathtub, clawfoot
Bathtub, porcelain
Batteries
Bedding
Bikes
Blankets
Blender
Block, concrete
Blood Glucometers
Blood Glucose Meters
Books
Boots, hiking
Boots, work
Bound Documents
Boxboard
Boxes, broth (aseptic)
Boxes, frozen food
Boxes, juice
Boxes, laundry detergent
Boxes, refrigerated food or beverage
Brass
Bread Bags, plastic
Bricks
Bronze
Brown Paper Bags
Buckets, ice cream
Cables
Calculators
Camcorders
Cameras(digital and film)
Cans
Car Batteries
Carbonless Forms and Receipts
Cardboard, Corrugated
Cardboard Egg Cartons
Cardboard, from frozen food
Cardboard, from refrigerated food
Cardboard, Not Corrugated
Cartons, aseptic
Cartons, beverage
Cartons, ice cream
Cartons, juice
Cartons, milk
Cartons, plastic
Cast Iron
Catalogs
CD Players
Cell Phones
Central Processing Units(computers)
Ceramic dishware
Cereal-type Boxes
Cinderblocks
Circuit Boards
Circuit Breaker Boxes
Clamshells, clear plastic
Clay Bricks
Clothing
Coffee Maker
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Computers
Computers and Related Equipment
Computer Paper
Concrete Block
Copier Paper
Copier Paper, shredded in strips
Copiers(all sizes)
Copper
Cords
Cottage Cheese Containers
Cups, Paper
Cups, Plastic
Curling Iron
Dehumidifiers
Deli Trays, plastic under 12” (no Styrofoam)
Diesel Fuel
Dishwashers
Dryers
DVD Players
Eggs cartons, cardboard
Egg Cartons, clear plastic
Electronics
Encyclopedias
Envelopes
Envelopes, with plastic window
Fax machines
Fencing, metal
File Folders
Fireplace brick
Flashlight Batteries
Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Food Service Trays, disposable plastic
Forms, carbonless
Freon
Frozen-food Boxes
Fuel Oil
Furnaces
Glass Blocks
Glass Bottles, Clear/Green/Brown/Blue
Glucometers
Glucose Meters
Granite
Grayboard
Grocery Bags, Paper
Grocery Bags, plastic
Hair Dryer
Hangers
Hard Drives
Hangers, wire
Hardcover Books
Hydraulic Fluid
Jigsaw Puzzles
Juice Boxes
Junk Mail
Laptop computers
Lead
Light Bulbs, fluorescent
Limestone
Lube Oils
Lumber
Magazines
Manila Folders
Marble
Margarine Tubs
Masonry debris
Metal Can Lids
Metal pipes
Mice(computer)
Microwave Ovens
Milk Cartons
Modems
Monitors
Mortar Material
Motor Oil
Multipart forms, carbonless
Network Equipment(computer or telephone)
Newspaper
Nintendo Machines
Notebooks, spiral bound
Office Paper
Organizers(electronic calendar, address books)
Ovens, metal
Ovens, Microwave
Pallets
Pagers
Palm Pilots
Paper Bags
Paper Bags, white (no waxed bakery bags please)
Paper Cups
Paper, Writing
Pharmacy Bags, paper
Phone Books
Pint Produce Cartons
Pipes, metal
Plastic Bags, #2
Plastic Bags, #4
Plastic Bags, bread-type
Plastic Bags, dry cleaning
Plastic Bags, grocery-type
Plastic Bags, newspaper
Plastic Bags, produce
Plastic Bags, sandwich
Plastic Bags, shopping
Plastic Bags, ziplock-type
Plastic Bakery/Deli Trays, under 12”
Plastic Bottles, #1, #2, #5, #7
Plastic Cartons, #2, #5, #6, #7
Plastic Cartons, Produce
Plastic Clamshell, clear
Plastic Containers, #1, #2, #5, #6, #7
Plastic Cups
Plastic Cups, #1, #2, #5, #6
Plastic Cups, clear disposable
Plastic Cups, soup, with metal edge
Plastic Food Storage Containers
Plastic Jugs, #2, #7
Plastic Trays under 12”, #1, #6
Plastic Trays, Black under 12”
Plastic Trays, carry-out
Plastic Trays, clear, under 12”
Plastic Trays, cookie/cracker, under 12”
Plastic Trays, deli/bakery, under 12”
Plastic Trays, mushroom
Plastic Tubs, #2, #5
Plastic Tubs, cottage cheese
Plastic Tubs, margarine
Plastic Tubs, yogurt
Plastic Wrap, bundling (i.e. toilet paper)
Plastic Wrap, case (water bottles)
Plastic Wrap, from toilet, paper, napkins
Plastic, clear hinged shells
Plastic Containers
Porcelain sinks, tubs and toilets
Printer Paper
Printer Paper, shredded in strips (please no "confetti" shredded paper)
Printers(computer)
Produce Bags, plastic
Quart Produce Cartons, Cardboard
Quart Produce Cartons, Plastic
Receipts, carbonless (for example the duplicate receipts from credit card transactions)
Rechargeable Batteries
Refrigerators
Rocks
Satellite Dishes(14-inch)
Satellite Dishes, metal (larger)
Scanners
Scrap Metal
Sheets
Shelving, metal
Shoes
Shopping Bags, brown paper
Shingles, Asphalt
Shopping Bags, plastic
Shredded paper, office paper shredded in strips (please no "confetti" shredded paper)
Sink, porcelain
Slate
Softcover Books
Soup Boxes (aseptic)
Soup Cups, plastic with metal edge
Speakers(computer)
Steel
Steel Cans
Stones
Stoves
Syquest Drives
Tape Drives
Telephones
Television Sets
Terracotta planters and pots
Tiles, ceramic
Tiles, porcelain
Tin Cans
Tin Foil
Tires, on-rim or off-rim
Toaster
Toilet, porcelain
Trays, plastic deli/frozen food, under 12”
Tubs, plastic
Tupperware
Typewriters
Vacuum Cleaner
Vaporizer
VCRs
Video Game Players(hand held or TV)
Washing Machines
Water Heaters
White Paper Bags (no waxed bakery bags please)
Window Envelopes, with plastic windows
Wire Hangers
Wood, unpainted, unfinished
Word Processors