Feb 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Accepts car seats for recycling and provides free car seat inspections. PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY PAUSED DUE COVID-19.
Multiple locations.
Safe Kids Greater Grand Rapids Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
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Sorry, no materials are accepted at this location.
• Car/Pickup Truck
• Semi truck and trailer
• Motorcycle
• Wheelbarrow
• ATV
• Riding lawn mower
• Agricultural tires with rim size 14” or less
• Bicycle (10 bike tires equals the cost of a single passenger car tire)
The tires that are accepted for recycling must be clean. Tires can either be on or off the rim — we have no preference.
• Agricultural tires with rim diameter greater than 14”
• Airplane tires
• Skid Steer, loader or earth moving equipment tires
Tires that are not accepted for recycling may be cut into a minimum of two pieces (half) for disposal in the landfill and will be charged according to the fee schedule based on minimum charge or according to the weight and cut tire tonnage pricing.
Plastic bags and shredded paper are no longer accepted in your recycling bin.
Dead animals from agricultural operations, road kill, or other sources requiring special management.
Restrictions apply to North Kent Transfer Station for this material; please call for prior approval.
Any matter contaminated by petroleum, mineral waste from casting or plating operations, which are non-hazardous, as outlined in PA 451, and also meet all rules set forth in the “Policy on the Use of the Kent County Solid Waste Disposal System”.
Please call for rates – prior approval required.
Any sludge (municipal water or wastewater sludge, paper processing sludge, industrial sludge, food processing sludge or by -products, etc.), which is no-hazardous, as outlined in PA 451, and also meets the “Policy on the Use of the Kent county Solid Waste Disposal System.”
Please call for rates – prior approval required. The Director shall calculate the actual cost using a percent of solids in the sludge and/or environmental surcharge based on the chemical or physical characteristics of the sludge.
• Mobile homes
• Campers
• Trailers
• Boats
• Hot Tubs
• Any bulky item that requires special handling including equipment and labor to manage.
All appliances in mobile homes or trailers are to be removed prior to disposal.
Any plastic, Styrofoam, light paper, or fine particle material that is not securely bundled to prevent operational hazard.
Kent County’s Recycling & Education Center utilizes state-of-the-art technology as well as manual sorting to separate plastics, metals, glass and paper into commodities that are valuable in the domestic and global marketplace. Visit the Recycling & Education Center to see for yourself!