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  • Kent County Recycling Guide
  • Kent County Recycling Guide – Spanish
  • SignMaker – Create personalized signs for trash, recycling & compost stations!
  • The Cost of Recycling (2018) – a letter to residents from Kent County Dept of Public Works

Resources for Haulers

  • Now Recyclable Cartons – Door Hanger Announcing Carton Recycling (for printing at a commercial printer)
  • Now Recyclable Cartons – Insert for a #10 Envelope Announcing Carton Recycling
  • Recycling Guide (Spanish) – Insert Logo
  • Recycling Guide – Insert Logo
  • The Cost of Recycling (2018) – a letter to residents from Kent County Dept of Public Works

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Upcoming Events

  • SafeChem – Rockford
    Friday, November 16, 2018
    8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    North Kent Recycling & Waste Center
  • Imagine Craft Day
    Monday, November 19, 2018
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Recycling & Education Center
  • SafeChem – Wyoming
    Monday, November 19, 2018
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Wyoming Clean Water Plant
  • View All Events »

Recent Posts

  • The Cost of Recycling October 10, 2018
  • Kent County Board of Public Works Approves Department to Advance Sustainable Business Park Plan October 8, 2018
  • ArtPrize Decon+Reuse Award September 20, 2018
  • DPW Facilities Closed on Labor Day September 2, 2018

Department of Public Works
Kent County, Michigan
616-632-7920
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Tires that are accepted for recycling:

• 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 that are NOT accepted for recycling:

• 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.

What are they doing?

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!