TV Recycling Gone WILD!

Thanks West Michigan! You helped Kent County safely recycle nearly 1.1 million pounds of CRT TVs and computer monitors during our promotional “FREE CRT Recycling” program between July 23 and September 30, 2016! We SMASHED our goal of collecting 500,000...

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WANTED: Mercury Thermostats

Rewards for residents to raise awareness GRAND RAPIDS, MI (October 20, 2016) – Mercury is harmful to humans and wildlife if improperly handled. Keeping mercury-containing products out of the trash and sewer system benefits the environment and people. To manage...

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The Impact of Our Waste

The average American tosses 4.4 pounds of trash every single day. It may not seem all that astonishing on the surface, but with 323.7 million people living in the United States, that is roughly 728,000 tons of daily garbage – enough to fill 63,000 garbage trucks. That...

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Tire Disposal Event

Cannon Township Hall 6878 Belding Rd., Rockford, MI July 30th, 2016 8:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. – 4 tire limit per person/ 8 tire limit per car (required to have 2 residents). Any additional tires will not be accepted. – I.D. REQUIRED: Must be a Cannon,...

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Imagine Craft Days

   Join us for FREE activities every Monday this summer (2016) from 1-5 PM at the Recycling and Education Center located at 977 Wealthy St. SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. Learn first-hand what it means to recycle through games, crafts, and a walkthrough above the...

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