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Kent County won’t increase trash, recycling drop-off fees next year – MLive

Kent County won’t increase trash, recycling drop-off fees next year – MLive

Oct 28, 2022 | News

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Kent County won’t increase its trash and recycling drop-off fees next year. The notice that rates won’t change in the new year comes after the county at the start of this year set double-digit percentage increases to its dumping fees that drew...

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No need for a new landfill: Findings support Kent County’s future plans – WOODTV

No need for a new landfill: Findings support Kent County’s future plans – WOODTV

Oct 23, 2022 | News

BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Findings from a new study support the Kent County Department of Public Works’ plan to open a “sustainable business park,” using new technology to sort through the trash and drastically cut the amount of waste that ends up in a landfill....

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S.O.R.T. program helps Kent County reduce landfill waste

S.O.R.T. program helps Kent County reduce landfill waste

Oct 3, 2022 | News

Pilot program leads to permanent Rockford installation that educates residents on proper waste materials disposal Grand Rapids, MI – A pilot program by the Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) and the City of Rockford helps residents divert resources away from...

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Kent County Department of Public Works applauds Grand Rapids Label for landfill diversion

Kent County Department of Public Works applauds Grand Rapids Label for landfill diversion

Aug 30, 2022 | News

Kent County Department of Public Works applauds Grand Rapids Label for landfill diversion Company removed from Waste-to-Energy exemption list The Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) recently informed Grand Rapids Label that they will be allowed to send their...

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Kent County Department of Public Works hires communications and marketing manager

Kent County Department of Public Works hires communications and marketing manager

Aug 25, 2022 | News

The Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) has hired a new communications and marketing manager. Steve Faber, who started at DPW August 22, has a background in strategic communications, public relations and conservation. He holds a master’s degree in public...

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State director visits site of future Sustainable Business Park

State director visits site of future Sustainable Business Park

Oct 19, 2021 | News

$4 million appropriation in the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy budget to support infrastructure improvements GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), Liesl Eichler Clark,...

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⚠️UPDATE: 4/5/23 @11:45am: South Kent Landfill is now reopen following the weather delay.⚠️️
4/5/23 @7:39am South Kent Landfill is currently closed due the presence of lightning in the area.
Updates on resuming service will be posted here as well as our website once we have the all-clear notification or the following business day.

You can keep up-to-date on the closure status with updates via our website, www.reimaginetrash.org, and on our social media (Facebook & Instagram — @ReimagineTrash).

Please note that some DPW facilities are closed on Monday January 16th, 2023 for Martin Luther King Jr Day. Please download or view our full HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

 

 

 

After Hours Service Fee

After closing hours we refuse the admittance of any additional customers. Customers that remain on the premises and are not done dumping by our closing time, a surcharge will be added to the tipping fee. This will cover all extra manpower and equipment costs that are incurred by the Department of Public Works. This is our policy and we can make NO EXCEPTIONS.

The surcharge fees are currently as follows:

Up to 15 minutes = $45
16-30 minutes = $90
31-45 minutes = $135
46-60 minutes = $180
For each additional unit time increment add $45.