In celebration of the hard working people in America, Kent County DPW facilities and services will be closed on September 2. We will reopen for business on Tuesday, September 3.
On Saturday, September 7, the Recycling Center will be open 7:30am-noon and the Waste to Energy Facility will be open 6am-4pm for commercial haulers.
Grand Rapids, MI – The Kent County Recycling and Education Center (REC), located at 977 Wealthy St. SW, is temporarily closed after an incident caused structural damage to the building on Monday afternoon. The damage occurred when bales of cardboard recycling built up...
A new, refreshed e-newsletter hit inboxes this month. The newsletter included board of public works updates, tips on disposal and recycling, facility updates, and answers to the difficult questions the DPW receives about hard to dispose of materials. The DPW aims to...
Q. "I recently heard in the news that most plastics aren’t recycled and instead go to the landfill. Is this true?” A. "It depends where you live, but if your recyclables come to the Kent County Recycling and Education Center, 90% of recyclables are sorted, baled, and...
