Learn

Take advantage of free programs and resources to understand what happens to your waste.

Facility Tours

Tour the Recycling & Education Center, South Kent Landfill, or the Waste-to-Energy Facility. Bus grants available this year.

Presentations

Various presentations are available free of charge for school classrooms or assemblies.

EcoKits

Borrow a pre-made lesson kit to bring environmental learning into your classroom.

Composting

The benefits of composting range from saving money on your trash bill to creating useful natural fertilizer for your plants.

Michigan Green Schools

Join schools around the state to become designated as a Michigan Green School, an opportunity to recognize a school’s efforts and bring more awareness to students.

Bus Grants

Kent County Department of Public Works offers a bus grant program to local schools that might not otherwise be able to visit.

Educator Resources

Use these free lesson plans and other resources to learn even more about recycling and waste!

Documents

Additional information about Kent County Department of Public Works can be found here.

⚠️Kent County Recycling & Education Center will be closed for structural repairs starting 7/21-7/24⚠️️

The following services at that facility (977 Wealthy St. SW Grand Rapids) are affected:

Friday 7/21 & Monday 7/24: No commercial recycling hauler access
Friday 7/21 & Monday 7/24: Residents bringing recyclables to the Wealthy St. Recycling Drop-Off Station will not be using the drop-off window and will instead use the designated recycling dumpsters during the repairs.
Monday 7/24: Recycling & Education Center Open Hours — CANCELLED

Kent County DPW reopened the Recycling and Education Center three days following the structural damage incident that happened in late March.

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