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Holiday Recycling Guide
Kent County Recycling Guide (English)
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

Haulers Resources

WTE RULES & REGULATIONS
WASTE CHARACTERIZATION FORM 2023
REC RULES & REGUALTIONS
Now Recyclable Cartons – Insert for a #10 Envelope Announcing Carton Recycling
Now Recyclable Cartons – Door Hanger Announcing Carton Recycling (for printing at a commercial printer)
NKTS & SKL RULES and REGULATIONS
Kent County Recycling Guide (Spanish)
Kent County Recycling Guide (English)
How do I know if I need a Waste Hauler License?
Holiday Recycling Guide
Emergency Closure Contact Application
Decal Placement Instructions
Credit Application Fillable
2023.1.5.2022 Administrative Fee Reimbursement Form
2023 Waste Hauler Application

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⚠️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).

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.