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...
⚠️Rockford SafeChem Drop-Offs are closed today due to snow accumulation and road conditions.⚠️️
If you missed us for household hazardous waste drop-off today, you can catch us at our Administrative & SafeChem Center tomorrow (3/11/23) for our Saturday hours: https://www.reimaginetrash.org/safehomes/safechem/
BONUS: Our SafeChem SwapShop will also be open for browsing!
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.