Chippewa County Recycling Center has been serving Chippewa County since 1989.
Operated by Northern Transitions Inc., with oversight by the Chippewa County Recycling Board.
Drop sites are located in Bay Mills, Brimley, Bruce, Dafter, DeTour, Drummond Island, Kinross, Paradise, Pickford,
Raber, Rudyard, Strong's, Sugar Island, Trout Lake & Hulbert Townships for your convenience.
Sault Ste. Marie Dropsite: Chippewa County Recycling Center , 1423 West Easterday Ave.
Drop sites are open 24/7.
Anyone needing assistance in unloading their car may drop off at our facility in Sault Ste. Marie 8 a.m. to
4 p.m. throughout the week.
(See bottom of page for household hazardous waste schedule and instructions)
Guidelines for Recycling
GLASS BOTTLES & JARS
- Glass bottles and jars only
- Colors: Green, Brown, White
- Please rinse and clean
PLASTIC BOTTLES #1 through #7
- Plastic bottles (all colors)
- Please rinse and clean
- Plastic shopping bags
- Garbage cans, laundry baskets, toys etc.
METAL & ALUMINUM CANS
- Aerosol Cans
- Please rinse and clean
- Clean aluminum Pie tins, Foil, and Trays
NEWSPAPERS
- Advertisement inserts; please put these with your glossy Magazines & Catalogs
GLOSSY MAGAZINES & CATALOGS
- Magazines
- All Catalogs
- Advertisement on glossy & semi-glossy paper
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
- Cardboard with ridged layers between
- Remove all packaging materials from boxes
- Cut or flatten all corrugated cardboard
- Include brown paper bags with corrugated cardboard
Office Paper
- White & Color office paper
- Carbonless paper (NO Carbon)
- Fax and Copy paper
- Envelopes
- Junk mail
ALKALINE BATTERIES
- A, AA, AAA, C, D, 6 Volts, and 9 Volts and Rechargeable cells
- No Wet cells
Dry cell batteries only may be dropped off at the following local merchants:
- Kings Radio
- Parkers
- Walmart
Waste Management of the Eastern Upper
Peninsula provides curbside pickup. You may purchase a bin from Waste Management for a one-time fee.
Curbside rules and schedule are as follows:
Waste Management will pick up your recyclables twice a month, the first full week,
and the third full week of each month. Place your recycling bin in front of your residence. It will be picked up on the
same day as regular trash, by a different truck.
Absolutely NO GLASS OF ANY KIND IN CURBSIDE MATERIALS
Household Hazardous Waste
Household hazardous waste collections are scheduled three times a year during
spring, summer and fall as an additional community service.
COLLECTION DATES for 2008
May 17, 2008
appointments taken starting May 5
July 19, 2008
Appointments taken starting July 7
September 20, 2007
Appointments taken starting September 8
household hazardous waste will only be collected on site on the above dates!
Drop off by appointment only!
we begin scheduling appointments two weeks prior to the drop-off date.
please call 632-0525 to schedule your
REQUIRED APPOINTMENT
1423 West Easterday Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Phone: (906) 632-0525
Fax:
(906) 635-9615.
for additional information, call Cal Lofdahl, Plant Manager at (906)_632-5525
