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Chippewa County Recycling Center

2011 hazardous waste collection dates

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Sault Ste. Marie Dropsite: Chippewa County Recycling Center, 1423 West Easterday Ave.

Guidelines for Recycling

Please rinse and clean bottles, jars, cans & aluminum foil products.

Break down all cardboard boxes!

No gray board please!

Stuff we don't take
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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, DeTour, Drummond Island, Kinross, Paradise, Pickford, Raber, Rudyard, Strongs, Sugar Island, Trout Lake, Hulbert Townships  and Nebish Island for your convenience.

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

Please rinse and clean bottles, jars, cans & aluminum foil products.

Break down all cardboard boxes! 

GLASS BOTTLES & JARS

  • Glass bottles and jars only
  • Colors: Green, Brown, White
  • Please rinse and clean

METAL & ALUMINUM CANS

  • Aerosol Cans
  • Please rinse and clean
  • Clean aluminum Pie tins, Foil, and Trays

GLOSSY MAGAZINES  & CATALOGS

  • Magazines
  • All Catalogs
  • Advertisement on glossy & semi-glossy paper

OFFICE PAPER

  • White & Color office paper
  • Carbonless paper (NO Carbon)
  • Fax and Copy paper
  • Envelopes
  • Junk mail

PLASTIC BOTTLES #1 through #7

  • Plastic bottles (all colors)
  • Please rinse and clean
  • Plastic shopping bags
  • Garbage cans, laundry baskets, toys etc.

NEWSPAPERS

  • Advertisement inserts; please put these with your glossy Magazines & Catalogs

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
ALKALINE BATTERIES

A, AA, AAA, C, D
6 Volts, and 9 Volts
Rechargeable cells
No Wet cells

Dry cell batteries only may be dropped off at the following  locations:

 King's Radio       Parker Ace Hardware       Wal-Mart

 our main drop site (small door  to the far right)

  red cans on the front  of each recycling trailer

Waste Management of the Eastern Upper Peninsula provides curbside pickup.  You may purchase a bin from Waste Management for a one-time fee.  Waste Management  will pick up your recyclables twice a month, the first and third Tuesday of each month. Place your recycling bin in front of your residence.

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.

household hazardous waste collected on site only 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

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1423 West Easterday Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Phone: (906) 632-0525
Fax: (906) 635-9615

Cal Lofdahl, Plant Manager