Emmet County Recycling

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Welcome to EmmetRecycling.org

Do you have something to get rid of? You’ve come to the right place! The Department of Public Works handles solid waste, organics* composting, and household hazardous waste management for Emmet County. We also serve as a regional recycling hub, collecting, processing and marketing recyclables for Emmet County and neighboring communities. We see waste as a sign of economic inefficiency, but also as a resource and a world of opportunities! We constantly strive to make our services convenient, comprehensive, cost effective, and environmentally positive.

*In the recycling and municipal solid waste industry, “organics” refers to yard wastes and food scraps, not necessarily plants and animals raised according to organic methods.

The ECR Insider

Andi Shepherd Named Director of DPW

Thu, April 25, 2019 8:54AM

Andi Shepherd

HARBOR SPRINGS — Andi Shepherd, a longtime Emmet County employee and resident, will be taking over as the director of the Department of Public Works.

John Calabrese, Emmet County administrator, announced the promotion Wednesday in an email to

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ECR Director Moves On After Three Decades

Thu, January 17, 2019 3:27PM

Elisa Seltzer, Recycling Rock Star

From ECR’s January 17, 2019 Media Release “We always recycle! We love what you do! Thank you for doing such a great job!” The staff of Emmet County Recycling (ECR) hears this kind of thing …

Did Drop-site Vandal Have a Message?

Fri, December 28, 2018 2:17PM

Recycling program staff from Emmet County found extensive spray painting on a “mixed-containers” (bottles, jugs, jars, cups, trays, etc.) recycling bin located at the drop site behind Toski-Sands Plaza in Petoskey Monday morning. But, they report, the vandal may have …

2019 Events and Holiday Schedule

There are opportunities to recycle all around you!

Jun

Sat

Household Chemical Drop-off Event

Jun 1 @ 11:00 am – 11:15 am

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Clean up! Green up! Free up! It feels great to free up storage space while cleaning and "greening" your home: drop off your unwanted oil-based paints, cleaners, automotive fluids, yard & garden chemicals, and much[...]

Jul 4 all-day

The Pleasantview Drop-off Center will be closed. Curbside will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week. EXCEPTION: Due to DPW staffing patterns, curbside service in Bay View is always on Thursdays. Look[...]

Jul

Sat

Household Chemical Drop-off Event

Jul 27 @ 11:00 am – 11:15 am

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