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

2018 Annual Report: The Whole Works

Fri, July 12, 2019 1:10PM

Click here to view the Emmet County Department of Public Works’ 2018 Annual Report: The Whole Works 2018 web …

David and Lindsey show off The Back Lot's compost bin

2019 Recycler of the Year Award Winners Just Keep Increasing Sustainability

Thu, June 13, 2019 2:37PM

from our June 13, 2019 Media Release When David Meikle and Steve Steffes opened their first restaurant in Petoskey, Tap30, they immediately signed up for Emmet County Recycling’s (ECR) curbside collection service. When ECR piloted collection of food scraps and …

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 …