Recycling in Flint, MI

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Recycle Day (opens in new tab) · Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission
  • Recycle Day events are held annually; residents may drop off the listed hard-to-dispose-of materials free. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Appointments are required to attend Recycle Day events. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Recycle Day accepts household and auto batteries, electronics of all kinds, and oil-based and latex paints and solvents, among other items. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Oil-based and latex paints and solvents are accepted at Recycle Day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Recycle Day does not accept large or Freon-containing appliances or tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires are not accepted at Recycle Day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The 2026 Recycle Day events are over; 2027 information is to come. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Drop-Off Center Directory (opens in new tab) · Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission
  • Genesee County residents can drop off latex paint free at the Habitat ReStore, 101 Burton Street, Flint 48503, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Sanitation: Trash, Recycling & Compost Services (opens in new tab) · City of Flint
  • The City of Flint partners with Priority Waste for residents' trash, recycling and compost pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Flint recycling accepts flattened cardboard and box board. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Recycling Info Card (opens in new tab) · City of Flint
  • No batteries or electronics in the recycling cart; they are drop-off only. Checked October 26, 2026.
• ReStore (opens in new tab) · Genesee County Habitat for Humanity
  • Genesee County Habitat ReStore, 101 Burton St., Flint, Michigan 48503; drop-off donation hours Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Store hours Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays until 7 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Genesee County Habitat for Humanity phone 810-766-9089. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Find Us (opens in new tab) · Goodwill Industries of Mid-Michigan
  • Flint attended donation location at 501 S. Averill Ave., Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed weekends. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Goodwill Industries of Mid-Michigan corporate offices are at 501 S. Averill Ave., Flint, MI 48506; main phone 810-762-9960. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Complete Scrap – Scrap Metal, Flint, MI (opens in new tab) · Complete Scrap
  • Complete Scrap, 3502 North Dort Highway, Flint, MI 48506; phone 810-239-2200. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m., closed Sunday; arrive 15 minutes before closing. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Complete Scrap pays for scrap metal, used batteries and old vehicles. Checked October 26, 2026.
• EGLE: Electronic Waste Takeback Program (opens in new tab) · Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
  • Manufacturers must run a convenient takeback program so consumers can return covered devices to the manufacturer or its representative at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Covered electronic devices include desktop and laptop computers, monitors, tablets, televisions and printers. Checked October 26, 2026.
• EGLE FAQ: Michigan electronics takeback program (opens in new tab) · Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
  • EGLE says consumers do not pay a fee to recycle a computer or television covered under the program; it is meant to be a free takeback system paid for by manufacturers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • All manufacturers offer a free takeback program, and each has a no-cost option for televisions too large to mail back. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Manufacturers' no-cost return options are mainly mail-back programs, linked from the manufacturers' websites and their registration documents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • EGLE keeps a list of registered manufacturers with links to each manufacturer's page explaining where covered equipment can be recycled. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Computer manufacturers only have to take back their own brands; television manufacturers must take back any brand of television. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • EGLE treats a tablet as a computer in most cases. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A consumer is a person who used the computer or television mainly for personal or small business purposes in Michigan. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A small business under the law has 10 or fewer employees. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A collector that is not directly part of a manufacturer's takeback program may charge a reasonable fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Collectors may charge to take electronics the law does not cover, such as keyboards, mice, speakers, cables, cords and wires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• MCL 324.17309 Computer takeback program (opens in new tab) · Michigan Legislature (Michigan Compiled Laws)
  • MCL 324.17309: since April 1, 2010, a consumer does not pay a separate fee when returning a covered computer to its manufacturer or the manufacturer's designee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Collection methods that can meet the convenience requirement include mail or shipping, a staffed permanent local collection site, periodic local collection events, or drop-off at a retailer. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A manufacturer's computer takeback program does not have to accept more than 7 covered computers from one consumer on one day. Checked October 26, 2026.
• MCL 324.17311 Video display device takeback program (opens in new tab) · Michigan Legislature (Michigan Compiled Laws)
  • A manufacturer's TV takeback program does not have to accept more than 7 covered video display devices from one consumer on one day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • MCL 324.17311: a consumer does not pay a separate fee when returning a covered TV through any TV manufacturer's takeback program. Checked October 26, 2026.
• MCL 324.17301 Electronics: definitions (opens in new tab) · Michigan Legislature (Michigan Compiled Laws)
  • A "video display device" is a device with a screen of 4 inches or larger and a tuner that can receive and display TV or video programming; it includes CRT, plasma, LCD, LED and projection TVs. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A "computer" under Part 173 is a desktop or laptop computer, a computer monitor, or (since April 1, 2011) a printer; PDAs and mobile phones are not included. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Computer peripherals such as mice and detachable or wireless keyboards are not covered computers. Checked October 26, 2026.
• MCL 324.17101 Battery disposal: definitions (opens in new tab) · Michigan Legislature (Michigan Compiled Laws)
  • A "lead acid battery" under Part 171 is a storage battery used to start an engine or as the main power source for a vehicle. Checked October 26, 2026.
• MCL 324.17103 Retailer of lead acid batteries; duties (opens in new tab) · Michigan Legislature (Michigan Compiled Laws)
  • Retailers of lead acid batteries must accept used ones from customers, in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries they sell. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The required store notice says retailers must accept used lead acid batteries when you buy a lead acid battery or within 30 calendar days of the purchase. Checked October 26, 2026.
• EGLE: Safe battery disposal (opens in new tab) · Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
  • EGLE: lead acid batteries (car and boat batteries) may not go in Michigan landfills, and any business that sells them must collect them for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • EGLE tells residents to take an old lead acid battery back to where they bought the new one. Checked October 26, 2026.
• EGLE: Where can I take my household hazardous waste? (opens in new tab) · Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
  • EGLE: Michigan's Battery Disposal law requires retailers and auto repair shops that sell batteries to offer customers recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
• EGLE: Landfill Prohibited Materials and Special Wastes (guidance, rev. 3/2021) (opens in new tab) · Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
  • If the seller isn't an option and the battery is from your own household equipment, EGLE points residents to its household hazardous waste page for recycling options. Checked October 26, 2026.

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