Recycling in Holland, MI

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Household Hazardous Waste Program (opens in new tab) · Ottawa County Department of Public Health
  • Household hazardous waste is available to Ottawa County residents for free at any Environmental Sustainability Center. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted painting supplies include oil-based paint and stain, lacquer and thinners. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Alkaline batteries and latex paint are not accepted (latex may be dried and trashed); no freon appliances. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Large appliances are not accepted; no appliances with freon. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Electronics accepted include CRT TVs (small fee), flat screen TVs, computer monitors, phones, tablets, printers and other electronic devices. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Rechargeable batteries (lithium, cadmium, button, nickel metal hydride and lead acid) and scrap metal are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • All four centers collect residential scrap tires: $2 per tire until the grant limit is reached, up to 10 tires per visit, no tractor or airplane tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires must be free of dirt, water and debris; rims are okay. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Consumer Electronics & Scrap Metal (opens in new tab) · Ottawa County Department of Public Health
  • Projection TVs, CRT TVs and CRT monitors are accepted for a fee: up to 30 inches $10, larger than 30 inches $21; card only. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Project Pride Coupon (opens in new tab) · City of Holland
  • Residents may request up to two coupons per year, each valid for a free one-time disposal of miscellaneous items under half a ton. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents must be enrolled in the City's Residential Refuse & Recycling Program with refuse accounts paid up to date. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Project Pride materials may not include hazardous waste, motor oil, tires, TVs, computers or commercial debris. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted: one Freon appliance OR one pickup or trailer load up to 1000 lbs such as metals and appliances, furniture, mattresses and box springs. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Trash & Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Holland
  • Holland offers curbside single-stream recycling for residents, serviced and billed through Holland BPW. Checked October 26, 2026.
• How to Recycle (opens in new tab) · City of Holland
  • Break down cardboard boxes; food-contaminated cardboard (like pizza boxes) is not recyclable. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Paper and cardboard are recyclable curbside; paper and cardboard contaminated by food is not. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Paper and cardboard contaminated by food is not recyclable. 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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