Recycling in Muskegon, MI

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Muskegon County Department of Public Works
  • Muskegon County DPW offers a free HHW disposal program to Muskegon County residents; commercial and industrial HHW is prohibited. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Saturday Hazardous Waste Events (opens in new tab) · Muskegon County Department of Public Works
  • Saturday HHW events are the 4th Saturday of April and 3rd Saturday of October each year, with electronics recycling; free to county residents, no business waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Saturday collection event is free to Muskegon County residents and no business waste is accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Saturday events accept electronics including computers, peripherals, TVs and other devices, and all batteries and oil-based paint products. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Saturday events accept all batteries and oil based paint products. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The expanded materials are accepted only at the Saturday events, not at the regular Friday collections. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Friday Household Hazardous Waste Events (opens in new tab) · Muskegon County Department of Public Works
  • Friday collections accept alkaline and rechargeable batteries but not lead-acid car batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Latex paint is not accepted; dried latex paint may go in household trash as a last resort. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Sanitation (opens in new tab) · City of Muskegon
  • Mixed refuse stickers are $3.00 each or four for $10, required for furniture and extra garbage; up to six per pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Only six stickers may be used at one time per residential pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Sticker items include household furniture, mattresses and box springs (wrapped and sealed), flattened cardboard bundles, and TV sets of 30 lbs or less. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Cardboard boxes (flattened, tied in bundles under 30 lbs) and television sets of 30 lbs or less are sticker items. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Non-acceptable sticker items: appliances, batteries, hazardous waste, car parts, building materials, tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Republic Services provides weekly residential trash, monthly recycling and seasonal yard waste for the City of Muskegon. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Neighborhood Dumpster Days happen twice a year across 15 city neighborhoods for rubbish and large items at no cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Paint is accepted only if dry or hardened; batteries and tires are on the unacceptable list. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Batteries and tires are not accepted at Dumpster Days. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tires are on the Dumpster Day unacceptable list. Checked October 26, 2026.
• PADNOS Muskegon Recycling Center (opens in new tab) · PADNOS
  • PADNOS Muskegon Recycling Center, 259 Ottawa St, Muskegon, MI 49442, (231) 722-6081; Mon-Fri 7:30-5:30, Sat 7:30-3:00. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Open Saturday 7:30 AM-3:00 PM; closed Sunday. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Muskegon County Recycling Drop-Off Facilities (opens in new tab) · Muskegon County Sustainability Office
  • Muskegon County lists PADNOS Shoreline (259 Ottawa) as open to the public, generally accepting metals, appliances including refrigerators and microwaves, and electronics including flat-screen TVs and monitors only. 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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