Recycling in Saginaw, MI

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Mid Michigan Waste Authority
  • The program runs April-September and is free to residents of Saginaw County, Bethany Township, Village of Breckenridge and Wheeler Township; no business, farm, school or nonprofit waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Each year MMWA coordinates special drop-off days for paint, electronics and hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents must make an appointment (online or 989-781-9555). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Paint products accepted include oil-based and latex paints, stains, varnish and spray paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted batteries include car, truck, motorcycle and marine batteries and rechargeable, lithium and lead acid batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Automotive products accepted include car (lead-acid), truck, motorcycle and marine batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Not accepted: tires, alkaline batteries (trash), appliances and white goods, Freon and refrigerants. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Electronics (opens in new tab) · Mid Michigan Waste Authority
  • MMWA offers free electronics recycling as part of its annual household hazardous special waste program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted electronics: televisions, computers, monitors, hard drives, laptops, keyboards, mice, printers, fax machines, scanners, phones, tablets, cables and cords. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Electronics that are not TV or computer related are not accepted, nor CRT tubes removed from TVs or small appliances. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • MMWA says most electronics can be set out curbside as trash; anything not in a can or bag is a bulky item, up to two a week. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Items not in a can or bag count as bulky items; households may set out two bulky items per week. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Tire Collection (opens in new tab) · Saginaw County Mosquito Abatement Commission
  • Used tires can be dropped off at the SCMAC facility May through August. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Saginaw County residents only with a valid Michigan ID or driver's license; 10 tires total per property per year; no tires on rims; no businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Car, truck, motorcycle, bike and small household tires only; no semi, tractor or heavy equipment tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Saginaw Convenience Station Policy (opens in new tab) · City of Saginaw
  • The Convenience Station is at City of Saginaw Public Works, 1435 South Washington Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48601, open the 2nd Saturday of each month. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Hours 8 a.m.-noon; be in line by 11:30 a.m. Enter through the north gates off Holland Avenue. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Proof of City of Saginaw residency (state driver's license or MI ID) is required; one dumping occurrence per resident per month. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Rubbish Services (opens in new tab) · City of Saginaw
  • Recyclables, building materials, furniture and trash can be dropped off; no paint or chemicals; city residents only with Michigan ID. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Saginaw's biweekly curbside recycling takes clean, dry cardboard, #1 and #2 plastics, cans and mixed paper. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Flatten cardboard to no larger than 3 by 3 feet and place it in or under the recycling bin. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Saginaw (MMWA community page) (opens in new tab) · Mid Michigan Waste Authority
  • MMWA recycling in Saginaw accepts paper and cardboard placed loose in a labeled can or the 18-gallon bin. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Habitat ReStore (opens in new tab) · Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity
  • ReStore Saginaw, 315 W. Holland Ave., Saginaw, MI 48602, (989) 754-9435. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Open Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Saturdays Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Saturdays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The ReStore looks for furniture, appliances, TVs, lighting and building materials, and does not accept paint, mattresses or electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Other (additional disposal resources) (opens in new tab) · Mid Michigan Waste Authority
  • MMWA refers scrap metal to Rifkin Steel & Aluminum Company, 1011 N Washington, Saginaw, MI 48601, (989) 752-2158. 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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