Recycling by Location

A & L Iron and Metal Company

Item(s):            Scrap Metal

Address:          2000 Millbocker Rd

                        Gaylord, MI  49735                

Telephone:      989- 732-5900 

Website:          http://www.alironandmetal.com/

Advance Auto Parts

Item(s):            Car Batteries; Motor Oil (no anti-freeze mix)

Address:          111 N. Ohio Avenue

                        Gaylord, MI  49735

Telephone:      989-732-4566

Arrow Sanitation

Item(s):            Cardboard Boxes: Corrugated, pizza boxes, and cereal boxes  

                         (items must be flattened and clean)

                         Metal: tin cans and aluminum, foil rap, plans, trays, pop and juice

                         cans.  Not accepted: paint cans and aerosol cans.

                         Papers: newspaper, newspaper inserts, and phone books. 

                         Not accepted: magazines, catalogs, and office paper.

                         Plastics: No. 1 (clear only) and No. 2, beverage and detergent jugs,

                         bleach bottels, vinegar and milk jugs. Thoroughly rinse containers

                         and discard caps and D rings.  Recyclable plastics must be placed

                         in recycling bags and may be purchased at the Arrow Sanitation

                         yard for $3.50 each.  Not accepted: oil jugs.

                        Wood:  Wood which has not been painted on or treated.  A small fee

                        may apply for large quantities of wood.

Address:          254 Little League Drive

                        Gaylord, MI  49735                

Telephone:      989-732-4243

Auto Value Gaylord

Item(s):            All batteries, and all petroleum base liquids. 

Address:          1789 S. Otsego Avenue

                        Gaylord, MI 49735

Telephone:      989-732-2365

AutoZone

Item(s):            Motor Oil

Address:          409 S. Otsego Avenue

                        Gaylord, MI 49735

Telephone:      989-731-4898

East Jordan Auto Parts

Item(s):            Auto Bodies; Car Batteries; Large Appliances (charge for Freon removal); Propane Tanks

Note:               Limited storage space, call ahead

Address:          210 Elm Street

                        East Jordan, MI  49727

Telephone:      231-536-2322

Emmet County Recycling Drop-off Center and Sites

Item(s):           

   At Drop Sites:           Cardboard; Boxboard; Brown Paper Bags; Newspapers; Magazines; Catalogs; Books; Cans (aluminum, steel and tin); Foil; Foil Trays; Glass Bottle & Jars (clear, green, brown and blue); #1 and #2 Plastic Bottles, Jugs & Jars; Office Paper, Junk Mail, Envelopes, File Folders

                                    Free of Charge

   At Drop-off

   Center:                     Cardboard, Boxboard; Brown Paper Bags; Newspapers; Magazines; Catalogs; Books; Cans (aluminum, steel and tin); Foil; Foil Trays; Glass Bottle & Jars (clear, green, brown and blue); #1 and #2 Plastic Bottles, Jugs & Jars; Office Paper, Junk Mail, Envelopes, File Folders; Small Appliances; Large Appliances; Electronics; Fluorescent Light Bulbs; Batteries; Scrap Metal; Tires; Rubble; Wood; Clothing and Bedding; Shoes and Work Boots; Antifreeze; Motor Oil (plus similar)

                                    There may be fees associated with some items       

Note:               Twelve locations in Emmet County (Petoskey and Harbor Shores). 

                        Items accepted dependent on location.

                        Call or check website for item preparation guidelines.

Website:          http://www.co.emmet.mi.us/dpw/Recycling.htm

Address:          Call or check website.

Telephone:      231-348-0640

Goodwill Industries

Item(s):            Bicycles; Books; Clothing; Compact Discs; Computers; Gift Bags; Household Furniture; Household Items (radios, house wares, lamps, coffe makers, collectibles, etc.); Lawn and Garden Equipment; Musical Instruments; Office Furniture; Office Supplies; Ornaments; Sporting Goods; Telephones; Tools; Toys; Vehicle Donations; Shoes; Linens

                        Lamps

Address:          505 S. Wisconsin Avenue

                        Gaylord, MI  49735                

Telephone:      989-705-1747

Website:          http://www.goodwillnmi.org

Grayling Township Recycling Center

Item(s):            # 1 Plastic; #2 Plastic (clear and colored); Aluminum Cans; Brown Paper Bags; Car Batteries; Cardboard; Catalogs; Clear Glass; Computer Paper; Grass Clippings; Magazines; Mixed Paper; Newspaper; Paperboard; Phonebooks; Styrofoam; Tin or Steel Cans; White Office Paper; Yard Waste (check for details)

Address:          4670 W. North Down River Road

                        Grayling, MI  49738               

Telephone:      989-348-4361

Website:          http://www.twp.grayling.mi.us/recycling.html

Home Depot

Item(s):            Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Address:          1381 W. Main Street

                        Gaylord, MI  49735                

Telephone:      989-705-8471

Kalkaska County Recycling Center

Item(s):            #1 Plastic; #2 Plastic (HDPE Clear and Colored); #3 Plastic; #4 Plastic (LDPE); #5 Plastic (Polypropylene); #6 Plastic (Polystyrene); #7 Plastic (Other); Aerosol Cans; Aluminum Cans; Aluminum Foil; Auto Parts; Book Recycling; Brown Glass; Brown Paper Bags; Car Batteries; Cardboard; Catalogs; Cell Phones; Clear Glass; Computer Donation; Computer Monitors; Computer Paper; Computer Recycling; Electronics; Ferrous Metals; Gift Boxes; Greeting Cards; Inner Tubes; Large Appliances; Lawn and Garden Equipment; Magazines; Marine Battery; Metal Clothes Hangers; Milk and Juice Cartons; Mixed Paper; Newspaper; NiCad Batteries; Nonferrous Metal; Office Machines; Other Batteries; Packing Peanut Reuse; Pallets; Paperboard; Phonebooks; Plastic Bags; Rechargeable Batteries; Single-use Batteries; Telephones; Televisions; Tin or Steel Cans; Used Tires; White Office Paper

Note:               Call or check website for locations, fees and item preparation

                        guidelines. 

Address:          904 Island Lake Road

                        Kalkaska, MI  49646

Telephone:      231-258-3369

Website:          http://kalkaskacounty.net/recycling.asp

Lions Club Trailer

Item(s):            Newspaper (bundled or in brown paper bag)

Address:          931 S. Otsego Avenue (in front of Merchandise Outlet)

                        Gaylord, MI  49735

Telephone:      See Website

Website:          http://gaylordlions.lionwap.org/