Transfer station information

Transfer Station

Acceptable Items and Charges

RECYCLING INFO

Transfer Station Location

Sand Road,

1/4 mile south of M-25,

1/8 of a mile east of Champagne Road.

Hours

LAKE TOWNSHIP

TRANSFER STATION

SCHEDULE

May - October

Saturday & Sunday 9 AM to 4 PM

November - April

Sunday 9AM to 4 PM

(Except Christmas and New Years' Day)

Open Labor Day & Memorial Day

TRANSFER STATION NEWS

Welcome, Dave Ferris.

Dave started on Sunday, January 21^st as the new attendant at the transfer station.

Current fees are:

Up to 21 Gallon...........$1.50

Up to 33 Gallon...........$2.00

Commercial.................$3.00

In an effort to better serve the community we are making some changes at the station.

We have a roll-off dumpster for scrap metal items. The fee for stoves, washers, dryers, etc. will be $5.00.

Refrigerators with Freon will be $20.00, if tagged certifying Freon removal $5.00 charge.

Fees for miscellaneous metal items will be at the discretion of the attendant.

Disposal of composting materials, Leaves, Grass clippings, tree limbs, logs, bushes etc. is free. No Bags Please.

The attendant will determine if items not described are acceptable for disposal.

We will no longer be taking couches, chairs, mattresses, box springs, lumber, concrete, etc. Residents can dispose of these items at the Richfield Landfill in Bad Axe. For prices and times, contact the landfill at 1-989-658-2594. Residents doing remodeling projects may want to contact a local company to rent a dumpster.

Latex paint can be disposed of in regular trash as long as it is open and dried out. Miscellaneous items, such as small amounts of shingles, building materials, etc. need to be in a container or bundled and the fee for disposal will be at the discretion of the attendant. Pick-up truck loads of items will be charged $20.00 for half a load and $40.00 for a full load.

Hazardous waste items will need to be disposed of on one of the countywide disposal days. The next scheduled date is May 5^th. Please contact the

Huron County Conservation District at 1-989-269-9540 ext. 3 for more information and the necessary application.

Our recycle program will continue and we encourage everyone to participate. It’s a win-win program- it will decrease the amount of garbage you have (saves you money) and will help the environment!

Recycling is the third Sunday of the month from 10AM-2PM. Please call the office 856-4867 for more details on what items can be recycled.

* VOLUNTEERS WANTED *

Our recycling program is run by volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, please call the Township Hall at 989-856-4867.

Schedule for January through June 2008

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 14, 2008

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Leaves, grass and tree trimmings are accepted at the Transfer Station during regular hours at no charge.

We will accept all of the following items:

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*Clear Glass Bottles & Jars (remove lids and rinse)

*Newspaper - Inserts and Ads too

*Junk Mail - Envelopes too

*Plastic Bottles #1 & #2 (remove lids and rinse)

*#6 Polystyrene - Cups, Trays, Egg Cartons & Packing Peanuts

*Cardboard (please flatten)

*Boxboard - Cereal Boxes, Shoe Boxes & Kleenex Boxes ( please flatten)

*Magazines & Catalogs (staples are ok)

*Phone Books

*Mixed Office Paper - Color, White, Computer Paper (Shredded or not)

*All types of metal (please rinse cans and remove labels)

*Batteries - Rechargeable, Household and Car Batteries

*Rubber Covered Cords - Extension cords

* Ink Jet Cartridges

*Computer Diskettes, Floppy Disks, CDs, DVDs, Video & Audio Cassettes

*Plastic Grocery Bags

PROPER RECYCLING PREPARATION

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Following the directions listed bellow will make it much easier for our center to process your recyclables. We have limited volunteer help and appreciate your help making their job easier.

RINSE ALL CONTAINERS AND REMOVE ALL CAPS AND LIDS ON BOTTLES & JARS! FOOD RESIDUE, ESPECIALLY FOODS WITH OIL, I.E. SALAD DRESSINGS, CAT FOOD, TUNA, WILL CONTAMINATE THE PRODUCT.

WE ACCEPT #1 AND #2 PLASTIC BOTTLES THAT HAVE A SCREW - TOP NECK. THE PLASTIC MUST BE IN BOTTLE FORM WITH SCREW - TOP NECK. ALL OTHER PLASTICS ARE UNACCEPTABLE. (I.E. NO BUTTER TUBS, NO PLASTIC FOOD TRAYS, NO PLASTIC "TO GO" TRAYS, NO ICE CREAM TUBS, NO YOGURT CONTAINERS, NO PUDDING CUPS, NO POTATO CHIP CONTAINERS, NO COOL WHIP TUBS, NO PLASTIC CUTLERY, NO PLASTIC HANGERS, NO PLASTIC RACKS).
PLEASE KEEP PLASTIC BAGS SEPARATE FROM OTHER PLASTICS.
KEEP NEWSPAPER SEPARATE FROM MAGAZINES. PLEASE DO NOT PUT BOXBOARD, CARDBOARD OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS IN WITH NEWSPAPERS.
KEEP NEWSPAPER INSERTS SEPARATE (I.E. FLIERS, ADVERTISEMENTS, GLOSSY PAPER, ETC)
KEEP PHONE BOOKS SEPARATE FROM MAGAZINES. (REMOVE COVERS, COVERS GO WITH JUNK MAIL & NEWSPAPER INSERTS - PHONE BOOK PAGES GO WITH NEWSPAPER)
KEEP JUNK MAIL SEPARATE FROM MAGAZINES. (JUNK MAIL GOES WITH NEWSPAPER INSERTS)
WE ACCEPT CLEAR GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS ONLY, NO BROWN, GREEN OR BLUE GLASS. PLEASE RINSE THE GLASS OUT AND REMOVE ALL LIDS, WINDOW GLASS, CANDLE JARS & MIRRORS ARE UNACCEPTABLE.
IT IS VERY HELPFUL IF YOUR RECYCLABLES ARE SORTED BUT NOT SORTED, PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR RECYCLABLES IN TRASH BAGS. THIS MAKES IT HARD FOR US TO DETERMINE WHAT IS IN THE BAG. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IN MOST CASES, THERE IS A LOT OF TRASH MIXED INTO THESE BAGS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND PARTICIPATION IN OUR RECYCLING PROGRAM

SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT RECYCLING

MORE OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES ARE CONSERVED, SUCH AS TREES/ OIL AND VIRGIN ALUMINUM.
ONE TON OF RECYCLED NEWSPAPER SAVES 17 TREES.
RECYCLING ALUMINUM CANS SAVES 95% OF ENERGY NEEDED TO PRODUCE NEW CANS.
GLOBAL WARMING IS LESSENED BY REDUCING ENERGY NEEDS.
OUR WILDLIFE HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT ARE PROTECTED FROM MINING OTHER DISRUPTIONS.