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Independence Township, 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, MI  48346  248-625-5111
 

 

 

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Recycling Center Re-Opening

The Recycle Center will reopen on Wednesday, January 3, 2011, with a fee of $25 per registration. You must go to the DPW Office, (located at the Recycle Center), to pay and pick up your pass code.

We recycle the following items:

Used AntiFreeze

Stop in the D.P.W. office first to sign in and register quantity. There is a maximum limit of 10 gallons. Call ahead if you have more to see if there might be enough capacity. Do not mix with oil or any other by-product. Must be pure, used antifreeze.

Used Motor Oil

Stop in the D.P.W. office first to sign in and register quantity. There is a maximum limit of 10 gallons. Call ahead if you have more to see if there might be enough capacity. Do not mix with antifreeze or any other by-product. Must be pure, used motor oil, (including synthetic motor oil).

Cardboard and Boxes

We take all flattened boxes along with flattened corrugated cardboard and brown paper bags. No boxes with food residue, i.e. pizza boxes.

Mixed Recyclables (plastic, glass and cans)

#1 - #7 household plastic containers only. (i.e. butter tubs, milk jugs, etc.) Clear white, green, and brown glass. Soup cans, juice cans, aluminum cans, etc. NOTE: All containers must be rinsed out with no residues and if possible, labels removed.

Paper

Newspaper, shredded paper, copy paper, magazines, phone books, junk mail and brown paper bags. Shredded or loose copy paper must be bundled in a clear plastic bag. Please keep all paper as dry as possible, wet paper is not recyclable.

We no longer can recycle batteries, or tires. Alkaline batteries may be disposed of with regular household trash.

There will not be a Spring Clean Up/Household Hazardous Waste Day for 2010.

Recycling Reference Guide

$ indicates a fee is involved

Appliances

  • JC Walker and Son
    PU or drop off $
    Freon removal also $
    248-752-8165
    Woodward Ave/Pontiac
  • Best Buy has a Pick Up Program $
  • DTE Old Appliance Pick Up
    They give you $50 for fridge/freezer
    $20 for air conditioner/dehumidifier
    866-796-0512

Auto Batteries

  • Auto Zone Stores

Books/DVDs/CDs/VHS

  • Library 248-625-2212
    No textbooks/magazines or encyclopedias
    Welcome anytime

Brush/Branches

  • Environmental Wood Solutions
    248-391-9446

Building Materials

  • Habitat/Restore / Pontiac
    248-338-9148

Cell Phones

  • Oakland County Sheriff Department Substation
  • Most stores that sell/recycle them

CFL's

Computers

  • Free to Oakland County Residents
    RRRASOC Southfield
    248-208-2270
  • Classic Computer Recovery
    734-723-1784
    Takes TV's also $
  • Goodwill recycles to needy
  • Office Depot
    Have different size boxes $
  • Royal Oak Recycling / White Lake
    248-387-5555

Concrete Bricks

  • State Crushing / Auburn Hills
    248-332-6210
  • Novi Crushed Concrete
    248-305-6020

Electronics

  • BestBuy
    TV's/DVDs/electronics|
    cell phones / 2 items/day
    $10 for TVs under 32"/laptops
    Get $10 Best Buy giftcard
    Also have haul away/pick up $
  • Royal Oak Recycling / White Lake
    248-387-5555
  • Eagle Valley Landfill $
    Orion Township
    248-391-0990
  • Costco-Recycles
    members only
  • Staples Store/$10

Gas

  • Automotive Stores

Glasses

  • Lions Club/Lenscrafters

Household Hazardous Waste

  • SQS
    734-437-9650
    Call first/$

Leaves/Compost

  • Leaves:  McCord Farm Community Garden
    Call Parks and Recreation for details
  • Environmental Wood Solutions
    248-391-9446
    Also takes deck wood/logs/pallets $
  • State Crushing / Pontiac
    248-332-6210 $ Leaves
  • Forest Floor Composting / White Lake
    248-887-2767

Medication

  • OCSD Wed 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Building 38-E
    248-975-9700

Packaging Peanuts

  • UPS
    248-922-2795

Paint

  • Latex paint - dry out with kitty litter, can go in trash
  • Oil base - contact Hazardous Waste Co.

Papers/Newspapers/Magazines/Catalogs

  • Check schools and churches for ABITIBI Containers
    • Church of the Resurrection (Clarkston Road across from the Library)
    • Church of God (Clarkston Road, Flemings Lake Road)
    • Renaissance High School (Waldon Road)
    • Everest Academy (Clarkston Road, across from Clintonwood Park)
    • St. Trinity Lutheran (Sashabaw Road, north of Clarkston Road)
    • most Clarkston Elementary Schools.

Pesticides

  • City Environment
    313-923-2240

Recycling - Cans, plastic, phone books, newspaper, cardboard, junk mail, shredded paper, metal, electronics

  • Royal Oak Recycling / White Lake
    248-387-5555
  • Eagle Valley Landfill
    248-381-0990
    $10.00 per trunkload

Scrap Metal

  • Dixon Metal
    248-625-5305
  • Accurate Recycle
    810-936-3001

Shingles/RR Ties

  • Ideal Asphalt $
    248-396-2240

Televisions

  • RRRASOC
    248-208-2270
  • Best Buy
    See Above - computers
  • Office Depot / purchase boxes
  • Eagle Valley Landfill $
    248-391-0990
    Sony/LG/Zenith/Goldstar free

Tires

  • Belle Tire Stores

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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