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Recycling center Westland Michigan   Recycling Center Guidelines   Recycling center Westland Michigan
(What we take and how to prepare it)

Glass Bottles and Jars

  • Bottles and jars - washed clean with labels removed
  • Remove lids and metal rings (put in metal bin)
    NO plate glass
    NO ceramics (mugs, plates, etc.), pyrex cookware, Mr. Coffee pots.
    No dirty containers with food left in them.
    No mirrors.

Newspapers

  • Stack neatly, 6-15" high
  • Tie with twine, or pack into paper bags
  • Must be dry, no mold
  • We now accept cardboard, magazines, phone books, and miscellaneous paper.

Metal-Aluminum that WON'T stick to a magnet

  • Cans and scrap metal.
  • Out-of-state beverage cans with no Michigan deposit.
  • No foil or foil containers
  • We now accept scrap metal including vehicle wheels on Friday and Saturday only.

Metal-Steel that WILL stick to a magnet

  • Tin cans (actually steel cans with tin plating.)
  • Rinse clean, remove labels, remove both ends and flatten to save room in the dumpster.
  • No paint, aerosol cans or scrap metal.

Plastics

  • Plastic drink jugs and colored laundry detergent-type jugs (HDPE No.2 and PET No.1) cleaned and washed out NO lids NO plastic bags
  • No caustic material (such as drain cleaner) containers
  • No oil or antifreeze containers

Batteries

  • We accept flashlight type dry cell batteries, watch batteries, camera batteries, hearing aid batteries, ni-cad batteries and automotive batteries (Recycling Center Only). We also have battery receptacles located at the following City buildings for all batteries except automotive:
    City Hall
    Senior Friendship Center
    Westland Public Library
    Dorsey Center
    Westland Cable T.V.
    Fire Station #5

    Used Motor Oil, Antifreeze and Transmission fluid on Friday and Saturday only.

    • Containers are to be taken and reused
    • Used motor oil will not be collected during the winter months. It may be brought into the Transfer Site on Friday and Saturday only during the hours of 9:00am to 4:00pm.

    Used Vehicle Tires on Friday and Saturday only

    Computers on Friday and Saturday only

    • We now except computers, modems, monitors, and keyboards

    PLEASE, NO MEDICAL WASTE

  • Hazardous Waste

    • Hazardous waste such as anti-freeze, gasoline, paint, should be disposed of unless you contact either Painter & Ruthenberg (313-561-0303) or the Department of Environmental Quality (1-800-662-9278). They will be able to give you some suggestions as to how to properly dispose of hazardous waste. In addition, the Central Wayne County Sanitation Authority periodically offers a site for disposal of hazardous materials (313-292-8877).

     


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