Transfer Station Construction Updates
Paving Update 10/13/2025:
- Paving trucks will use the EXIT to enter the facility. Use caution and drive carefully while navigating in/out/around our drop off center
- Hazardous waste sheds are unavailable at this time. Hold your antifreeze, motor oil, batteries and lightbulbs until this area has...
County Announces Waste Disposal, Recycling and Organics Rate Increases
Media Release
For Release December 1, 2023
Contact:
Andi Tolzdorf, Director
County Announces Waste Disposal, Recycling and Organics Rate Increases
January 1, 2024, Emmet County Department of Public Works (DPW) rates will increase at the Pleasantview Drop Off Center for orga...
Recycling law overhaul includes composting. Some Michigan towns already do it well.
Recycling law overhaul includes composting. Some Michigan towns already do it well.
Emmet County Recycling's Lindsey Walker spoke with Sheri McWhirter of MLive about our composting program. Click the image below to read the article.
Responsible Spring Cleaning [PNR Article]
Getting the urge to purge? Here's how to spring clean responsibly
Emmet County Recycling's Lindsey Walker and Noelle Behling spoke with Tess Ware, Petoskey News Review Environmental Reporter, about spring cleaning in Northern Michigan. Click the image to read the article.
Table to Farm: 3.3 Million Pounds of Food Scraps
Table to Farm: Bringing 3.3 million pounds of food scraps full circle
March 13, 2023 Media Release
The Emmet County Recycling (ECR) food scrap collection pilot program started with 18 eager businesses and less than 100,000 pounds collected in a three month period. It has grown tremendously with...