Doing It Right Printer Cartridges Smoke Detectors
Recycle Electronics
WHAT
Computers, laptops, and tablets
Televisions and their accessories
Gaming consoles
Phones and their accessories
Stereos and their accessories
CDs, DVDs (no cases)
But NO
No small appliances with minor electronic parts (coffee makers and vacuum cleaners for example)
No VHS tapes, tape cases
No cassette tapes, cassette cases
WHERE
At the Pleasantview Road Drop-off Center only.
HOW
- Stop at the gatehouse. The attendant will collect your fee and direct you to the unloading area(s).
- TVs and monitors are palletized in the Waste Transfer Station drive-thru bay. All other electronics are collected in the Hazardous Materials Recycling area.
- Bringing us a medium or large TV, a copier, or other large electronics? We suggest having someone ride along to help unload it–for your safety and the safety of our employees.
Fees
These cover shipping and handling costs to get your electronics to our processing partner, Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations in Wisconsin.
TELEVISIONS & MONITORS
Emmet County partially covers the cost of recycling TVs and monitors for its households. Residents of other counties, businesses, institutions, and organizations are charged our cost.
In-County Households
Small: $8 each
- Flat Screens 19″ and under
- Boxy older TVs and monitors 17″ and under
Medium: $15 each
- Flat Screens 20″-49″
- Boxy older TVs and monitors up to 18″-41″
Large: $25 each
- Flat Screens 50″ and over
- Boxy older TVs and Monitors 42" and over
- Console TVs
Out of County and Businesses
These rates apply to residents of other counties and all businesses, institutions and organizations.
Small: $15 each
- Flat Screens 19″ and under
- Boxy older TVs and monitors 17″ and under
Medium: $25 each
- Flat Screens 20″-49″
- Boxy older TVs and monitors up to 18″-41″
Large: $40 each
- Flat Screens 50″ and over
- Boxy older TVs and Monitors 42" and over
- Console TVs
Business Bulk
Businesses and institutions which are replacing electronic items all at once or clearing backlogs of stored electronics may want to work with
eRecycle TC
231-590-3752
eRecycleTC.com
They are set up to pick up or receive larger batches.
Bits and Pieces
We accept small electronic items and loose parts.
Business Regulations: We make it easy to do the right thing!
It is illegal for businesses to landfill electronics. Please call us at 231-348-0640 before delivering electronics for recycling so we can coordinate for easy recording and unloading of your materials. We will provide documentation for your records that you properly recycled your business electronics.
Recycle Electronics Right with Emmet County!
As with all your recyclables, you can count on Emmet County Recycling to recycle your electronics right! When you drop off your unwanted electronics at Emmet County Recycling, they are handled by electronics recyclers who use environmentally and ethically sound systems as defined and certified by the e-Steward and/or R2 standards.
This means no irresponsible shipments overseas, no dumping or release of toxic materials to the environment, and no misuse of the equipment. Data is thoroughly erased from anything that will be reused and equipment which is not reusable is deconstructed in the United States and Canada. Component parts or materials are bulked for shipment to industry for reuse or recycling into new products.
If you are considering recycling electronics through other systems, ask to see proof of their e-Steward and/or R2 certifications.
Examples (for site search purposes): adding machines, answering machines, back-up drives, beepers, Blackberries, blood glucometers, blood glucose meters, cables, cable TV boxes, calculators, camcorders, cameras (digital and film), cash registers, CD cases, CD players, CDs, cell phones, central processing units, Christmas tree lights, circuit boards, compact discs, compact disks, computer network equipment, computer peripherals, cords, CPUs, CRT monitors, CRTs, desktop computers, DVD cases, DVD players, DVDs, electronic organizers, external drives, external hard drives, flash drives, floppy discs, floppy disks, Gameboys, hard drives, holiday lights, inkjet printers, iPads, iPhones, iPods, joy sticks, keyboards, laptop computers, laser printers, laser printer cartridges, LCD monitors, LED monitors, mice, modems, monitors, MP3 players, network equipment, Nintendo consoles, Ninetendo DS, organizers, pagers, Palm Pilots, PDAs, projectors, radios, remote controls, Roku boxes, routers, scanners, screens, servers, small electronics, speakers, stereos, string lights, SyQuest drives, thumb drives, TVs, VCRs, video-game controllers, video game players, Xbox consoles, Wii consoles, Wii controllers, wires, word processors, zip drives
Recycle Printer Cartridges (inkjet and toner)
WHAT
Printer Cartridges (inkjet and toner)
HOW
Send them back to the manufacturer
If you cannot send them back to the manufacturer, Office Max in Petoskey accepts inkjet cartridges for recycling and gives you rewards points.
Cylinder toner cartridges are carcinogenic and should be brought into our Household Chemical Drop-off Days if they cannot be mailed back to the manufacturer.
Recycle/Dispose of Smoke Detectors
Background
There are two types of home smoke detectors:
- Ionization smoke detectors contain a very minute amount of radioactive material known as Americium 241.
- Photoelectric-type smoke detectors do not contain any radioactive material.
To determine which kind you have, look for a warning label on the body of the detector (required by law).
- Ionization smoke detectors have a warning label or radiation symbol on them or evidence of a label that has been removed or destroyed.
- Photoelectric-type smoke detectors do not have a written warning or the radiation symbol on them.
Management
Ionization smoke detectors
Send ionization smoke detectors back to the manufacturer.
- Look for the address on the back of the unit.
- If there is no address on the unit, check for its manufacturer on this list from the United States Postal Service: https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2012/pb22334/html/cover_025.htm
- Search online for the address of your detector's manufacturer
Photoelectric smoke detectors
Dispose of photoelectric smoke detectors in your household trash.