No-haz alternatives

Have some items you would like to recylcing and want to find somewhere close to take it?  Try searching on Earth911 for a store or facilty near you.

Now that Spring is here, it's time to do the annual Spring cleanup.  Afterwards, you notice that you have a lot of old paint, fertilizers, oils and coolants, and other household products. You don't want to throw it in the garbage, yet you're unsure what to do with it all. 

Listed are some sites located in the Township and outside the Township that provide waste and recycling services:

1.         Royal Oak Recycling
            10320 Highland Rd
            (Behind Perfection Bakery)

            Phone: 248-387-5555

            Hours: M-F  8 am to 5 pm
                        Sat 8 am to 1 pm

Royal Oak recycling accepts - paper products, plastic (#'s 1 thru 7), cardboard, tin cans, and metal.

They also accept computers, (there is a 30¢ per pound charge for monitors) and calculators.

Items that are not accepted are glass, batteries, and Styrofoam.

Royal Oak Recycling will pay you 2.5¢ per pound (50¢ per 20 pounds and $50 per ton).

2.         Batteries Plus
            9064 Highland Rd (White Lake Marketplace)

            248-698-2152

Batteries Plus recycles all types of batteries accept alkaline and mercury.

3.         Home Depot
            9078 Highland Rd

            248-698-4801

Home Depot accepts small Florescent lights and batteries.

4.         Innovative Recycling and Waste Service, Inc  (IRWS)
            28265 Beck Road. Suite C-6
            Wixom, MI 48393

            Phone: 248-449-7216

As you can see from the items listed below, IRWS accepts more of hazardous products.

IRWS accepts:

• Spent solvents
• Oils and coolants
• Oil-based paints
• Aerosol cans
• Latex paints
• Fuels
• Waste based sludge
• Absorbent mats
• Laboratory chemicals
• Anti - Freeze coolants and reagents
• Computers and electronics
• MDI, Polyol Equipment
• Large quantity handler of Universal Waste (MIK 885 466 441)

Lamps, mercury devices, batteries and pesticides

Please visit earth911.com.  Key in an item and it will tell you the nearest location to deposit the item(s). This site offers tips on how to deposit the materials, i.e. donations to schools.