SPECIAL MATERIALS

  • Bulky Items

    Recyclable: Maybe

    Preparation: Remove all metal for scrap.

    Includes:

    - Chairs

    - Furniture

    - Mattresses

    Curbside: None

    Drop-offs:

    - Pitsch Sanitary Landfill

  • Tires

    Recyclable: Sometimes

    Preparation: None

    Includes:

    - Car tires

    - Bicycle tires

    - Tractor tires

    Curbside: None

    Drop-offs:

    - Sparta Tire & Automotive, Sparta

    - Van Buren County events

  • Electronic Cords/Cables

    Recyclable: Yes

    Preparation: None

    Includes:

    - Phone cords

    - Christmas lights

    - Electronics cables

    Curbside: None

    Drop-offs:

    - Ionia Conservation District HHW Collection events

  • Electronics/E-Waste

    Recyclable: Yes

    Preparation: $5 cost for televisions and refrigerators (additional chemical disposal)

    Includes:

    - Phones

    - Computers

    - Televisions

    - Toasters

    - Lamps

    Curbside: None

    Drop-offs:

    - Ionia Conservation District HHW Collection events

    - CompRenew, Grand Rapids

  • Batteries

    Recyclable: Yes

    Preparation: Button batteries must be covered in tape

    Includes:

    - Batteries

    - Drill batteries

    - Car batteries

    - Lithium Ion batteries

    - Button batteries

    - Hearing aids

    Curbside: None

    Drop-offs:

    - Ionia Conservation District, 431 Swartz Court, Ste. #300, Ionia

    - Ionia Conservation District Household Hazardous Waste Cleanup Events

    - Muir Village Hall

  • Vape/E-Cigarette

    Recyclable: Yes

    Preparation: None

    Includes:

    - Vapes

    - E-Cigarettes

    - Pens

    - Breeze Pens

    Curbside: None

    Drop-offs:

    - Ionia Conservation District HHW Collection events

  • Sharps/Needles

    Recyclable: Yes

    Preparation:

    - Sharps containers should be made of non-breakable material with a lid that can be securely closed.

    - Do not use glass, clear or thin plastic containers.

    - Do not leave any medication in the syringes.

    Includes:

    - Syringes

    - Diabetic lance

    - Needles

    - EPI pen

    Curbside: None

    Drop-offs:

    Spectrum Health locations

    - Convenient Care: 1202 W. Oak, Greenville

    - Belding Family Medicine: 1227 W. State, Belding

    - Lakeview Family Medicine: 418 W. Washington, Lakeview

    Police departments

    - Belding Police Department: 120 South Pleasant Street, Belding

    - Ionia County Sheriff's Office: 133 East Adams Street, Ionia

    - Portland Police Department: 773 E Grand River Avenue

    - Lake Odessa Police Department: 839 Fourth Ave, Lake Odessa

  • Printer Toner

    Recyclable: Yes

    Preparation: In a bag to prevent spillage

    Includes:

    - Ink Cartridges

    - Toner

    Curbside: None

    Drop-offs: Ionia

    - Ionia Conservation District HHW Collection events - only from households, not businesses

    - Ionia Conservation District, 431 Swartz Court, Ste. #300, Ionia

    - CompRenew, Grand Rapids

  • Foam

    Recyclable: Sometimes

    Preparation: Clean, no food residue or plastic film.

    Includes:

    - Styrofoam

    - Packing peanuts

    - Foam take-out containers

    Curbside: None

    Drop-offs:

    - Recycle Ionia