Household Hazardous Waste Collection and
Recycling of Electronics, Tires, Paper, Latex Paint,
and Appliances
Household Hazardous Waste:
Collected material will be handled by ERG Environmental Svs. This service is available to St. Joseph County Residents only.
Materials accepted:
Pool chemicals, pesticides, old gas, batteries, fluorescent bulbs,
oil-based paints, stains, pharmaceutical needles (sharps), smoke alarms,
and more. Look for signs such as danger, combustible …..
Materials not accepted:
No explosives.
No waste oil – it can be recycled at auto parts stores.
The following fees apply:
Up to 100 pounds at no charge;
$1.00/lb. for everything over 100 pounds.
Paper Recycling:
CMS Green will be accepting cardboard, newspaper, magazines,
junk mail, phone books. (NO plastics)
Appliance Recycling:
We are happy to offer the recycling of refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and window air conditioners at this collection.
Next Collection Date: October 28, 2023
Electronics:
Collected material will be handled by Green Earth Electronics Recycling.
Materials accepted:
Personal Computers Laptop Computers Scanners
Telephones Printers Monitors
Televisions DVD Players VCR’s
Game Systems Cables, Wires, etc.
**Please Note** St. Joseph County residents will be allowed two (2) televisions or monitors at no cost, additional tvs/monitors will be $10 each. No charge or limit on other electronics.
Tires:
Cobalt Holdings will be collecting tires.
Cost per tire: Passenger/light truck $ 2.00 each
Semi $ 5.00 each
Tractor $25.00 each
Tires must be free of Mud, Concrete, Tree Vines, etc.
Funding for Scrap Tire Disposal was made possible by a Michigan DEQ grant. Residents will be allowed up to ten (10) passenger tires at no cost; additional tires will be charged as stated above.
Latex Paint:
ePaint Recycling will offer latex paint recycling.
There will be a fee of $3.00 per can (regardless of amount in can).
Please separate your latex paint from oil-based paint/stain.
These programs offered by St. Joseph County and the County Solid Waste Committee. Please note, some services have fees as listed above.
***Please email finance@stjosephcountymi.org for questions***
Donations accepted and appreciated to help defray cost of this service.
