What can be recycled here? 
 

• Newspapers:  This means newspapers and the insert ads that come with them ONLY!  Junk mail, office paper and grocery bags are not accepted.  If you bring your newspapers in a bag or container they must be removed at the recycling center.  Telephone books are accepted if the covers are removed.
• Magazines:  High gloss magazines, catalogs and the covers of telephone books ONLY! Books, mixed paper or semi-glossed paper will not be accepted.
• Cardboard:  Clean, dry corrugated cardboard ONLY!  Cereal boxes, cigarette cartons, 12-pack cases or any paper type cardboard will not be accepted.  Please flatten the cardboard.
• Plastic:  Translucent milk jugs with the #2 HDPE recycling symbol ONLY!  Please remove caps and rings, and rinse thoroughly.  No other plastic can be recycled with milk jugs.
• Metal:  Clean tin cans, metal jar lids and foil products ONLY!  Please rinse all cans and flatten to save space.
• Glass:  Clear, colorless glass ONLY! No tinted or colored glass.  Most wine bottles are tinted and cannot be recycled here.  Place carefully in labeled cardboard bins.  DO NOT OVERLOAD CONTAINERS.

• Soda cans:   Plastic bottles and cans with a bottle bill (10-cent deposit) can be taken to Econo Foods, Jim’s Foodmart or Wal-Mart.  Be aware that some stores only take back the products that they sell. 
• Tires:   Can be taken to: 

Fine Line Tire – Hancock ($3 charge)  482-6238 
The Tire Shop – Hancock ($2 for car tires/ $3 for trucks)  482-1850 
Dave’s Auto – Laurium ($2.50 for cars/$3.50 for trucks)  337-5020 
Erkkila’s Auto – Calumet ($2.50 for cars/$3.0 for trucks) 337-4313 
Used Motor Oil:  Houghton County Transfer Station – South of Sharon Ave.between Enterprise Dr. and Gundlach. (9-4: Monday – Saturday)  482-8872

• Car Batteries: 

Dave’s Marathon – Hancock  482-3410 K-mart (Penske Auto) – Houghton 482-3006 
Wal-Mart – Houghton  482-0639 

Refrigeration Units: 

Superior Crafts – Mohawk ($20 charge) 337-0875 (Refrigerators and freezers must have freon removed and be tagged by professional freon remover, listed below, $15 and up) 
Townsend Refrigeration – Hancock 482-1911 
Pillowman Appliance – Chassell  523-4213 
North State Refrigeration & Appliance – Calumet  337-4572 

• Large Household Appliances:  Ovens, washers and dryers, etc. 

Superior Crafts – Mohawk ($10 charge)  337-0875 
Julio Contracting – Ripley ($10 charge)  482-2650 or 482-1380 

• Latex Paint:  Pour into newspaper-covered surface or into plastic bag-lined box, or add cat litter or sawdust.  Allow to dry away from children and pets.  Deposit with regular trash, as well as empty can with lids removed.
• Oil Based Paint:  Good for 10-15 years; give away to neighbors, theater groups, etc.  Save for household hazardous waste collection.  Allow to dry.  Avoid breathing fumes.  For questions about household hazardous waste, call Lucille Scotti, Michigan DEQ @ 1-800-662-9278.