Recycle
REPUBLIC SERVICE CURBSIDE RECYCLING
Pickup is the 4th Wednesday of each month. It is recommended that the carts be set out the night before as pickup times can vary month to month. In the event of a major holiday falling on the week of our recycle pickup, the pickup will be Thursday instead.
Accepting: newspapers, grocery bags, clear glass, empty aerosol cans, plastic bottles and jugs. Please rinse food containers. We also take magazines, phone books, flattened cardboard, newspapers, office paper and junk mail. We now can take household batteries placed in zipper lock plastic bags.
Private drives and seasonal roads (unpaved) will not get pick up in front of their house. You will need to put recycle bin at your nearest crossroad.
If you have any questions about the recycling program, please contact Kathy VanderKolk at the Township office, or Rosemary Graham at Allegan County at 269-673-5415.
CART INFORMATION:
A 96 gallon recycle cart is available free of charge from Republic Services.
How to lease a cart: Contact Kathy VanderKolk at Salem Township at 616-896-9857 or at secretary@salemtownship.org
MONITORED DEPOT
Appliances, tires, styrofoam and household batteries can be taken to the monitored depot site: Salem Township Transfer Station, near Burnips on 29th Street, 1/4 Mile South on 142nd Avenue, on 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (closed January and February). You must present your Resource Recovery card.
USED MOTOR OIL
Don't dump it! Recycle it!
You can take your used motor oil to: (Call to check hours)
Fifelski's Auto Service, 4204 18th Street, Dorr (616)681-9620
Dorr Standard, 1831 142nd Avenue, Dorr (616)681-9136
Important: Don't mix other wastes with used oil. Such mixtures can create hazards and make recycling more difficult.