You can recycle in Muskegon County

• Recycling rules can vary from one community to the next. Check with your local recycling center
or recycling collector on how to recycle right.

• Clean, empty, and loose are the three most important things to remember when recycling:

o Rinse food and other debris off recyclables before tossing into the recycling bin.
o Empty out liquids before recycling bottles.
o Don’t bundle or bag recyclables.
• Flatten cardboard so it fits into the recycling container and onto the sorting machinery.
• Leave caps on plastic bottles! Even though they’re made from different kinds of plastic, caps can
be captured at the plastic processing facility.
• Never put these things in your recycling bin:
o No hazardous chemicals or waste, like batteries, electronics, propane tanks, gas,
chemicals, ammunition, or other hazardous items.
o Nothing that will tangle around equipment, like plastic bags, string lights, tarps, extension
cords, clothing, hoses, hangers.
o Nothing in bags. If someone can’t see what’s inside, it will be assumed to be a bag of trash.
• Recycling is important, but reducing and reusing should come first. Reduce, Reuse, then Recycle!