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SAVE THE DATE! 📆🖊Location: Southeast Berrien County Landfill Recycle Center
(This is NOT the normal landfill entrance. Follow the yellow yard signs!)
For Berrien County residents ONLY. Waste from businesses is NOT accepted.
Events are coordinated by the Berrien County Parks Department.
Contact: Facebook message, call (269) 983-7111 Ext. 8232 or 8133 or email [email protected].
Donations are accepted to help pay for collection event costs.
Event is free but fees may apply to some electronics.
ACCEPTED ITEMS AT THIS EVENT (IN ORDER):
- Foam/Polystyrene
- Household Chemicals
- Personal Documents for On-Site Shredding
- Electronics: some fees apply, payment due at the event
1ST STOP - GREETING:
You will receive directions about how to navigate the event. Donations are accepted at this stop. Funds go to the Berrien County Parks Department to offset collection event costs.
2ND STOP - FOAM/POLYSTYRENE:
Ice chests, foam cups, clean foam “to-go” food containers, egg cartons, foam block packaging, pink & blue Styrofoam. Must be clean and dry.
NOT ACCEPTED: packing peanuts, soft foam
3RD STOP - HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS
Home/garden/garage chemicals, used motor oil & filters, yard & garden chemicals, antifreeze, gasoline, stain, oil-based paint, varnish, household & automobile batteries, cleaners, paint thinner, unwanted pills and other medications, medical needles/sharps, mercury items, compact fluorescent light bulbs & tubes, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, small 1-lb propane cylinders, sterno canisters, adhesives, driveway sealer & more.
NOT ACCEPTED: gas grill size propane tanks, ammo, fireworks, and latex paint. See recycling & disposal options on the website.
4TH STOP - PAPER DOCUMENTS FOR ON-SITE SHREDDING
On-Site Shredding Paper documents only, including office paper, brochures, blueprints, mail, folders, checkbooks, etc. No need to remove staples or paper clips. Documents will be removed from your vehicle and dumped into a collection bin. When bin is full, contents will be put into the shred truck and shred on-site.
NOT ACCEPTED: CDs, disks, x-rays, driver’s license, binder clips, 3-ring binders, cardboard, books, plastic, metal, other non-paper items.
5TH (LAST) STOP - ELECTRONICS:
(fees apply on some items)
Unwanted household electronic equipment that has a cord or is battery operated such as computer monitors ($10/monitor fee), printers, computers & accessories, phones, tablets, televisions ($20/TV fee), power tools, routers, DVD/VCR players, small & large appliances, Freon containing items ($10/item fee), holiday light strings, cameras, printer/ink cartridges, stereo equipment, vacuum cleaners, etc.
Recycled by Green Earth Electronics Recycling, 4200 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, (269) 326-1232, website: greenearth1.com.
Freon Items ($10/item fee) include refrigerators, mini-fridge, freezers, AC units, dehumidifiers, water coolers.
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