Recycling

We partner with the Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority (MCSWMA) (the landfill) and Recycle 906 for our recycling program. Residents may bring their recycling to the:

  • Sands Township Recycle and Transfer Station (see hours of operation), or
  • MCSWMA (landfill)
There is no fee for recycling, and no permit is required.

Location

Our transfer station is located on M-553 just south of the Sands Township Office and Park.

Hours

The Sands Township Recycle and Transfer Station is open:

  • Wednesday 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Thursday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month
  • Electronics recycling - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the 3rd Saturday of the month

Recycling Tips

Please help keep recycling costs down by breaking down cardboard boxes, flattening plastic jugs and aluminum cans, and preparing other items to take up as little space as possible. 

No plastic bags, household (kitchen) waste, or Styrofoam may be recycled. 

Reminder – plastic wrap and plastic bags are not recyclable through our program. They must be thrown away or recycled with a program that accepts them. Any soiled items cannot be recycled. Paper towel, napkins, Kleenex, and other paper products that have been used must be thrown in the trash.

Approved Recycling Materials

For a complete list of acceptable and unacceptable items, you can view the Landfill’s Recycling Information at Recycle 906. You may also contact the Township Office at 906-249-9169.

Glass

Clean and empty bottles and jars. No windows or ceramic containers. Glass must be separate from other recycling.

Metal

Non-returnable cans (soup cans, pet food cans, coffee cans, etc.)

Paper & Cardboard

Cardboard Boxes * Sticky Notes * Manila Envelopes * White and Colored Paper * Non-Wax Paper Cups * File Folders * Business Cards

Newspaper and Inserts * Magazines * Cardboard * Paperback & Hardcover Books * Paperboard (Cereal, Shoe & Food Boxes) * Toilet Paper & Paper Towel Rolls * Junk Mail * Brown Paper Bags * Receipts * Cardboard Egg Cartons * Phone Books

Solid Plastic

Condiment Bottles (Ketchup & Mustard, Sour Cream, Frosting & Butter Tubs, Salad Dressing and Syrup Bottles, etc.)

Bathroom Accessory Bottles (Shampoo, Body Wash & Hand Soap Bottles, Lotion Bottles, Plastic Cosmetics Tubes, etc.)

Cleaning Supplies (Spray Bottles, Dish & Laundry Soap Bottles, Fabric Softener Bottles, Windshield Washer Jugs, Empty Aerosol Cans, etc.)

Non-Returnable Plastic Containers (Sports Drink Bottles, Juice, Milk or Water Bottles, Baby Wipe Containers, etc.)