Recycling

Did You Know ... one quart of motor oil, if indisposed of improperly, can contaminate up to 2 million gallons of fresh water.

Community	Location	Days	Hours	Notes
Evart	Foster's Market (City of Evart residents also have curbside recycling)	2nd Saturday of each month	8:00 - 11:00 a.m.	Closed January - March
LeRoy	LeRoy Village Garage on Kent Street	1st Saturday of each month	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Marion	Across from McCrimmon's Farm & Feed on N. Mill Street	2nd Saturday of each month	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Reed City	Next to the Scout Building at the end of E. 5th Street	2nd & 4th Saturday of each month	9:00 - noon	24-hr. daily drop-off for: cardboard, office paper, and newsprint

Did You Know... if every American recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we would save 25 million trees a year.

Would you like to recycle but not sure of what is or isn't recyclable? Hopefully this list will help. The following items are accepted at all four recycling centers in Osceola County.

Item	Recycle	Do Not Recycle	How to Prepare
ALUMINUM	beverage cans	dirty foil	rinse clean separate tin from aluminum (use magnet) remove any paper, metal, or plastic
	pie plates	coffee brick wrappers
	food trays	foil-covered wrappers
	ladders	anything that won't stay crumpled
	lawn chair frames

FIBER BOARD & CARDBOARD	corrugated cardboard	dirty pizza boxes	flatten
	brown paper bags	wax-coated boxes
	paper towel rolls	laundry soap boxes
	cereal boxes
	tissue boxes
	shoe boxes

GLASS JARS & BOTTLES	brown, green, or clear jars	blue glass	rinse clean remove labels, caps, lids, rings
	bottles	drinking glasses
	food & beverage containers	light bulbs
		Pyrex
		ceramic or other dishes
		window or plate glass

MAGAZINES	magazines
	catalogs
	shiny paper

NEWSPRINT	newspapers		place in brown paper bags remove shiny covers
	inserts
	phone books
	TV guides
	construction paper

OFFICE PAPER	computer, office, and notebook paper	crayoned or painted paper	remove paper clips and tape (staples may stay
	white or colored	no cellophane-windowed envelopes
	sticky notes	paper towels
	envelopes	tissues
		candy wrappers

PLASTIC	#1 & #2 only	brittle plastics	rinse clean remove caps flatten (labels may stay) milk jugs separate
	water bottles	plastic toys & chairs
	shampoo bottles	plastic bags
	detergent bottles	thinner plastics such as yogurt containers
	milk jugs
	plastic containers

STYROFOAM	egg cartons		rinse clean
	food trays
	cups
	bagged packing peanuts

TIN	soup cans	paint cans	rinse clean remove labels open ends and flatten
	vegetable cans	hangers
	empty aerosol cans	wire
		scrap metal

Did You Know... The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours.

Residents in the City of Evart have access to curbside recycling. Recyclables accepted include newspaper, magazines, catalogs, boxboard, cardboard, brown bags, clear glass, brown glass, plastic #1 & #2, aluminum, and tin. Glass, plastic, aluminum and tin can be co-mingled.

All recyclables that are collected are taken to the Isabella Recycling Center in Mount Pleasant. If you have any questions please contact the Evart city offices at 734-2181.

Did You Know... Each of us produces 4.4 pounds of solid waste each day, adding up to almost a ton of trash per person, per year.

Did You Know... Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours, or the equivalent of a half gallon of gasoline.