Media Release

For Release December 1, 2023

Contact:
Andi Tolzdorf, Director
231-348-0640

County Announces Waste Disposal, Recycling and Organics Rate Increases

January 1, 2024, Emmet County Department of Public Works (DPW) rates will increase at the Pleasantview Drop Off Center for organic...

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Emmet County food scrap collection program helps fight climate change [PNR Article]

Emmet County Recycling's Lindsey Walker spoke with Tess Ware, Petoskey News Review Environmental Reporter, about reaching 3.3 million pounds of recycled food scraps. Click the image to read the article.

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Downtown Petoskey Recycling Drop Site
MOVE UPDATE: December 29, 2021

Background

The Petoskey News-Review (PNR), which hosted the site, sold the building to Citizens Bank. The bank is renovating the building and parking lots and won't be hosting a site.

What's next?

We are in discussions wit...

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Recycling law overhaul includes composting. Some Michigan towns already do it well.

Emmet County Recycling's Lindsey Walker spoke with Sheri McWhirter of MLive about our composting program. Click the image below to read the article.

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As part of Earth Week Plus Adventure, the Emmet County Recycling Center in Harbor Springs had a tour of its facilities for community members.

Click the image below for the full story

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