Curbside & Drop-Off
Recycling
Curbside Recycling
We are excited to reintroduce curbside recycling as an optional, add-on service for our customers.
Please note that this program includes a few important updates from our previous recycling offering—most notably, recyclable materials should now be placed loose in the designated recycling cart, as plastic bags are no longer accepted.
The recycling cart provided is a 90-gallon cart, the only size available, and is easily identified by its blue lid. Recycling will be collected every other week on your regularly scheduled trash pickup day, making participation easy and convenient.
Transparent Pricing
Our curbside recycling program is offered as an optional service, separate from your regular trash service.
Recycling is available for an additional $12 per month, billed quarterly at $36, and is collected every other week on your regularly scheduled trash day.
Please note that the curbside recycling cart is a 90-gallon cart, regardless of the size of your trash service.
As part of this update, customers may have the option to downsize their trash cart, so we are reintroducing our 40-gallon trash cart option.
If you are an existing customer wishing to downsize, please get in touch with our office to make the switch.
Please note that the curbside recycling cart is a 90-gallon cart, regardless of the size of your trash service.
Drop-off Yard
Approved recyclable items are also accepted at our drop-off yard five days a week:
913 Water Street, Jackson, Michigan 49203
Monday - Friday: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Recycling Policies
Key:
Star means - Accepted for Recycling
Highlighted Category means - Accepted at Drop-off Yard Only
BOLD ‘NO’ means - Not accepted at all
Brown paper bags
Catalogs and magazines
Office paper
Junk mail
Cereal boxes
Clothing boxes
Newsprint
NO Shredded paper
NO Refrigerator or freezer boxes
Cardboard
Breakdown and remove any contaminants such as styrofoam, plastic wrap, etc.
NO Pizza Boxes
Tin, steel, and aluminum cans - Rinse and crush to conserve space
NO Paint cans
NO Aerosol cans
NO Automotive product cans
Bottles and jugs #1 - #7 - Rinse and crush to conserve space
NO Styrofoam pellets
NO Toys, furniture, or pools
NO Plastic wrap
NO Oil containers
NO Plastic bags
Bottles and jars (all colors)
NO mirrors, ceramics, lightbulbs, drinking glasses, or window glass
Bottles and jars (all colors)
Windows
Drinking glasses
NO mirrors, ceramics, or lightbulbs
Paper
Metal
Plastic
Curbside Glass
Drop-off Glass
Styrofoam
NO Styrofoam Pellets
Yard Waste
Grass and leaves only
$2.00 per yard waste bag
Maximum of 10 bags / day
Please contact our office (517) 787-8710
Automotive
Batteries - truck, car, tractor, or motorcycle
NO Household Batteries
NO Motor Oil
Not Recyclable with Emmons Service
E-Waste
As of 10/1/19, Emmons Service will no longer be accepting e-waste at the drop-off location. E-waste may still be taken to Recycling Jackson
Motor Oil
As of 8/2/24 Emmons Service is no longer accepting used motor oil