FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Solid Waste Program Announces September Events
Calhoun County will hold two free recycling events during the month of September. These events accept residential material only and are limited to individuals who reside in Calhoun County. Participants are asked to remain in their vehicles.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection
Monday, September 18
2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Calhoun County Fairgrounds
720 Fair St., Marshall
Please enter the event on Washington St.

The following items will be accepted:
Oil-based paint, fuels (in fuel cans), solvents, acids, bases, pesticides, household cleaners, mercury, medications, sharps (inside rigid puncture resistant container w/lid), household batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, propane cylinders, gas cylinders (NO foam insulation), fire extinguishers, aerosol cans, PCB and non-PCB lamp ballasts, oxidizers, self-heating solids, flammable solids/liquids, toxic inorganics/organics, lighters, chlorophenols, lead, self-defense spray, peroxides, water-reactives, isocyanates, and cyanide.

These items are not accepted: latex paint, school chemicals, biologically active material, home-use insulation spraying cylinders, ammunitions, weapons, explosives, and radioactive material (includes smoke detectors). HHW collections do not include appliances, electronics, polystyrene, trash, tires, yard waste, construction/demolition waste, or industrial/business-generated waste. These items are not defined as household hazardous waste.

Helpful Tips:
  • Please separate paint from the rest of your items and pack your items carefully, so they do not spill while in transport.
  • Use of tarps, lining cardboard boxes with plastic, or using leak proof containers for transporting your items is recommended. 
  • Please label all items that are not in their original packaging. 
  • You may be asked to park and wait if you want your gas cans returned.  
Scrap Tire Collection
Monday, September 25
12 – 5 p.m.
City of Marshall Athletic Fields
113 W. Michigan Ave., Marshall
Collection may end early if the trailer is full.

Passenger vehicle tires with or without rims will be accepted; however due to lacing requirements, the number of tires with rims may be limited due to available space in the semi-trailer. Business and farm tires are not accepted.

EGLE Scrap Tire Grant rules limit the number of scrap tires brought by a resident to 10 scrap tires (this is the amount of tires anyone can haul without requiring a scrap tire hauler registration).

The event is limited to household and residential scrap tires only. Semi-truck tires will not be unloaded, and commercial businesses may not bring tires to the cleanup event. A commercial “farm” or “farm operation” as defined in the Michigan Right to Farm Act is a commercial business.

Residents are encouraged to properly dispose of tires (such as paying the disposal fee when buying new tires), rather than taking the scrap tires home.
For information, contact
Sarah Lundy, Program Coordinator
269-969-6395