Waste Disposal Options

Recycling Information

The City of Rochester Hills does not provide a drop-off facility for recyclables.  Standard household items such as plastic, glass, aluminum, and tin can be handled through your waste hauler or the facility listed below.  For metals, cardboard, newspapers, white office paper, computer paper and telephone books, please contact the facility listed below.

Eagle Valley Recycling and Disposal Facility
Orion, MI  48359
(248) 391-0990

Please contact Eagle Valley for usage fees.

Anti-Freeze	Hazardous Waste	Plastic Grocery Bags
Quality Lube & Oil Change 3450 E. Walton, Auburn Hills (248) 373-0086 Sunoco Gas Station Walton & Livernois (248) 651-1777	IRWS Waste Disposal M-F 8:30-3:30 (248) 449-7216 (Wixom) herbicides, pesticides, batteries, paint-oil and latex, gas, oil, anit-freeze (drop-off only, call for apt. fee based on quantity and content) Oakland County Solid Waste (248) 858-1352 City Environmental, Inc. (313) 923-2240	Royal Oak Recycling 414 E. Hudson Royal Oak, MI 48067 248-541-4020
Appliances	Metals	Stumps and Brush
FPT Industrial Recycling 500 Collier Rd., Pontiac (248) 335-8141 Eagle Valley 600 W. Silver Bell, Orion (248) 391-0990 Refrigerator/AC-Freon must be removed.  Needs orange sticker.	Royal Oak Paper & Metal (248) 541-4020 Eagle Valley 600 W. Silver Bell, Orion (248) 391-0990	UniDig (small jobs you drop-off; 5 yrds or more they pick-up) 14  Mile & Gratiot, Clinton Twp., (586) 791-4010 Check "Trees" in yellow pages
Batteries	Motor Oil	Tires
Alkaline batteries can be disposed of via normal waste hauler. Car:  Murray's Auto         957 Auburn, R.H.          (248) 853-7770 All:  Batteries Plus        14  Woodward        (248) 644-0666	Quality Lube & Oil Change 3450 E. Walton, Auburn Hills (248) 373-0086 Murrays Auto (limit 5 gal) 957 Auburn E., RH (248) 853-7770 IRWS Waste Disposal (248) 449-7216	North Hill Tire & Auto 1031 Main Street, Rochester (248) 652-6883 (fee charged)
Compost	Office Paper - Bulk	State Numbers to Call
Call for availability GRASS AND LEAVES ONLY SOCRRA FACILITY School Road, RH (248) 651-7840 (Open April-December)	Royal Oak Paper & Metal (248) 541-4020	Michigan Environmental Hotline 800-947-3873
Concrete	Paint-Water Based	Environmental Protection Agency
State Crushing 2260 Auburn Rd., AH (248) 332-6210	Paint must be dried out.  Remove lid to dry or mix with kitty litter to absorb. Oil based IRWS Waste Disposal (248) 446-5052 (S. Lyon) Philip Service Corp. 515 Lycaste St. Detroit (313) 824-5836 (for drop off info)	Hazardous Waste 800-424-9346 Michigan Compost Council 517-371-7073
Freon Removal	Pesticides	Computer Components
*Avon Electric 3737 Auburn at Adams (248) 852-4540 JC Walker & Sons 51848 Woodward Avenue Pontiac, MI  48342 (248) 391-7495 (Pick Up or Drop Off) *There is a significant fee for this service.  Most appliance dealers will take old refrigerators for a nominal fee.  Contact your waste hauler to determine their policy on freon/refrigeration removal.	IRWS Waste Disposal (248) 449-7216 City Environmental, Inc. (313) 923-2240	US Computer Exchange 1035 W. 12 Mile Road Madison Heights, MI 48071 248-545-4727 Matt Bouhanna General Manager Computer Components Robert Campbell 386 E. Maple Troy, MI 248-583-9000