Emmet County Recycling

10/09/2026

Last call! Get your vouchers in our downtown Petoskey admin office. Vouchers will be honored through Saturday, October 17!

Admin office is open Monday through Friday 8 AM - 5 PM

Transfer Station Open Monday through Friday 8 AM - 4 PM,
Saturdays 8 AM - 3 PM

10/07/2026

Vote for our 💀Skele-Tour 💀 entry on the Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce FB page - winner gets braggin' rights!

Step 1 - Go to HS Area Chamber page (linked above)
Step 2 - Find our photo
Step 3 - Like and SHARE this post!

Votes are only counted from the likes on the HS Area Chamber page.

So... we are making fun of our long lines because we are WELL AWARE. We can do that because we are working on a few ways to fix it.

We have new striping painted at our entrance to keep a safety lane open and we now have a chip reader! Card use at the Gatehouse should take less time and those pesky bank notifications should be coming to an end.

We're looking forward to ideas from engineers to make our entrance safer too!

09/30/2026

Faster than a walnut rollin' off a hen house [can you name that movie?], our Master Composter training series registration only has one space left!

Better hurry!

https://www.ncmclifelonglearning.com/event-6852635

09/16/2026

City of Petoskey - Wednesday Customers on East Mitchell Street between Kalamazoo and Hill Street:

We'll be back tomorrow due to the road closure. Please let your neighbors know! ♻

09/09/2026

🌱 See composting in action!

Join Emmet County Recycling on September 18 for a behind-the-scenes tour celebrating 5.3 million pounds of food scraps diverted from landfills and transformed into compost.

Learn how Emmet County built and expanded its organics program—and how this proven model can be adapted by communities of all sizes. Whether you’re just getting started, expanding an existing program, or simply interested in composting, we welcome you to the tour.

📅 Sept. 18, 2026
📍 9:30 AM Park Garden Lot @ 438 E Lake St., Petoskey
📍10:30 AM Compost Facility @ 7363 S Pleasantview Rd, Harbor Springs

We are but one stop on the Northern Michigan Compost Crawl, Part of the 5th Annual Great Michigan Compost Tour presented by the Michigan Organics Council Michigan Recycling Coalition SEEDS

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! Our staff have worked their tails off this summer and we'll be closed on Monday for a nice little break. See you on Tuesday! ♻

09/04/2026

Current topic of conversation... 😎

09/04/2026

Good Morning! ☀

🌱Master Composter planning is under way! This is for anyone who is interested in learning more about composting - regardless of any previous experience you have. We'd love to have newbies and also those that have been composting forever, but are ready to learn a new strategy or have more information.

We will have 12 hours of education - some classroom learning, but mostly field trips and hands on experiences. We realize you can't make it to every single class, but that's okay! We'll work with you on any sessions you miss.
10 volunteer hours are also required for certification, which we will help you to achieve.

But first, we need to know what you're thinking - take our survey! Let us know.

Then share with your friends!

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08/28/2026

Last call to come see us at the fair 🎡We'll be there 12 - 5 PM

We are working on upcycling animal feed bags into reusable totes, giving away flood vouchers, raffling off a curbside tote + lid, as well as a kitchen caddy for food scraps!