Garbage Collection

Garbage is collected by Waste Management. Garbage must be placed in special bags in order to be collected. The bags are sold in packages of 10. The cost is $10 for 10 of the large bags and $5.00 for 10 of the small bags. Bags can be purchased at: The City Center, Swift Hardware, Surplus Outlet, Jim's Foodmart, Econo Foods, and Wal-Mart.

Garbage is collected on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Garbage must be placed on the curb by 6:00 a.m. The map below shows the day garbage will be collected.

• View Waste Management Map (PDF)

All utility bills contain a $6.50 charge per unit to cover the cost of the garbage pick-up and hauling.

E-Waste Disposal

Ed's Used Parts
20295 Pilgrim Road
Houghton
(906) 482-4531
www.edsusedparts.com
 
Accepts e-waste at no charge. Click here to view more information.

Recycling Information

Recycling is available in the City of Houghton through Waste Management. They accept the following items free of charge at their Houghton center.

Items can be brought to:

Waste Management
1108 Enterprise Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
(888) 960-0008

Recycling Hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 9 am - 3 pm
Thursday: 9 am - 7 pm

Acceptable Items

• Office Paper (any color, photocopy, printer/laser, notebook, legal, fax, shredded is OK if placed in plastic bag)
• Envelopes (labels & windows OK, white, pastel, interoffice, brown, envelopes with string closure)
• Magazines and catalogs
• Newspapers and inserts
• Telephone books
• Post-it notes
• Junk mail (unopened OK)
• Paperback and hardcover books
• Soft cover computer manuals
• Manila file folders
• White box board or card stock
• Soft drink or beer cartons
• Cereal box type cardboard
• Paper bags and other brown bags
• Plastic bags (grocery store bags)
• Grade paperboard, boxboard, egg cartons
• Dark colored accordion files
• Corrugated Cardboard
• Plastics #1 and #2 only
• Metal cans, tin cans, jar lids and foil products

* FLATTEN ALL CARDBOARD BOXES
* Remove all paper clips and staples
* Small amounts of tape are OK

Unacceptable Items

• NO plastic transparencies, photographs, fluorescent bond
• NO metal spiral or plastic ring bindings
• NO candy wrappers or chip bags
• NO pizza boxes or other food containers
• NO Tyvek or padded envelopes
• NO paper towels, napkins, or tissue paper
• NO dark colored hanging files
• NO carbon paper
• NO wax paper
• NO paper ream wrappers (most are plastic coated)
• NO sytrofoam or other packing materials
• NO GLASS OF ANY KIND