• ASBESTOS HOUSE SIDING AND CEILING TILES

A regular trash item; not the same type of asbestos that is used for insulation or pipe wrap.  
Click here for location, hours of operation & rates.
 

• ASBESTOS INSULATION (PIPE WRAP/FURNACE INSULATION)

Not acceptable-must be delivered directly to any licensed sanitary landfill in yellow garbage bags labeled "asbestos". Can't be compacted in a garbage truck or through a transfer station because the harmful fibers will become airborne.

• AUTO PARTS

SOCRRA doesn't accept engines (call a junk yard).  SOCRRA will take metal doors or metal bumpers for free-as scrap metal at the Troy Transfer Station.  Place in scrap metal pile on west side of the building.  Click here for location and hours of operation.
 

• BATTERIES (AA, C, D, button-"dry cell")

Residents in SOCRRA's Member Municipalities should place these small batteries in a plastic baggie in their recycling bin.  SOCRRA doesn't accept batteries from businesses, nor from non-residents due to high cost for disposal.  Not accepted at SOCRRA's Recycling Drop-off Center either.  
 

• BATTERIES FROM CARS, MOTORCYCLES, BOATS, GOLF CARTS, LAWN MOWERS, ETC. (“LEAD ACID”)

Recyclable at SOCRRA's Recycling Drop-off Center at no charge (cannot be placed in the curbside bin). Home Depot, just north of the MRF, takes rechargeable batteries from small power tools.   Click here for location & hours of operation.
 

• BRUSH, BRANCHES

Residents of Berkley, Birmingham, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Lathrup Village & Oak Park are to neatly stack 4 to 12-foot long branches (up to 6-inch diameter) at the curb, with large ends closest to the street, so they can be chipped by their City's contractor.  Or, branches can be cut into 4 to 4 1/2 feet lengths, bundled with twine and placed at the curb to be collected as trash (bundles cannot weigh more than 40 pounds).

Residents of Beverly  Hills, Clawson, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak & Troy are to cut branches 4 to 4 1/2 feet long, bundle and place at the curb, for collection as trash, or hire a private contractor to chip branches.

Residents of Huntington Woods are to neatly stack 4 to 12-foot long branches (up to 6-inch diameter) for chipping by the City's contractor.

Residents of SOCRRA's Member Municipalities can bring compostable bundles (branches less than 4 feet long and less than 2 inches in diameter) into the Troy Transfer Station during the winter months at no charge.  Click here for location, hours of operation & rates.

Small twigs are not considered brush and should be placed with yard waste. 
 

• BUILDING MATERIALS

See Waste Reduction Guidebook for reuse options, otherwise bring these materials to SOCRRA for disposal.  Click here for location, hours of operation & rates.
 

• CDs, DVDs, VIDEOTAPES AND CASSETTES

        NEW! These items can be brought to SOCRRA's Recycling Drop-off Center (cannot be
        placed in the curbside bin).  Please remove discs from plastic cases and place in separate
        containers in shed.  Click here for location & hours of operation.

• CHEMICALS (UNMARKED) FROM BASEMENT

Label them as best you can.  Residents of SOCRRA's Member Municipalities can bring them in through the HHW program by appointment only (248.288.5153).
 

• CEMENT

See concrete.
 

• CLOTHES, SHOES, TOYS & BLANKETS
  
  There are two blue IICD bins at SOCRRA's Recycling Drop-Off Center for collection of used clothing, shoes, toys and blankets.  Click here for location & hours of operation.
  

• COMPOST

Compost is usually available at member municipalities' DPWs for their residents only (check with your DPW to see if they have a supply on hand).  SOCRRA usually has compost available for sale at the Compost Site in Rochester Hills from spring to fall.  Compost is free just for Rochester Hills residents (as much as you can shovel, but there is a fee if you wish to have your vehicle loaded).  Click here for location, hours of operation & rates.
 

• CONCRETE

Take to: Novi Crushed Concrete, 46900 W. 13 Mile Road in Novi (free) 248.305.6020, T J Fiore Crushed Concrete for inexpensive disposal (33300 Mound Road in Sterling Heights) 586.939.6200.  Otherwise, SOCRRA accepts at Troy Transfer Station (broken to 1' x 1' pieces or smaller) for a fee.  Click here for location, hours of operation & rates.
 

• COOKING OIL

Technically not a hazardous waste, but since a liquid (i.e., not a “solid waste”), should not be thrown in trash. Residents of SOCRRA's Member Municipalities can make a HHW appointment for this.  Call 248.288.5153.
 

• DRINK BOXES AND PAPERBOARD BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
  
  See "PAPERBOARD BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND DRINK BOXES".

• DVDs
  
  See "CDs, DVDs, VIDEOTAPES AND CASSETTES".

• ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (TVs, computers, telephones, etc.)

Residents of SOCRRA's Member Municipalities only; no businesses---must make appointment via HHW hotline 248.288.5153 to drop off at Troy facility. Resident can bring in HHW at same appointment.  There's an 80 pound per appointment limit.  Phone line for making appointments sporadically staffed from 10 am - 4 pm M-F.  Government offices in any of SOCRRA's member communities can make an appointment at 248.288.5150 to bring in their computers (but no other electronics).
 

• FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS & CFLs

SOCRRA doesn’t take from businesses; residents of SOCRRA's Member Municipalities must make HHW appointment.  Call 248.288.5153.
 

• FREON REMOVAL

SOCRRA will accept appliances with the Freon still in them, at Troy Transfer Station, for a fee.  Click here for location, hours of operation & rates.
 

• GASOLINE

Will take at Troy Transfer Station via HHW appointment (residents of SOCRRA's Member Municipalities only; no businesses).  Needs to be brought in a State Fire Marshal-approved container (not a milk jug).  Cannot return container since SOCRRA doesn't dump the fuel, only places resident's container in a 55-gal drum for disposal.  Call 248.288.5153 to schedule appointment.  Residents can bring in gas cans through the Household Waste program.  They are not accepted as scrap metal through the SOCRRA Drop-Off Center as they present explosion hazards when items are shredded.
 

• GLASS BOTTLES

NEW! All colored glass bottles (including green and blue) can be placed in the curbside recycling bin in SOCRRA's Member Municipalities or brought to SOCRRA's Recycling Drop-off Center.
 

• HARDCOVER BOOKS
  
  Hardcover books can be dropped off at SOCRRA's Recycling Drop-off Center (cannot be placed in the curbside bin).

• HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DIRECT LINE

248.288.5153 (Troy Transfer Station Site)
 

• HOURS OF OPERATION

Click here for location, hours of operation & rates.
 

• INSULIN SYRINGES

Residents in SOCRRA's Member Municipalities should place in metal coffee can
     and bring in via HHW appointment.  Call 248.288.5153.
 

• JUNK MAIL

Place in paper or plastic bag in curbside bin in SOCRRA's Member Municipalities with newspapers and other mixed fiber.
 

• LANDSCAPE TIMBERS

Cut to 4 feet lengths or less, bundle and place at the curb as trash.  Bundles cannot weigh more than 60 pounds (no loose material).  You can also bring them to the Troy Transfer Station.  Click here for location, hours of operation & rates.

• LOGS

Burn as firewood or cut to 2 foot lengths or less, bundle and place at the curb as trash.  Bundles cannot weigh more than 60 pounds.  You can also bring them to the Troy Transfer Station.  Click here for location, hours of operation & rates.

• LUMBER, 4X4’s, DEMOLITION MATERIAL

Cut to 4 foot lengths or less, bundle and place at the curb as trash.  Bundles cannot weigh more than 60 pounds.  You can also bring them to the Troy Transfer Station.  Click here for location, hours of operation & rates.
 

Residents of Berkley, Birmingham, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Lathrup Village & Oak Park are to neatly stack 4 to 12-foot long branches (up to 6-inch diameter) at the curb, with large ends closest to the street, so they can be chipped by their City's contractor.  Or, branches can be cut into 4 to 4 1/2 feet lengths, bundled with twine and placed at curb to be collected as trash (bundles cannot weigh more than 40 pounds).

Residents of Beverly  Hills, Clawson, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak & Troy are to curt branches 4 to 4 1/2 feet long, bundle and place at curb, for collection as trash, or hire a private contractor to chip branches.

Residents of Huntington Woods are to neatly stack 4 to 12-foot long branches (up to 6-inch diameter) for chipping by the City's contractor.

Residents of SOCRRA's Member Municipalities can bring compostable bundles (branches less than 4 feet long and less than 2 inches in diameter) into the Troy Transfer Station during the winter months.  Click here for location, hours of operation & rates.

Small twigs are not considered brush and should be placed with yard waste.