Facility details
- Address
- 424 N 4th Ave
Big Rapids, MI 49307 - Phone
- (231) 796-9872
- Website
- recyclemecosta.org
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Mecosta County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Bay Co HHW Transfer Station 7.1 mi · Bay City, MI
- Osceola Landfill Landfill 9.9 mi · Reed City, MI
- R and R Metals Recycling MetalsRecycling 12.6 mi · Richmond Twp, MI
- Newaygo County Board of Public Works Transfer Station 18.5 mi · White Cloud, MI
- M82 Recycling, LLC Recycling 22.0 mi · Howard City, MI
- M 82 Recycling Recycling 22.1 mi · Howard City, MI
- Webber Township Transfer Station Transfer Station 24.1 mi · Baldwin, MI
Nearest landfill: Osceola Landfill, Reed City — 9.9 mi
Area served
Serves Big Rapids, Rodney, Paris, Stanwood, Chippewa Lake, Hersey, Mecosta, Reed City, Morley.
County context
One of 1 recycling centers in Mecosta County, MI.
ZIP 49307 population 18,063.
Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)