Facility details
- Address
- 121 N 4th Street
West Branch, MI 48661 - Phone
- (989) 345-0500
- Website
- westbranch.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Ogemaw County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110003605126, 110013101981
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler MID080353154 · SFDW MI0007010 · SFDW MI0007010 10216 · SFDW MI0007010 10217 · SFDW MI0007010 5986 · SFDW MI0007010 5987
Interest types: VSQG, COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
EPA record updated 2025-10-31
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
- West Branch City Transfer Station 0.3 mi · West Branch, MI
- West Branch Steel-Div of Rifkin Scrap Iron & Metal Co Metals 1.7 mi · West Branch, MI
- Rifkin Scrap Iron and Metal Co Metals 2.1 mi · West Branch, MI
- Complete Auto Recycling Recycling 13.2 mi · Prescott, MI
- Denton Township Transfer Station 20.4 mi · Prudenville, MI
- Gladwin County Recycling and Collection Recycling 23.6 mi · Gladwin, MI
- Roscommon Auto Recyclers Recycling 24.0 mi · Roscommon, MI
- Arenac County Transfer Station 24.3 mi · Standish, MI
Nearest landfill: Whitefeather Landfill, Pinconning — 29.9 mi
Area served
Serves West Branch, Alger, Saint Helen, Rose City, Prescott, Lupton.
County context
One of 4 recycling centers in Ogemaw County, MI.
ZIP 48661 population 10,744.
Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)