Facility details
- Address
- 2908 10 Mile Rd NE
Rockford, MI 49341 - Phone
- (616) 866-5070
- Website
- reimaginetrash.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station, Recycling
- County
- Kent County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- North Kent Recycling and Waste Center
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
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
- Kent County Recycling Facility Recycling 0.1 mi · Rockford, MI
- Rockford City Public Services Transfer Station 2.5 mi · Rockford, MI
- Alloy Exchange Inc. PlasticsRecycling 2.9 mi · Rockford, MI
- Padnos MetalsRecycling 8.8 mi · Walker, MI
- Kent County Dept Public Works Transfer Station 9.5 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- Richmond Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.6 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- J&R Auto Recyclers Inc Recycling 9.8 mi · Cedar Springs, MI
- Michigan Protein Recycling 9.9 mi · Cedar Springs, MI
- Surplus Coatings Recycling 10.3 mi · Kent City, MI
- Green Valley Recycling & Disposal Service Recycling 10.5 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
Nearest landfill: Central Sanitary Landfill, Pierson — 15.5 mi
Area served
Serves Belmont, Comstock Park, Rockford, Sparta, Grand Rapids, Cedar Springs, Kent City, Ada, Conklin, Sand Lake, Marne, Casnovia.
County context
One of 13 transfer stations in Kent County, MI.
ZIP 49341 population 39,680.
Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)