Recycle! East Lansing
Please note that the 2022 Recycle! East Lansing event has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- air conditioners (***BWL offers $25 rebate; limit 2)
- appliances (small)
- automotive batteries
- bikes
- books (especially children’s)
- boxboard
- cartons
- cell phones
- clothing (any condition)
- corrugated cardboard
- dehumidifiers (***Freon removed for free)
- electronics (*fees will be required for some electronics, see info below)
- eye glasses
- freezers (Freon removed for free)
- furniture (usable)
- glass bottles & jars
- household items (utensils)
- lawn mowers
- medications / prescriptions **
- newspapers, magazines and phone books
- paper (office paper, file folders, gift wrapping, brochures & inserts, regular & junk mail, paper bags)
- plastics (#1-#7)
- Polystyrene (no packing peanuts)
- pillows / blankets
- scrap metal
- shoes
- stoves
- textiles
- tin, foil, steel and aluminum cans
- usable household goods (ie. toys, pictures, frames, lamps, etc)
- vacuum cleaners (working)
Special Notes
* Electronics Recycling - Computer accessories, audio/video equipment, handheld devices and office equipment will be accepted free of charge. Due to rising costs for recycling electronics, there will be a fee this year ($20 each) for recycling televisions, printers, copiers, computers and computer monitors.** Medications and Prescriptions - Community members can properly dispose of prescription or over-the-counter medicine. Vitamins & minerals will not be accepted. Medications from businesses such as doctors office, dental clinic and nursing homes cannot be accepted. Please black out any personal information.
*** Room air conditioners and dehumidifiers (which contain Freon) can be dropped off for recycling for free this year thanks to a donation from the Lansing Board of Water & Light.
Recycle! East Lansing reserves the right to use discretion in setting fees during the event and to reject excessive quantities of items for disposal.
- small tires (16” diameter or less) - $5
- large tires - $10
- tractor tires - $15
- NEW! televisions, printers, copiers, computers and computer monitors - $20 each
- unusable Items (refuse) - $15-$20 per item for disposal
- lumber (no yard waste)
- $5 for small load
- $10 for small truck load
- $20 for large truck load
Items Not Accepted
- box springs
- bricks
- carpet and carpet pads
- cement
- cleaners
- couches
- curbside recyclables
- degreasers
- documents for shredding
- drywall
- fluorescent lights and fixtures
- fuel oil tanks
- gas cans
- garbage
- glass (all)
- household batteries
- mattresses
- mercury (anything containing)
- mufflers
- oil and oil pans
- paint, solvents & stains
- propane tanks and bottles
- steel cable
- trash
- wire fencing
- yard waste