Genesee County does not mandate residential recycling — curbside recycling is offered by different haulers with differing guidelines. Recycling is a stated goal of the county Solid Waste Management Plan under Michigan's Part 115 (MCL 324.11501 et seq.), and Keep Genesee County Beautiful provides recycling education.
Communities in Genesee County are served by different waste haulers, each with its own recycling program and accepted-materials list, so what you can put in a curbside recycling cart depends on your hauler. The county has no ordinance requiring households to recycle, but recycling and waste reduction are central objectives of the Genesee County Solid Waste Management Plan, adopted under Michigan's Part 115 Solid Waste Management (Act 451 of 1994, MCL 324.11501 et seq.). Keep Genesee County Beautiful, run through Genesee County Parks, is the county's recycling-education resource, explaining what can and cannot be recycled and how to prepare it. Residents should confirm accepted items with their own hauler.
No county penalty for not recycling. Placing non-recyclables or contaminants in a recycling cart can lead to a rejected load or fee under your hauler's rules.
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