The Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission (GCMPC) is pleased to announce the 2024 Recycle Day event schedule for household hazardous waste and electronics collection. After multiple years of successful appointment only events, this format will continue into 2024. With appointments, residents will experience decreased wait times when dropping off their items. By attending these events, participants are supporting Genesee County’s goal of healthy, livable, and safe communities by taking part in a structured and organized approach to dealing with materials that pose a risk to Genesee County landfills, waterways, and community spaces.
Four Recycle Day events will be held May through August, occurring on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. The 2024 Recycle Day events are as follows:
May 21, 2024
The Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission has announced that the May 21, 2024 Recycle Day Event is fully booked.
June 18, 2024
The Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission has announced that the June 18, 2024 Recycle Day Event is fully booked.
July 16, 2024
Per the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission (GCMPC):
Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback on the Recycle Day events this year. In response to the high demand for appointments, the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission (GCMPC) is now offering an appointment drawing for the next Recycle Day events. We hope this drawing will provide a fair and equitable chance of receiving an appointment.
You can enter your information for the drawing beginning on July 2nd at 9AM through July 3rd at 5PM, for the July 16th event. Residents will be randomly selected and will receive an email with event details on July 8th. At the event, you will be required to show identification and your email verification. Those who are not randomly chosen will also be notified via email.Please go to GCMPC’s Eventbrite page at: tinyurl.com/yc3a3cp4 to enter your information. Since 2019, there has been an approximately 400% increase in the cost of Recycle Day events. The huge increase limits GCMPC from serving the same number of residents as in previous years.
August 13, 2024
Per the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission (GCMPC) on July 25, 2024:
The Genesee County Board of Commissioners is pleased to announce that an additional Recycle Day will be added to the 2024 event schedule. This new event will be held on August 13th, with registration for the drawing beginning on July 30th at 9AM and ending on July 31st at 5PM.Please go to GCMPC’s Eventbrite page at: gcmpc.org to register for a chance to receive an appointment for the event on July 30th at 9AM.Residents will be randomly selected to receive appointments. At the event, you will be required to show identification and your appointment verification.If you have any questions, please email Recycle [at] geneseecountymi.gov. If you are unable to attend a Recycle Day event, please visit the drop off center directory at: http://gcmpc.org/drop-off-center-directory/ to find other locations to dispose of your hazardous waste and electronics.
August 20, 2024
Please bring proof of registration in digital or printed format; without proof of registration, you will be turned away.
Follow this link to the Genesee County Recycle Day webpage for a list of items accepted at the event.
If you have any questions, please email Recycle [at] geneseecountymi.gov (), or visit http://www.gcmpc.org/recycle-day/