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Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste

Don't Dump It!  Recycle It!
Recycle Bin

The Abitibi Paper Retriever® program promotes recycling by placing drop-off containers at participating schools and non-profit organizations. 

Locations

  • parking lot between Deerfield Elementary and Novi Middle School

  • Novi Public Library parking lot

These are community recycling bins, so we welcome the community to help us fill them.

Accepted

  • White copy and lined paper

  • colored copy paper

  • soft cover books

  • catalogs

  • magazines

  • newspaper

  • junk mail

There is no need to sort or separate them.

Not Accepted

  • phonebooks

  • cardboard

  • cereal boxes

  • tissue boxes

  • food cartons

  • chipboard

  • laminated paper

  • colored construction paper

Recycling bin at curbside

 Need to find a place to drop-off items for recycling or re-use? Don't know where to take different types of household hazardous waste? Visit RecycleChicken.com for a searchable database of drop-off locations  in the Novi area.

Household Hazardous Waste Event Schedule
Refuse Collectors
Wood-waste Recycling

The DPW is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the RRRASOC recycling center.  RRRASOC stands for "Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southern Oakland County."  Novi is a partner in RRRASOC with Farmington, Farmington Hills, South Lyon, Wixom, Southfield and Walled Lake.  The Recycling Center is located at the DPW Garage, 26300 Lee BeGole Drive.  The center is open daily from dawn to dusk.

Effective October 1, 2008

Curbside Guidelines
Novi Drop-Off Guidelines
Southfield (24-hour) Drop Off Guidelines

Please note that Motor Oil is not accepted at the recycling center.  It can be disposed of at the following location in Novi:

Tommy's Tire
43111 Grand River
(East of Novi Road)
248-348-2080
$3/quart - 5 quart limit

Motor oil can also be taken to any of the local Household Hazardous Waste Days listed below.

2012 Household Hazardous Waste Event Schedule

Date Time Location
April 14
10:00am to 1:00pm
Wixom
Wixom DPW, 2041 Charms Road
April 21
9:00am to 2:00pm
Southfield
RRRASOC MRF, enter via Mapleridge, one block east of Evergreen
May 5
9:00am to 2:00pm
Farmington Hills
Location to be determined
October 6
9:00am to 2:00pm
Novi
Novi Civic Center, 45175 W. 10 Mile Rd.
October 20
9:00am to 2:00pm
Southfield
RRRASOC MRF, enter via Mapleridge, one block east of Evergreen

Novi residents can participate at all RRRASOC Waste Events.  More Information can be found on the Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County (RRRASOC) website or by calling 248-208-2270.

Residents that cannot attend the listed events or otherwise need to get rid of some material in between events can contact RRRASOC or Environmental Recycling Group at 743-437-9650 to make an appointment to take the material to ERG's facility in Livonia (Merriman near I-96) at their convenience. Residents can also make an appointment to drop off HHW at the RRRASOC MRF, which will be available for drop-off on the second Friday of each month, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

RRRASOC Annual Report

RRRASOC 2011 Annual Report

Refuse Collectors

Refuse Collectors

Wood-waste Recycling

Mid-Michigan Recycling Wood-waste brochure

 

 

 

 
 
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