Kent County Recycling & Education Center
Grand Rapids, MI
Facility details
- Address
- 977 Wealthy St SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504 - Phone
- (616) 632-7920
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- reimaginetrash.org
- Facility type
- Recycling
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Kent County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
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 0.2 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- Padnos Iron & Metal Metals 0.2 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- Perfect Circle Recycling Recycling 0.3 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- Padnos Recycling 0.4 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- PADNOS-Front Street Metals 0.5 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- Waste-To-Energy Facility Transfer Station / Kent County Transfer Station 0.5 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- Valley City Environmental Service Recycling 0.6 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- Grand Rapids City Transfer Station 0.8 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- Comprenew Environmental Recycling 1.2 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- Beacon Wyoming Recycling 1.6 mi · Wyoming, MI
Nearest landfill: South Kent Landfill, Byron Center — 12.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Comprenew1.7 mi · Grand Rapids, MI · 5 drivers
- Rosendall Disposal1.7 mi · Grand Rapids, MI · 6 drivers
- Beacon Recycling1.7 mi · Grand Rapids, MI · 17 drivers
- Valley City Disposal Inc1.7 mi · Grand Rapids, MI · 1 driver
- Daisy Dumpsters LLC1.7 mi · Grand Rapids, MI · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Grandville, Jenison, Comstock Park, Marne, Belmont, Ada, Byron Center, Lamont, Hudsonville, Caledonia.
County context
One of 42 recycling centers in Kent County, MI.
91 waste haulers in Kent County, MI.
ZIP 49504 at a glance
- Population
- 40,036 (1,399 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 32
- Households
- Median income $70,119 · 32% earn six figures
- Housing
- 57% owner-occupied · median home value $244,434 · median rent $1,231
- Workforce
- 68% labor-force participation · 5.8% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)