Michigan
Recycling drop-off
Isabella County recycling drop-off
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Isabella County Material Recovery Facility.
Not a household-trash drop-off. This page covers only the specifically listed recycling, compost, hazardous or specialty materials. Check the accepted materials before loading your vehicle.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-06
Who can use it
County residents and businesses receive free general recycling. Out-of-county visitors pay $2 per visit, but out-of-county yard waste, brush, motor oil, oil filters and antifreeze are not accepted.
Hours
- Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. except Saturdays closed November 15-March 31. Sundays closed.
- The drop-off directory repeats Saturday hours without its winter exception; the county page header and fees page explicitly include the winter closure. Follow the winter exception.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: No permit fee stated on the linked page; confirm access requirements.
Where to buy: Contact the facility for access questions.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| General recycling | Free for county residents/businesses; out-of-county resident or business $2/visit, restricted materials excluded. |
| Brush | Quarter cubic yard $6; half $9; three-quarters $13.50; full cubic yard $18. Truck/trailer loads assessed by actual dimensions and height. |
| Grass and leaves | $2.50 per container 30 gallons or less; 50-gallon container $4.50. Empty bags and remove plastic bags. |
| Car/light-truck tires 18 inches or less | $7.50 off rim; $8.50 on rim. |
| Semi tires 19 inches or more | $14.50 off rim; $15.50 on rim. |
| Motor oil, oil filters and antifreeze | $1.50 per gallon of oil/antifreeze; $1.50 per oil filter. County-origin only and at main facility, not depots. |
Hazardous waste
Not a general HHW drop-off. Only the specifically listed automotive fluids/filters are verified at this MRF, and only from within the county. Use the separate Conservation District HHW program for other chemicals; do not infer year-round acceptance here.
Holiday closures
Holiday closures not published on the linked facility page. Confirm before a holiday visit.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-06 from official sources .
Other notes
- First-time users should stop at the office for directions. Pay applicable fees at the front desk before unloading in designated areas.
- Clear glass bottles/jars only: no colored glass, window/plate glass or Pyrex. Plastic rules specify bottles/jugs with necks and accepted resin numbers 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7; no plastic bags, 5-gallon buckets or oil/antifreeze containers.
- Scrap metal, automotive fluids, Styrofoam and hardcover books have main-facility-only rules; do not take them to satellite depots. Call ahead for scrap-metal items. No appliances and no propane tanks of any size.
- Foam collection is at the main MRF in the cream-colored outbuilding with blue roof. County accepts listed food foam and molded shapes but excludes packing peanuts and insulation foam. Do not extrapolate these rules to other Michigan foam programs.
- The current county pages still link guides labeled 2025. This listing uses the presently published county web fees and explicitly follows their November winter closure rather than treating an old guide as a new 2026 publication. Not a general household garbage or bulky-furniture dump.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-06. If something conflicts, trust the town.