Effective Wednesday, April 1, Waste Management is temporarily suspending non-essential service to include bulk collection, spring and bulk clean-ups, and yard waste collection (which was scheduled to start April 6). Regular trash and recycling service will continue as normal. Simple Recycling has suspended its clothing collection operations during this time as well.
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RRRASOC / Recycling Locations / Guidelines
Novi is a partner in the Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southern Oakland County (RRRASOC), along with other member communities of Farmington, Farmington Hills, Milford, Milford Township, Novi, South Lyon, Southfield, Walled Lake, and Wixom. There is a recycling drop-off site in Southfield, and one in Novi. The Novi Recycling Drop-off Site, which is (available to all RRRASOC communities,) is located off of Lee BeGole Drive, past the Department of Public Works (DPW). The drop-off site is open daily from dawn to dusk.
Recycling Locations / Accepted Items
Curbside Guidelines
Paint Disposal Guide
Additional Curbside Recycling Information
Sign up for the RRRASOC Event Notifications
RRRASOC Southfield Drop-Off Site
The Southfield Recycling Drop-Off Site is located in the parking lot of the RRRASOC Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at 20000 W. Eight Mile Road at the northeast corner of Evergreen and Eight Mile roads. The site is available for use seven days per week, during daylight hours. Materials accepted at both the Southfield and Novi drop-off sites are the same as what is accepted for curbside recycling. The Southfield site does NOT accept Styrofoam or electronics.
Visit the RRRASOC website for more information.
Please note that Styrofoam, electronics, and motor oil are not accepted at the RRRASOC Novi Recycling Drop-off Site. Motor oil and electronic waste can be taken to any of the RRRASOC Household Hazardous Waste Days.
Styrofoam is accepted at the following sites:
SOCRRA
995 Coolidge Road, Troy
(Between 14 Mile Road and Maple Road, across from Meijer)
248-288-5150
Recycle Ann Arbor
2950 E. Ellsworth Road, Ann Arbor
734-971-7400
Recycle Here!
Main Location: 1331 Holden Avenue, Detroit 48202
313-871-4000
Motor oil 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
Household Hazardous Waste
Novi residents and residents of the RRRASOC member communities can attend any RRRASOC Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) events. These events provide residents with an opportunity to safely discard or recycle hazardous items.
- All HHW events are on Saturdays.
- Electronic waste is also accepted by RRRASOC residents at all HHW events.
- The mobile paper shredder is onsite at HHW events. Residents may bring up to 3 boxes or 100 pounds of paper for shredding to HHW events only.
2020 Household Hazardous Waste Events
July 18, 2020 – Wixom
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Wixom Department of Public Works
2041 Charms Road, Wixom
October 3, 2020 – Novi
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Novi DPW Garage
26300 Lee Begole Drive, Novi
October 24, 2020 – Southfield
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
RRRASOC Materials Recovery Facility – Truck Entrance
20875 Mapleridge Avenue, Southfield
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 734-437-9650 to make an appointment to take the material to ERG's facility in Livonia (Merriman near I-96) at their convenience.
Shredding Days - First Saturday every month - 9am-12pm
Corrigan Record Storage offers Novi residents the opportunity to recycle up to 300 pounds of paper for a $5 charge, NAID Certified Secured Shredding. The fee for more that 300 pounds is 10 cents per pound. Hard drive destruction is also available for a $5 fee.
Corrigan Record Storage
45200 Grand River Ave.
248-344-9185
Don't Dump It! Recycle It!
The Abitibi Paper Retriever® program promotes recycling by placing drop-off containers at participating schools and non-profit organizations.
Locations
These are community recycling bins, so we welcome the community to help us fill them.
Accepted
There is no need to sort or separate them.
Not Accepted
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phonebooks
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cardboard
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cereal boxes
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tissue boxes
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food cartons
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chipboard
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laminated paper
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colored construction paper
Wood-Waste Recycling
Mid-Michigan Recycling (MMR) is government regulated and permitted to recycle wood waste materials.
Locations:
Livonia Yard
32700 Glendale Ave.
Livonia, MI 48150
Macomb Yard
24935 21 Mile Road
Macomb, MI 48042