Welcome
Nonprofit organization that started in 1989. The purpose of this website is to provide information about how to use our facility and encourage other people to volunteer, make donations, and get involved. Recycle Livingston needs donations and memberships in order to survive.
Membership Fees
Senior Household $22/yr
Regular Household $27/yr
Small Business Membership $87/yr
Help Support Recycle Livingston
with the purchase of t-shirts and/or tote bags
Recycling Hours
Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm
Every Wednesday 11:00am - 5:30pm
Holiday Hours Note: Recycle Livingston will be open on all of the holiday weekends from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
View What Goes Where? to see instructions.
Unscheduled Site Closures
If the public schools are closed due to weather, we close.. Recycle Livingston may also close due to weather conditions, including but not limited to: severe heat (heat index in the 90's); thunderstorms/tornado warnings; severe cold (zero wind chill or single digit temps). When these or other questionable weather conditions exist, call the office before coming to the site.
Interesting Recycling Facts
- In 2006, nearly 1.5 billion pounds of electronics were discarded in the U.S.
- E waste accounts for nearly 70% of the heavy metals found in landfills.
- E waste is growing at 3x the rate of other municipal wastes.
- A single cathode ray tube can contain up to 8 pounds of lead.
Notice: Recycling triangle must contain #1 through #7
New Program(s)
Recycle Livingston accepts dry boat cover shrink wrap for recycling (see details).
Effective immediately, members can bring all electronics, big and small, to Recycle Livingston at no additional charge. Nonmembers who pay the $3 gate fee can also bring all electronics, big and small, at no additional charge. All household appliances are accepted including laptops, computer towers, keyboards, printers, monitors, routers, all televisions, stereo equipment, VCRs, DVD players and microwaves. Stoves, dishwashers, washers and dryers as well as refrigerators, air conditioners, and all Freon-containing units, that are difficult to dispose of, are also accepted. We also accept cassette tapes, videotapes, and DVD's. All electronics and appliances are sent to various certified recycling facilities for responsible processing and recycling. If you have any questions, please call Recycle Livingston at 1-517-548-4439.
Office Hours
Recycle Livingston employees mostly work part time. If you need to speak with someone during non-site hours, please call ahead to make sure that someone will be there. The telephone number is 1-517-548-4439. If you notice that someone is there, you are welcome to stop by the white office trailer. When we are there, we try to leave the small gate open or half gate open for office traffic.
Business members may recycle during office hours. Please call ahead to make sure we are there. Sometimes we need to do errands.
How to Find Us
We are located at 170 Catrell Street in Howell, Michigan. Please note that the Catrell Street address is our physical site only. Mail sent to the Catrell Street address will be returned by the Post Office as undeliverable. Our mailing address is indicated at the top of each of our web pages.
The site is North of Grand River, between National and Chilson, behind the Dollar General and Grundy Ace Hardware stores. Big Lots is on the opposite side of Grand River.