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Transfer Station
https://www.garfieldtownship-cc.com/transfer-station
The Garfield Township Transfer Station is a valuable service for handling household trash from Garfield Township property owners who pay the transfer station tax assessment. Renters or Lessees must bring proof of township residency in the form of a utility bill to verify your address. Everyone must bring a vehicle, registration, and photo I.D. to obtain a permit sticker.
Garfield Township Dump Hours
- Wednesdays: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Permit Stickers
You must have a valid permit sticker on your vehicle. Permit stickers are obtained through the Township Clerk’s office.
Receivable Materials
- Compactor
- Household rubbish. Must be in bags or in loose pieces (NO items over 3 ft in length).
- NO yard waste.
- NO hot ashes
- Weed Waste
- Clippings, leaves, debris.
- Brush must be under 4” diameter.
- Empty bagged material and dispose of plastic bags in the compactor
- Metal Items
- Appliances, metal scrap
- Fencing
- Must be rolled, tied, posts removed.
- Metal fencing goes in a scrap metal dumpster
- Building or Demolition scrap
- Limit one level pickup truckload per day.
- If you have more take it to the Harrison Landfill or rent a dumpster
- Furniture
- Upholstered furniture, mattresses
- Recycling
- Paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, and metal food & beverage cans
Non-receivable Waste items
Some materials cannot be received at the transfer station, such as:
- Medical waste that is not decontaminated
- Used motor oils
- Lead-acid batteries
- Asbestos
- Computers, printers
- Regulated waste materials
- Liquid waste
- Sewage
- Empty drums
Hazardous Waste
Please contact Clare County regarding the annual Hazardous Household Waste & Electronics Recycling Day at Northern Oaks Landfill – 513 N. County Farm Rd. Harrison, MI, or call 989-539-2510 or visit www.clareco.net/waste_recycling
Small Business & Commercial Trash
In some cases, permits may be available for small businesses to use the transfer station at 2X the residential assessment rate. Call the Township office for details, cost, & eligibility.
Non-profit Donations
The Friends of Garfield Township Non-profit organization is receiving returnable cans and bottles at the transfer station. Donations collected by the Friends group go toward improving our township parks.
Garfield Township Transfer Station
9348 Terry St
P.O. Box 390
Lake, MI 48632
Township Office Hours
- Summer Hours from May 26, 2023, to October 1, 2023, the Clerk’s office will be open from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
- After October 1, 2023, hours will be Wednesday & Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Or by appointment
Contact
- Phone: (989) 544-2445
- Email: [email protected]
Additional Resources
12–5 PM
Area Utility Providers