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List of EGLE Registered Composting Facilities The owners or operators of the listed composting operations have submitted a registration form and registration fee as required under Section 11521(4) of Part 115, Solid Waste Management, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (Act 451). In addition to submitting the form and fee to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), the composting operation must also comply with Part 115 in order to qualify as a registered composting facility. The information in this list is derived solely from the registration form. The inclusion or exclusion of a composting operation from this list does not reflect a determination by EGLE on the compliance status of the composting operation under Part 115 or any other state or federal law, rule, or regulation. EGLE does not recommend or endorse any composting operation and is providing this list to assist municipalities and other generators with identifying potential options for managing any yard clippings they may generate. It is the responsibility of the generator to ensure yard clippings are delivered to a qualified registered composting facility or other facility that manages yard clippings according to Act 451. Click on the Compost Site name below to be linked to the Waste Data System database (WDS). WDS provides information on ownership and operation of the site; the status of any required permits, licenses, registrations, or certifications; compliance status; and other related information. Bolded sites are composting food waste. Compost Site City Phone City of Adrian Compost Site Adrian 517-264-4894 City of Albion Tree Dump Albion 517-629-7200 3490 Fruit Rd L.L.C. Algonac 586-531-9614 City of Alma Alma 989-463-8346 City of Alpena Public Works Service Center Alpena 989-354-1730 City of Ann Arbor Compost Center Ann Arbor 734-477-0334 City of Battle Creek- Brice Pit Battle Creek 269-966-3507 City of Bay City Bay City 248-894-8317 City of Big Rapids Compost Facility Big Rapids 231-592-4019 Boyne City- North Boyne Yard Boyne City 231-582-6597 K & E Composting LLC Brighton 517-404-1066 City of Bronson Bronson 517-369-7334 Country Oaks Atherton Burton 248-623-2640 Gun Lake Investments LLC – Landscape Impressions Inc. Caledonia 616-689-6350 Waste Water Treatment Property Caledonia 616-891-4001 Regulated Resource Recovery, Inc. Compost Facility Carleton 734-654-2682 Indian Summer Recycling, Inc. Casco Township 586-725-1340 City of Charlevoix Stump-Composting Area Charlevoix 231-547-3276 City of Charlotte DPW Garage Charlotte 517-543-8858 Richard J. Minard (Home & Farm) Clarkston 248-625-3283 UNI-DIG, Inc. Clinton Twp 586-791-4010 City of Coldwater Compost Site Coldwater 517-279-7770 The Mulch Guy II LLC Detroit 248-213-1410 City of DeWitt Cemetery and Composting Area DeWitt 517-669-5466 Breuninger Land LLC Dexter 734-426-8468 Hammond Farms Landscape Supply Dimondale 517-646-8698 City of Dowagiac Compost Site Dowagiac 269-782-8200 City of East Jordan Transfer Station East Jordan 231-536-3381 Eaton Rapids Public Service Department Eaton Rapids 517-663-8118 Delta County Landfill Escanaba 906-786-9056 Hampton Township Transfer Station Essexville 989-893-7541 Verplank Dock Co. Ferrysburg 616-842-1448 Park Place Meadows (PPM) Flint 810-602-4921 Alpha Acre Farms, LLC Fostoria 989-513-7785 City of Gaylord Department of Public Works Garage Gaylord 989-732-5475 Gladstone Compost Site Gladstone 906-428-9577 City of Grand Ledge Recycling and Composting Center Grand Ledge 517-627-2144 City of Grand Rapids (Butterworth Street) Grand Rapids 616-456-3312 June 7, 2021 1 List of EGLE Registered Composting Facilities The owners or operators of the listed composting operations have submitted a registration form and registration fee as required under Section 11521(4) of Part 115, Solid Waste Management, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (Act 451). In addition to submitting the form and fee to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), the composting operation must also comply with Part 115 in order to qualify as a registered composting facility. The information in this list is derived solely from the registration form. The inclusion or exclusion of a composting operation from this list does not reflect a determination by EGLE on the compliance status of the composting operation under Part 115 or any other state or federal law, rule, or regulation. EGLE does not recommend or endorse any composting operation and is providing this list to assist municipalities and other generators with identifying potential options for managing any yard clippings they may generate. It is the responsibility of the generator to ensure yard clippings are delivered to a qualified registered composting facility or other facility that manages yard clippings according to Act 451. Click on the Compost Site name below to be linked to the Waste Data System database (WDS). WDS provides information on ownership and operation of the site; the status of any required permits, licenses, registrations, or certifications; compliance status; and other related information. Bolded sites are composting food waste. Compost Site City Phone Pitsch Realty, LLC Grand Rapids 616-363-4895 City of Greenville Compost Area Greenville 616-754-5098 Emmet County Drop-Off Center Harbor Springs 231-348-0640 City of Harrison Harrison 989-539-7145 City of Hastings- West State Road Compost Facility Hastings 269-945-2468 J.W. Field Landscape Supplies Highland 248-887-9700 City of Hillsdale Compost Recycling Facility Hillsdale 517-437-6490 Brewer’s Sand & Gravel Holland 616-218-4024 City of Holland Holland 616-928-2450 Michigan Wood Fibers, LLC Holland 616-399-3334 West Shore Recycling & Transfer Station, LLC Holland 616-494-0561 Roscommon Township Compost & Recycling Facility Houghton Lake 989-422-4116 Environmental Reclamation Imlay City 810-724-0006 City of Ionia- Municipal Compost Site Ionia 616-527-4170 Lester Brothers Excavating – Hawkins Jackson 517-764-7888 City of Kalamazoo – Schippers Lane Kalamazoo 269-337-8392 Lincoln Township Compost Field Lake George 989-588-9841 Granger Compost Services Lansing 517-372-2800 GFL Environmental USA Inc. Lapeer 586-354-2348 Johnston Farm & Composting, Inc. Linden 517-546-6271 Alto Farms Lowell 616-682-2806 City of Ludington Ludington 231-843-2873 City of Manistee Compost Facility Manistee 231-723-7132 Krull’s Composting, LLC Maple City 231-360-0243 Marquette County Landfill Marquette 906-249-4125 City of Marshall Composting Site Marshall 269-558-0324 City of Mason Compost Center Mason 517-676-1319 City of Midland Landfill Midland 989-839-9577 Accurate Excavators, LLC Muskegon 231-766-0557 Englewood Farms Recycling Site Muskegon 231-865-6116 Landscape Supplys Muskegon 231-737-5335 Muskegon Charter Township Muskegon 231-773-8458 White Lake Excavating Inc. Muskegon 231-894-6918 City of Negaunee Negaunee 906-475-9991 Veolia ES Arbor Hills Landfill, Inc. Northville 248-349-7230 Northville Compost Facility Northville 248-449-9930 City of Olivet Composting Site Olivet 269-749-4961 Environmental Wood Solutions, Inc. Orion 248-391-9446 June 7, 2021 2 List of EGLE Registered Composting Facilities The owners or operators of the listed composting operations have submitted a registration form and registration fee as required under Section 11521(4) of Part 115, Solid Waste Management, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (Act 451). In addition to submitting the form and fee to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), the composting operation must also comply with Part 115 in order to qualify as a registered composting facility. The information in this list is derived solely from the registration form. The inclusion or exclusion of a composting operation from this list does not reflect a determination by EGLE on the compliance status of the composting operation under Part 115 or any other state or federal law, rule, or regulation. EGLE does not recommend or endorse any composting operation and is providing this list to assist municipalities and other generators with identifying potential options for managing any yard clippings they may generate. It is the responsibility of the generator to ensure yard clippings are delivered to a qualified registered composting facility or other facility that manages yard clippings according to Act 451. Click on the Compost Site name below to be linked to the Waste Data System database (WDS). WDS provides information on ownership and operation of the site; the status of any required permits, licenses, registrations, or certifications; compliance status; and other related information. Bolded sites are composting food waste. Compost Site City Phone Renewed Earth, Inc. Otsego 269-375-8000 City of Sylvania Green Yard Waste & Compost Field Ottawa Lake 419-885-8992 Cornelius Farms Organics Composting LLC Paw Paw 269-760-0668 Cornelius Farms Composting LLC Paw Paw 269-760-0668 City of Potterville Potterville 517-645-7641 S.A. Torello Inc. – Flinchbaugh Road Pit Port Huron 810-364-5700 S.A. Torello Inc. – Eckles Road Pit Port Huron 810-364-5700 S.A. Torello Inc. – Dove Road Pit Port Huron 810-364-5700 Techni-Comp Port Huron 810-357-5879 City of Portage Compost Facility Portage 269-329-4430 Denton Township Compost and Recycling Center Prudenville 989-366-6634 Dickinson County Solid Waste Management Authority Quinnesec 906-774-9006 RMS Disposal Inc. Ravenna 231-788-5096 SOCRRA's Leaf & Grass Waste Compost Site Rochester Hills 248-288-5150 City of Saginaw Compost Site Saginaw 989-759-1210 TDE Enterprises, Inc. - Towerline Saginaw 248-766-8524 City of St. Johns Compost Site St. Johns 989-224-8944 Adent’s Landscape Supply Saint Joseph 269-428-0200 City of Sault Ste.
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