Recycling--Materials Recovery Facilities
Republic is one of America’s largest recyclers. We have 78 materials recovery facilities and other recycling operations. These facilities sort recyclable paper, cardboard, aluminum, glass and other materials.
Most of these recyclable materials are internally collected by our residential collection operations. In some areas, we receive commercial and industrial solid waste that is sorted at our facilities into recyclable materials and non-recyclable waste. The recyclable materials are salvaged, repackaged and shipped to third parties, and the non-recyclable waste is disposed of.
Republic Services recycles approximately 3.3 million tons of materials annually. That’s equal to more than 200 pounds per second. Recycling the paper products alone is equivalent to saving 41 million trees.
Transfer Stations
Successful transfer operations require careful planning, efficient implementation, effective logistics and professional management. This philosophy has made Republic Services one of the nation’s most successful waste management firms.
Think of it as carpooling for garbage. For us, it’s all about efficiently collecting and transporting the most material in the fewest trips. We have more than 240 strategically located transfer stations which allow us to efficiently transport larger volumes with fewer trucks. Our extensive network means we use less fuel minimize wear and tear on roads and lower overall truck emissions, allowing us to better protect the environment while increasing service efficiency.
Republic Services provides waste transfer services throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, annually receiving millions of tons of municipal and commercial waste for disposal and recycling. The Company utilizes traditional and specially designed equipment and vehicles to ensure the efficient movement of waste to final disposal locations. A wide variety of transfer stations employ push pits, compactors, enclosed compactor trailers, gravity fed compactor systems and top loading open-top trailers. Transfer stations range in size from large urban centers of 6,000 ton-per-day capacity to small rural stations processing several tons per day.
Republic Services has been designing, constructing and operating municipal waste transfer stations of various sizes and design for almost 20 years. We have transferred millions of tons of municipal and commercial solid wastes to landfills.
Landfills
Republic Services is an industry leader in designing, engineering, building, operating and monitoring of solid waste landfills. Republic Services’ landfills are a vital component of an integrated approach to solid waste management. The company owns or operates 213 landfills in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. In partnership with communities to preserve valuable resources and extend landfill capacity, Republic provides integrated service incorporating waste reduction, curbside collection, processing and marketing of recyclables, in addition to state-of-the-art landfill management. We have established a very efficient infrastructure network. Landfills are needed in a variety of areas so that all communities can be served. The last thing we want to do is to keep lots of trucks on the road all of the time driving back and forth to remote landfills. Our landfills are highly engineered and professionally managed facilities that are operated to meet all federal, state and local regulations.
We have 11 landfills in the state of Michigan. The following landfills are in the Detroit & South East Michigan service area:
Oakland Heights Development Landfill
2350 Brown Rd
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Phone: (248) 373-2334
Sauk Trail Hills Landfill
5011 S Lilley
Canton, MI 48188
Phone: (734) 397-4523
Carleton Farms Landfill
28800 Clark Rd
New Boston, MI 48164
Phone: (734) 654-3615