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Household Hazardous Waste
The City of Sylvan Lake currently participates with West Bloomfield Township in their Household Hazardous (HHW) Waste drop-off in the Spring and Fall. Watch for newsbytes and check the website calendar for details. Click here for a list of acceptable items. However, you may find the following list helpful to dispose of items on a more regular basis.
Drop-off Recycling Centers (contact individual site for details)
Great Lakes Recycling, Roseville, www.go-glr.com
RRRASOC, Southfield, www.rrrasoc.org
Royal Oak Recycling, Royal Oak and White Lake, www.royaloakrecycling.com
SOCRRA, Troy, www.socrra.org
Veolia Transfer Station, Pontiac, 248-451-1570
ERG Environmental Services, Livonia, 734-513-8225 www.ergenvironmental.com
Paint
Latex paint can be dried to a solid and thrown out with your regular trash. It must be completely dried out. You can use kitty litter to speed up this process, or there is also a product at hardware/home improvement stores called waste paint hardener that can be added.
Motor oil
Check with local oil change facilities or discount auto stores.
Automotive batteries
Check with discount auto stores or the store you purchased a new battery from.
Computer, televisions and other computer and electronic equipment
Oakland County Sheriff's Office -Operation Medicine Cabinet-248-975-9700
Drop-off Recycling Centers (contact individual site for details)
Great Lakes Recycling, Roseville, www.go-glr.com
RRRASOC, Southfield, www.rrrasoc.org
Royal Oak Recycling, Royal Oak and White Lake, www.royaloakrecycling.com
SOCRRA, Troy, www.socrra.org
Veolia Transfer Station, Pontiac, 248-451-1570
ERG Environmental Services, Livonia, 734-513-8225 www.ergenvironmental.com
Paint
Latex paint can be dried to a solid and thrown out with your regular trash. It must be completely dried out. You can use kitty litter to speed up this process, or there is also a product at hardware/home improvement stores called waste paint hardener that can be added.
Motor oil
Check with local oil change facilities or discount auto stores.
Automotive batteries
Check with discount auto stores or the store you purchased a new battery from.
Computer, televisions and other computer and electronic equipment
- Best Buy-contact local store
- Classic Computer Recovery -734-293-5857
- Computer Recyclers of Michigan -248-705-6174
- Eagle Valley Recycle & Disposal Center-248-391-0990
- Environmental Recycling Group -734-437-9650
- IRWS-800-440-1641
- Office Depot -contact local store
- Royal Oak Recycling -248-541-4020 (Royal Oak), 248-387-5555 (White Lake)
Oakland County Sheriff's Office -Operation Medicine Cabinet-248-975-9700
- Compact Fluorescent Lights
- Home Depot-contact local store
- Lowe's -contact local store