Upcoming Electronics and Scrap Tire Collection in Calhoun County

A free electronics and scrap tires collection will take place from 9 a.m.-Noon, Saturday, October 10 at Ketchum Field in Albion. The event may end earlier if the vendors meet capacity. This event is for residential material only and is open to all Calhoun County residents.

An Electronics and Scrap Tire Collection is being held on Saturday, October 10th, from 9 am to noon at Ketchum Field in Albion, Intersection of N Clark Street and E. North Street. If you miss out, you can still haul the stuff over to the Tekonsha Village Offices on Wednesday October 14th from Noon-5 p.m at 537 N. Church Street.

The following electronic items will be accepted:

Electronics camcorders
Cameras
Cellphones
Computers
Copiers
CRT monitors
DVD players
Fax Machines
Hard drives
Hubs
Laptops
LCD displays
Optical drives
Pagers
PDAs
Printers
Radios
Scanners
Servers
Stereos
Switches
Telephone systems
TVs
UPS systems
VCRs
Video game systems
Wires and cables.

Scrap Tires

Residential passenger tires only
No business or oversized tires
Ten (10) tire limit
Remove all dirt and debris.
Hauling more than ten tires per vehicle requires scrap tire hauling registration unless tires are the hauler’s “own” tires.

The event will be held rain or shine. Early tire drop-offs are not permitted.

The following week, October 24th, there will be a Household Hazardous Waste Collection in the back parking lot at the Toeller Building, 190 E. Michigan Avenue, Battle Creek from 9am-1pm.

Items that will be accepted include: