Composting is the right thing to do with waste plant materials.

Information on Home Composting.

Emmet County Compost Center

No "back-forty" for a compost or brush pile? Drop off your yard waste at the Emmet County Compost Center. It's part of the Drop-off Center at 7363 Pleasantview Road outside Harbor Springs.

You'll find three bunkers to put your yard waste in at the Compost Center. Use which ever best fits your load.

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Yard Waste: for leaves, stems, weeds, grass clippings, and twigs.

Made into:  compost

COST:
NOW FREE!

PAPER BAGS ONLY, PLEASE
Plastic bags creat all kinds of trouble for composting programs!
 

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Brush: for woody brush, logs, and branches (and the leaves on them are fine too).

Made into:  woodchips

Cost:
$0.50 per 30-gallon can/bag*
$4 per cubic yard (six 30-gallon bags)
VOLUME DISCOUNT:  $2 per cubic yard for loads over 5 yards at a time
*PAPER BAGS ONLY, PLEASE
Plastic bags create all kinds of trouble for composting programs!
 

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Evergreens: for evergreen bushes, trees, clippings, and needles.

Made into:  woodchips

Cost:
$0.50 per 30-gallon can/bag*
$4 per cubic yard (six 30-gallon bags)
VOLUME DISCOUNT:  $2 per cubic yard for loads over 5 yards at a time
*PAPER BAGS ONLY, PLEASE
Plastic bags create all kinds of trouble for composting programs!