Cottrellville Township (St. Clair, MI)

Trash & Recycling

Emterra Environmental USA

Cottrellville Township is contracted with Emterra Environmental USA for the trash and recycling services. The normal service day for our residents is on Fridays.  If the Friday is a holiday, the service day gets pushed back a day.  Please refer to the link below for a complete schedule.
2025 Trash & Recycling Calendar

For basic information and what you can recycle, please refer to the document link below.
Trash & Recycling Information

For further information on Emterra Environmental USA and all trash and recycle acceptable items, visit their website at: Acceptable Items – Emterra US

Should you want composting service, please call Emterra directly at (877) 609-6753 to set that service up with them on an individual basis, as the township does not cover that service.

Smiths Creek Landfill

Cottrellville Township’s solid wastes get dumped at the public service facility at the Smiths Creek Landfill. If you should have hazardous waste of any type or trash items you may be unsure of how to dispose of, please contact The Smiths Creek Landfill at (810) 985-2443.  They can instruct you of the proper way to dispose of the items, if they accept them and where to bring them for disposal.  For further information, visit their website at: St. Clair County