The Oceana County Transfer Station & Recycling Center at 1615 E. M-20, east of Shelby, is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Garbage bags cost $5 to $8 each and a pickup load $55 to $65. Recycling is free for county residents.
Oceana County
1615 E. M-20, Shelby, MI 49455 Directions
| Tue, Thu & Sat | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
| Other days | Closed |
On M-20 in Ferry Township, 5.5 miles east of Oceana Drive, across from the cemetery. Free recycling for Oceana County residents.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Garbage bag, 15 gallons | $5 |
| Garbage bag, 30 gallons | $6 |
| Garbage bag, 50 gallons and up | $8 |
| Garbage toter | $20 |
| Short-box pickup load (no shingles) | $55 |
| Full-size pickup load (no shingles) | $65 |
| Pickup with a 6x10 trailer | $85, plus $15 a foot beyond 6x10 |
| Clean shingle loads | $85 minimum |
| Mattress, box spring or couch | $30 each ($40 over four) |
| Full-size chair | $30 |
| Refrigerator or large freezer | $25 |
| Stove or small freezer | $15 |
| Washer, dryer or microwave | $10 |
| Car tire | $7 ($15 on the rim) |
| Pickup tire (up to 30 in.) | $15 ($30 on the rim) |
| Yard waste | $20 a cubic yard |
| Car battery | $8 |
From the county's fee schedule revised August 14, 2025. Semi and tractor tires, concrete, boats and travel trailers aren't accepted. Contractors must recycle cardboard, bricks and blocks, plastic pipe and buckets or pay a $20 surcharge.
Every Michigan rate we've verified is side by side in our guide to what it costs to dump in Michigan.
Oceana County residents recycle free here: cardboard, cans and foil, #1 and #2 plastics, bagged Styrofoam, newspaper, magazines and office paper, with metal at the salvage area. Household batteries, motor oil and vinyl siding aren't taken. Businesses, retailers and campgrounds pay $45 to use the recycling area.
The county's household hazardous waste day is the third Saturday in August, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Hart DPW building.
Michigan law keeps car batteries, whole tires (landfills take them only cut or shredded), yard clippings and used oil out of landfills. Stores and auto shops that sell car batteries generally take the old ones back.
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