Landfill Prohibited Materials

Berrien County is home to 3 solid waste landfills: Forest Lawn Landfill, Three Oaks, 756-9252; Orchard Hill Landfill, Watervliet, 463-5588; and Southeast Berrien County Landfill, Buchanan, 695-2500.  Residential customers are prohibited from disposing the following items into Solid Waste Landfills in Michigan (see appropriate section in this guide for disposal/recycling alternatives):

Beverage Containers - 1 gallon or less and are either soft drink, non-alcoholic carbonated drink, beer/malt drink, or mixed wine/spirit drink

Used Oil

Whole Motor Vehicle Tires

Lead Acid Batteries

Yard Clippings - defined as grass clippings, vegetable or other garden debris, shrubbery, or tree trimmings less than 4 feet long and 2 inches in diameter that can be composted

Go to www.michigan.gov/deqwaste or call the Environmental Assistance Center, 800-662-9278, for more details about these and other landfill prohibited waste materials.