Every RRRASOC community member has access to our free recycling resources, including those living in single-family households, apartments, and condominiums. With our easy-to-navigate website, you can find event announcements and helpful tools to make sure you're on the right track to becoming a master recycler! Check out our wide range of info via RRRASOC.org.

Are you looking for local tools, programs, and services to best manage your unwanted household items and discards? Check out our 2025 Programs & Resources Guide! Regardless of whether you have curbside recycling where you live, this guide provides handy info all in one convenient packet. For example, you can learn more about our Novi and Southfield recycling drop-off sites (which are open and free to all residents), find dates for this year's HHW Collection Events, get quick links to clothing recycling resources and our paper shredder, and more!

For our full webpage of multifamily recycling resources, click here!

View, print, or share the PDF, or visit our Multifamily webpage to have quick access to important recycling info pertaining specifically to RRRASOC communities. Whether you're looking for more ways to reduce your environmental impact or simply want the most up-to-date info all in one place, this guide has something for everyone!

RRRASOC does not accept gas cylinders (such as propane tanks, CO2 tanks, and oxygen tanks) for recycling. Whether it's a small propane canister commonly used for camping or a medium-sized one used for outdoor grilling, their pressurized contents are flammable when released, which can cause a fire or explosion at the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), in the collection truck, or even in your curbside cart if not handled properly.

While gas cylinders cannot be recycled at curbside nor at the recycling drop-off sites, they can be brought to an HHW Collection Event - the next one will be held on October 4 at the Novi Dept. of Public Works. They can also be brought to a local gas cylinder refill or exchange station. Search "propane tank" on the Recycling Directory at RRRASOC.org for more info, locations, and dates!

Gas cylinders that are past their expiration date, damaged, rusted, or unusable should always be disposed of properly. When transporting one to an HHW Collection Event, keep it in a secure, upright position to avoid falling, shifting, or rolling. And remember to never keep a gas cylinder inside a hot vehicle!

If you have books that you no longer wish to keep, the best option is to donate them to a local library, secondhand store, charity, or even a school so that they can continue to be enjoyed for years to come. This includes hardcover/softcover novels, children's books, hobby books, and even textbooks, dictionaries, and magazines.

If you have books that are no longer in reading condition or are unsalvageable, it's important to know that hardcover books cannot be recycled as their binding and outer coatings make them difficult to process. Softcover books, phone books, and magazines can be placed in your curbside recycling cart or in the containers at our recycling drop-off sites.

Type "books" into the Recycling Directory at RRRASOC.org to learn more about how you can properly dispose of both hardcover and softcover books!

During the following HHW Collection Events, all residents of RRRASOC member communities are welcome to bring household hazardous waste for an opportunity to safely discard their hazardous items and e-waste. Simple Recycling and paper shredding services will also be available*.

October 4, 2025

Novi Dept. of Public Works

26300 Lee BeGole Dr., Novi

9:00am - 2:00pm

October 25, 2025 👕

RRRASOC MRF - Truck Entrance

20875 Mapleridge Ave., Southfield

9:00am - 2:00pm

*The T-shirt icon indicates an HHW Collection Event during which clothing, shoes, accessories, and small household items will be accepted by Simple Recycling.

For more information about HHW events and how to prepare your items, please visit our HHW page.

Not sure what to do with stuff?

Visit rrrasoc.org and use the Recycling Directory search bar to type in keywords and get recycling, composting, reuse or disposal instructions.

The searchable, intuitive format of the Recycling Directory provides RRRASOC-specific information.

Mobile App Available

Search "Recycling Authority" in your App Store or Google Play Store.

Want more tips, tricks, and updates about recycling? We have a Facebook page where we can reach each other to make recycling easier. You can also reach us via RRRASOC.org and email at education@rrrasoc.org!

RRRASOC - Recycling Authority | 248-208-2270 | rrrasoc.org