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Landfill, transfer station, and processing plant construction permits under review

Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority recycling processing system Credit: FireRover
Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Landfill, transfer station, and processing plant construction permits under review

Waste transfer stations and processing plants serve as links between communities, materials management programs/solid waste collection programs, and final waste disposal facilities. Sizes and services offered by transfer stations and processing plants vary significantly, but they all serve the same basic purpose—consolidating waste/processing waste.

When there is a need for a new facility, there is permitting process that needs to be followed. This page is part of that process. It gives the public access to the permit applications for those sites during the public comment period part of the permitting process.  Landfill permits for review by the public will also be located here for consistency with the permitting process.

Permits under review

  • Christensen Solid Waste Processing and Transfer Facility (Oakland County)

    Consideration of a Construction Permit application for a Solid Waste Processing and Transfer Facility, under Part 115, Solid Waste Management, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended. A decision is expected by September 24, 2026.

    Information contact: Alex Whitlow, Environmental Engineer at 517-614-9712 or WhitlowA@Michigan.gov.

    Decision maker: Tracy Kecskemeti, Director, Materials Management Division.

    Christensen Solid Waste Processing and Transfer Facility application files

Contact information

Sueann Murphy, MurphyS4@Michigan.gov or 517-899-5594

Jim Arduin, ArduinJ@Michigan.gov or 517-614-7434