Chef Container, a local refuse and recycling hauling company, started in April of 2002 after the founder and owner Sean Steele noticed the trends of recycling were not being met on a local level by the national providers.Mr. Steele had spent the previous quarter of a century serving the local community with his company Steele Enterprises. Steele Enterprises which was known for both excellent customer service and reliability, was one of the finest sprinkling and landscape companies in Holland and the Lakeshore area. Mr. Steele had a vision and a belief that Holland and its surrounding areas deserved a local recycling & refuse company that would work with them to meet their needs to be more environmentally conscious. This was accomplished in a similar level of excellence as he had performed while building Steele Enterprises over the years.
By the spring of 2004, Mr. Steele and his partners moved on to phase two of their garbage and recycling endeavor, Westshore Recycling & Transfer Station LLC. This created a facility that could sort and process material as it was received from Chef’s commercial and residential customers there by diverting recyclable tons from local landfills. These materials included cardboard, paper, wood, plastics, glass, metal products, appliances and more.The Westshore Recycling & Transfer Station LLC has grown to now reclaim more than 45,000 tons of material per year. In addition to the refuse diversion this division of the company also operates a D.E.Q. certified compost area where materials such yard waste, brush, trees and other green products are turned into a raw compost material which can be used in many growing applications.Through Chef Container and Westshore Recycling & Transfer Station some exciting things have happened within Holland and the surrounding communities. One example is our onsite facility for home owners and businesses alike to easily dispose of and recycle a variety of materials. We have designed a much simpler experience than that offered by the large landfills in Michigan. A second and perhaps the most important is the introduction of Chef Container’s YELLOW BAG recycling program to the local community. This commingled approach to recycling allows residents and businesses to recycle a variety of materials in a single bag which can then be placed in their waste container vs. a separate recycling container. With this process Chef Container uses only one truck to pick up both refuse and recyclables, which in turn reduces our carbon footprint in CO2 emissions. This has been key in diverting much of the needless dumping of recyclable materials, thus reducing the true amount of waste from the Lakeshore area that ends up in our landfills.
During 2010, Chef Container was able to renew the contract with the City of Holland for an additional seven (7) year term for the collection of residential refuse & recycling. In the fall of same year, Chef Container also began testing a compost drop off site with the City of Holland as an alternative to their storage yard which resulting in a significant cost savings for the city.Chef Container studies the recycling markets and needs of their customers in order to continue diversifying; Chef begins to offer paper shredding and industrial product destruction/shredding services. This offering creates a local resource for both manufacturing clients and residents to securely dispose of confidential information and dated/obsolete products from manufacturing.
It was an exciting year in 2011, with growth from the recycling segment doubling itself through new agreements and contracts to include – landfill recycling agreements, Allegan County Recycling Depot contract, to cover 8-locations, and a new charge to expand recycling services in areas with limited or no current programs.During the fall of 2011, Chef Container beings planning its 10-year anniversary goals to include ground breaking on a 21,000 sq. foot recycling center/building expansion to be open in spring of 2012.
Chef Container Embraces New Mission Statement 1/22/15; “Chef Container and Westshore Recycling are dedicated to creating partnerships within the community, maintaining a safe and enjoyable workplace for our employees and providing exceptional service to our customers. We strive to deliver creative recycling solutions to reduce the impact on the environment and continuously improve systems to stay ahead of the industry curve in order to create a clean and safe planet for future generations.”
Do have the desire to be more environmentally conscious, but don’t know where to begin? Our planet requires that we recycle as much as possible in order to be sustainable, using only the amount of resources that the Earth can reproduce. Chef Container is dedicated to diverting as much material as possible from landfills through our Westshore Transfer and Recycling Station in Holland, Michigan.As a retail, commercial and/or industrial operation, you have specialized needs for your waste product removal. These needs vary depending on your business, from the amount and types of waste produced to the frequency and times of pick-ups.Here at Chef Container, we understand that each business is unique. As your local partners in the process of diversion, we are committed to helping you find the best solutions for your business–including options such as ZERO landfill, repurposing, incineration, and more. Take the Recycling Pledge.Chef Container offers front-load refuse and recycling containers for use in a multitude of different marketing segments, including retail, restaurants, office buildings, manufacturing and other commercial properties.Call us at the telephone number above to gain additional information and learn more about available container sizes.
Chef Container is the local choice along the lakeshore of West Michigan for refuse, recycling, yard waste and other disposal services. Our mission is to help you divert materials from the landfills by creating an easy and simple process that allows you to recycle as much as possible from the items many people simply throw away.Our exclusive yellow-bag recycling program maximizes the single-stream collection process, giving us the capability to service your home with just one truck for both refuse and recycling.
No | Material Name |
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Glass | |
1 | jam jars |
2 | CRV Glass bottles |
Metal | |
3 | Aluminum Cans |
4 | Tin Cans |
Paper | |
5 | News Paper |
6 | Cardboard |
7 | Magazines |
8 | Office Paper |
Plastic | |
9 | #1 & # 2 Plastic |
10 | Mixed plastic bottles |
A-4368 60th Street Holland, Michigan United States ZIP: 49423 |
616.494.0561 616.546.2866 sales@chefcontainer.com |
Tuesday | From 8:00 am To 5:00 pm |
Wednesday | From 8:00 am To 5:00 pm |
Thursday | From 8:00 am To 5:00 pm |
Friday | From 8:00 am To 5:00 pm |
Saturday | From 8:00 am To 5:00 pm |
Sunday | Closed |
Closed |