New Scrap Metal Trailer
On October 9, 2025, ACT NOW purchased a 2025 14-foot Load Trail metal dump-style trailer to be used for the Scrap Metal Project.
Funding for this new trailer came from ACT NOW Scrap Metal Project Fund, a grant from the Roscommon County Community Foundation “Community Impact Fund” and a grant from the Roscommon Rotary Club.
This trailer replaces a 15-year-old smaller wooden utility trailer that is worn, has some damage from use and has stability concerns when being towed. The new trailer has a 7,000-pound dual-axle capacity, steel construction, electric braking system with a battery operated scissor hoist for dumping. This will allow for larger, heavier loads that would be more secure, safer and easier for volunteers to transport and unload.
Check out our video that was created for our RCCF grant submission: https://youtu.be/gLydKP6TmNA
We would like to thank our Scrap Metal Project Coordinators Carlos Jean-Francois and Patrick Mrosz and the volunteers that help with sorting, loading and unloading the metal.
The last two loads of the 2025 season were handled by Carlos, Patrick, John Wybraniec, Terry Newton and Chief Eric Muszynski. THANK YOU ALL!
The 2025 Scrap Metal Project raised $4,141.78 and is ACT NOW’s second largest annual fundraiser to help support all of their community programs and projects!
The Scrap Metal Project is closed for the Season and will resume approximately April 15, 2026.
Scrap Metal collection is open every year from May 15th to October 15th. Please place your unwanted or unused scrap metal in the trailer behind the police department next to the fence. No propane tanks, microwaves, refrigerators, freezers, TV’s or computers. No tires…metal only please!
Our Scrap Metal Project is a Community Fundraiser…if you find a “treasure” in the trailer and want to take it, please make a donation in the box that has been mounted on the side of the trailer before you remove an item. THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone for donating to our 2022 Scrap Metal Project. This season we raised $2,399.18 to go towards community programs and projects sponsored by ACT NOW and the Gerrish Twp. Police Department. A “Special Thank You” to Stanley Baysdell and Dave Blazejewski for their commitment all year long in sorting and transporting the scrap metal to the recycling center.
OPEN FOR SEASON May 15, 2022 – October 15, 2022
Please drop metal scrap products ONLY!! All donations will support ACT NOW and Gerrish Township Police Department’s community programs and projects. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT PROPANE TANKS, APPLIANCES WITH FREON, TV’s OR COMPUTERS.
CLOSED 10/13/2021 for Season
Our Scrap Metal Collection is done as of today for the Season. THANK YOU to Stanley Baysdell and Dave Blazejewski our “Scrapper Guys” for volunteering to haul the trailer to the metal recyclers every week.
We have raised over $2,700 this season from our 2021 Scrap Metal Project which supports all of ACT NOW and Gerrish Police Department’s annual community programs and projects!
THANK YOU to the community for donating your scrap metal and helping to keep our neighborhoods clean!
SEE YOU IN THE SPRING!!
OPEN FOR SEASON May 15 – October 15, 2021
SCRAP METAL DROP OFF IS OPEN AS OF MAY 15, 2020. Please deposit your unwanted, unused scrap metal items in the utility trailer behind the police department.
NO PROPANE TANKS…NO TIRES…NO REFRIGERATORS PLEASE!! METAL ONLY!
All proceeds from the Scrap Metal Project support ACT NOW and Gerrish Police Department’s community programs and projects.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT:)
Scrap Metal Drop Off is OPEN as of March 17, 2019. Drop off your scrap metal items in the trailer located behind the Gerrish Police Department.
Scrap metal will be taken to a recycling center and all proceeds will benefit ACT NOW, Gerrish CERT team and the Gerrish Twp. Police Department.
As of April 15, 2018…SCRAP METAL DROP OFF PROJECT IS OPEN!
Project Scrap will run from April 15, 2018 until October 15, 2018. Drop off any scrap metal items behind the Gerrish Township Police Department in the trailer in the designated area just to the South of the fenced in Impound Lot. Please no propane tanks, refrigerators, microwaves, televisions/computers.
All proceeds go to ACT-NOW community projects and programs.
