Kent County contains 416 EPA-regulated facilities, 13 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 8 Superfund sites and 64 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $7.5M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 136.0k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Michigan state average of 57 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chem Central | Wyoming Township | Construction complete |
| Organic Chemicals Inc | Grandville | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| H Brown Co Inc | Grand Rapids | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Spartan Chemical Co | Wyoming | Cleanup underway |
| Butterworth 2 Landfill | Grand Rapids | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Sparta Landfill | Sparta Township | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Kentwood Landfill | Kentwood | Construction complete |
| State Disposal Landfill Inc | Grand Rapids | Listed on NPL |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacks Industries, Inc. | Kentwood | $147.8k | 2025-09-24 |
| Lacks Industries Inc | Kentwood | $147.8k | 2024-09-16 |
| Worthen Coated Fabrics | Grand Rapids | $81.3k | 2025-08-13 |
| Hutchinson Antivibration Systems, Inc. (E5094) | Grand Rapids | $59.6k | 2024-09-30 |
| Sojourners Trans Living | Grand Rapids | $0 | 2023-01-19 |
| Michigan Foam Products, Llc (P1507) | Wyoming | $0 | 2025-01-30 |
| Calplex Recreation Center - Caledonia | Caledonia | $0 | |
| Rack Processing Michigan Lcc | Wyoming | $0 | 2026-02-06 |
| Bowne Twp Wwtp | Alto | $0 | 2026-03-09 |
| Elite Apple Co | Sparta | $0 | |
| Lincoln Pines-Treatment Plant 2 | Gowen | $0 | |
| County Of Department Public Works | Byron Center | $0 | 2024-07-24 |
| Prs Manufacturing Co | Grand Rapids | $0 | 2025-06-04 |