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Traverse City, Michigan is a great place to visit, but what many people don’t know is that this area is home to Bay Area Recycling for Charities (BARC). BARC is a nonprofit organization that offers recycling services to their area. All profits will go towards local nonprofits, so people are not only doing the right …
In Emmet County, 95% of the material recycled supplies Michigan businesses. This rural community has made recycling a priority and it shows. They have 13 drop off sites collecting 28 different materials, and 32 more materials collected at their MRF. Recycling is very popular for these 30,000 residents who participate, alongside 400 businesses, in the …
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is filled with small communities, and in Ishpeming this is no exception. Partridge Creek Farm is an educational farm dedicated to promoting sustainable food systems. They have composting areas where they build layered piles of horse manure, leaves, hay, and food waste. This food waste is saved from the …
In June of 2018 a mother and son duo set out to pick up one grocery bag full of recyclables. Just 45 days later and they are picking up two to three pickup truck loads a week. This is how Sunshine Recycling got their start to make a difference in their community’s recycling. Sunshine Recycling …
In 1978 Recycle Ann Arbor founded the first curbside recycling program in Michigan. Fast forward and they are now celebrating their 40th anniversary. Over the years, their growth has been immense and that could not have been done without their different divisions. These are the curbside program, recovery yard, drop-off station, and reuse center. Getting …
For Allegan County, the Resource Recovery Program coordinates recycling to help 18 participating governmental units. In the 18 areas they currently provide for, the Allegan County Resource Recovery Program will help ensure that townships have the infrastructure they need to provide recycling services. This will include providing education, managing contracts, and helping to provide the …
Recycling in Michigan would be much harder without all the hard work everyone does in our Michigan communities. The Eaton County Department of Resource Recovery is one of our partners that is a great example of all the hard work that is being done to help recycling. The Eaton County Department of Resource Recovery (ECDRR) …
In 2004, after many years working in the resource recovery program management field, Sarah Archer decided to start her own company, Iris Waste Diversion Specialists. Iris Waste Diversion Specialists are resultants more than consultants. They implement programs, do waste assessments, plan events, and help programs improve their waste diversion or get established. If there is …
Many people are looking for sustainable solutions that will allow them to stop using plastic so much in their everyday lives. Natur-Tec Sustainable Biobased Materials may just be the answer for this. They are helping to come up with more sustainable plastic solutions. Northern Technologies International Corporation is a parent company to Natur-Tec and is …
In 1989, Julie Cribley moved to Livingston County, MI and knew that she could not live without recycling. At this time, Livingston had no recycling program set up, and so Recycle Livingston was created! This organization started out as a volunteer, nonprofit and they aim to survive, not to make money. This is a true …
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