Recycle Livingston
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 …
Mid Michigan Waste Authority
There are 34 municipalities that the Mid Michigan Waste Authority (MMWA) helps to coordinate trash, recycling, and yard waste services for. This can be a challenge when each municipality has completely different population sizes and needs for resources. However, the MMWA does everything they can to customize all options to achieve the needs for all …
Benzie County
When there are only 17,000 residents in a County, you have to constantly be working to try and keep people involved in recycling. Last year 1,009 tons of single stream recyclables were collected from this rural area. Benzie County has been extremely successful with this and along the way, they have come up with some …
Haworth
In 1980 Haworth opened and was quick to become an office furniture manufacturer that hoped to help sustain the planet. For years they recycled and called it good business sense. It wasn’t until 1993 that they opened a recycling center and processed 18 million pounds in the first two years. Haworth is a global industry …
Herman Miller
The first thing to come to mind when you think of an office furniture manufacturer may not be how environmentally friendly the are. However with Herman Miller, that is a big part of their thinking process everyday. They have sustainability goals and zero waste goals that they work actively to achieve day in and day …
Missaukee Conservation District
When the Missaukee Conservation District opened, they didn’t have any plans to get involved in recycling. Ten years ago, this changed when they received a $32,000 anonymous donation and obtained a solid waste management grant. Everything fell into place at the right time, and ever since then they have been in the recycling business. …
Marquette County Solid Waste Authority
In the upper peninsula of Michigan, there are not as many opportunities for communities to be able to sustain a recycling program. For Marquette County Solid Waste Authority (MCSWA), their recycling program is standing strong. MCSWA offers dual stream recycling to many municipalities, schools/universities, and civic groups. This authority is made up of 23 constituents, …
Biz Aid, LLC Recycling
Making recycling simple and saving money on waste services is the goal that Biz Aid, LLC Recycling likes to keep in mind. Biz Aid, LLC was started in Coldwater, Michigan by Samantha Buterbaugh when she was 26 years old. At the time she didn’t even want to touch the cardboard, but now with endless possibilities, …
Clinton County
For the 77,000 residents in Clinton County, recycling has been important for many years. They are the recycling and waste management for the county, overseeing 2 drop off recycling centers and several waste collection events. The drop off centers are both self service centers, open 24 hours. The 2 big collection events that Clinton County …
Calhoun County
Most areas that have a large amount of residents interested in recycling work hard to focus on getting a curbside program, but Calhoun County doesn’t let that stop them from contributing in the meantime. When it comes to recycling in Calhoun County, these residents take great community pride in supporting local businesses, so when their …