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Organicycle is a company set on keeping organic food waste out of landfills and returning those important minerals to Michigan soil. The 13-year-old company diverted 5 million pounds of organic waste in 2022 alone. Started by Bridget and Dan Tietema, Organicycle began while Bridget was a teacher and started questioning where the school’s food waste…

Recycling can start anywhere, and for Berrien County they pay close attention to where they can improve recycling. Local municipalities do offer curbside recycling in the area, but the parks department takes it one step further and helps to provide recycling for items not taken at the curb. They do this by hosting six collection events…

EFS Plastics is a 100% post-consumer plastic recycler that specializes in recycling mixed rigid plastics, plastic film or bags, and HDPE bottles, tubs, and lids. EFS, which stands for Environmentally Friendly Solutions, recycle these items into high-quality resins which can replace virgin plastics when purchased by manufacturers to make new products and packaging.  The company…

Dr. Shrink, Inc. is a full-service, full-circle supplier of premium shrink-wrap and all installation supplies and accessories. Dr. Shrink, Inc. strives to anticipate and innovate all of their products and services to meet the needs of current and future customers. Dr. Shrink saw a need for more productive uses for the premium plastics they sold…

The Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority (MCSWMA) is owned by the municipalities of Marquette County. The Authority is supervised by an appointed Board of Trustees, and overseen by the Authority Director. MCSWMA offers many recycling and waste disposal services to Marquette County residents including drop-off recycling, household hazardous waste collections, and organics processing.  In…

 Lenawee County’s recycling drop-off site has been the place residents in the county can take plastics #1-7, glass (colored or clear), tin cans, aluminum, cardboard, and paper products for recycling since 2012. The Lenawee County Solid Waste Program also coordinates community collection events to clean up scrap tires, electronics, polystyrene foam, batteries, household hazardous waste,…

Washtenaw County’s Solid Waste Division works to provide comprehensive services to its residents as well as acts as a clearinghouse for information on everything from backyard composting to zero waste events. According to Theo Eggermont, Director of Public Works, the purpose of their program “is to achieve the Solid Waste Plan goals which boils down…

Goodwill Industries has a rich tradition in reuse and providing work opportunities. It was founded in 1902 by Reverend Edgar J. Helms who collected used clothing and household goods which were mended and fixed by locals he hired. The donated goods were then resold, and the money raised was used to pay the workers who…

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 members 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 1978, Recycle Ann Arbor (RAA) founded the first curbside recycling program in Michigan. Over the years, the program has seen significant growth, with the development of a curbside program, recovery yard, A2 Area Reuse network, and drop-off center. In 2021 they diverted 15699 tons of waste from being landfilled and opened their zero-waste Material…