RECYCLER SECRETS

It is my pleasure to introduce you to Andy Gale the founder of Bay Area Recycling for Charities. His company is one of a small but committed group of mattress recyclers in the nation who work with municipalities, furniture stores, colleges and landfills to divert the dreaded used mattress from a lifetime waste.

This is only one division of a company that Andy started in 2008 with the tag line: one man, one mission and one revolutionary idea. Today if you take a look into his organization you will find more than 20 employees and a cluster of services including refrigerator collection & recycling for the utility companies, a growing effort to provide compostable service wear to restaurants and other groups, Zero Waste event organizer and a vision to collaborate with others to solve the recycling problem in the United States.

Andy has built his structure as a non-profit so it functions more like a THINK TANK driven by a board of directors than a traditional company. He believes this provides the organization the ability to shift quickly as the recycling industry needs become recognizable.

Don’t delay; join us for a great interview with an awesome guy!

 Topics Include:

• Mattress Recycling

 Links:

• Mattress Recycling Council

Want to connect with Andy? Here is how…

Andy Gale, Founder

Bay Area Recycling for Charities

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RECYCLER SECRETS QUICKIES!

In our second Quickie we meet Andy Gale the founder of Bay Area Recycling for Charities who talks with us about how he motivates volunteers and the difference between Zero Waste & Zero Landfill events.

Under four minutes….Yep that’s a quickie!  

I am super excited to introduce you all to Crystal Young today. Crystal is the director of the Business Opportunity Center at Westshore Community College and I originally heard her back in May of 2018, she was presenting at the Michigan Recycling Coalitions annual conference.

That session was a little ditty named “Generational Communication: Flexing Your Language Style for Maximum Impact” and she killed it!

Crystal has agreed to bring you the best parts of her 2-hour presentation in just under an hour. There are some great looks into the secret sauce today folks and some concepts you may or may not have thought about to include: 

• General characteristics of the 5 generations

 Looking to learn more about this topic:

Books:

The Nine Shift - William A Draves & Julie Coates

The Multigenerational Workplace – Jennifer Abrams & Valerie von Frank

Recent Articles:

Bridge the Gap: Communicating With a Multigenerational Workforce

Mastering Multigenerational Communication In The Workplace

Contact Information:

Crystal Young

Westshore Community College

Director - Business Opportunity Center

Ph:231.843.5731

Email: [email protected]

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Keywords: generational communication, generational recycling, recycle, matures, boomers, Generation X, GenX, Millennials, Linksters, Michigan recycling coalition

Welcome to the mic today Mr. Bill Gurn manager of facilities & maintenance operations at one of the world’s largest office furniture manufacturers, Haworth Inc. Since 1992 Bill has been driving the organization on recycling, zero waste and beneficial reuse.

On this episode you will find the following secrets that have allowed Haworth to reach Zero Landfill and find homes for some of the manufacturing’s hardest byproducts.

Quick reference of topics covered

Bill Gurn and Haworth want to share the secrets of how they did it and all you need to do is ask. So reach out to Bill today, introduce yourself and ask him your hardest question. He might just have the answer or know which direction to point you!

Email Bill Gurn

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Additional information about today’s topics

Haworth’s 2017 Sustainability Report

Zody Chair

Best Beneficial Reuse

Waste Hierarchy Explanation

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Recently a listener suggested we give you a few quickies. Since we don't like letting a good idea go to waste.. We give you RECYCLER SECRETS QUICKIES!

In our first Quickie ever made public Mr. Bill Gurn tells you why there are not recycling centers in each of Haworth’s manufacturing facilities & then he describes the Haworth version of the recycling hierarchy.

Under five minutes….Yep that’s a quickie!  

Today you are going to meet a great guy and an awesome recycler!

Please welcome Mr. Kris Jolley who has been leading the Spartan’s towards improved waste diversion at Michigan State University since 1997. Today he heads up the waste, recycling, food waste collection programs, a materials recovery facility or mini-MRF and the MSU Surplus Store. 

Are you looking for real impact - The MSU team manages over 30 million pounds of materials per year which brings roughly $4 million in value back to the university.

In our interview today we will dive deep into many topics including:

• Why MSU operates their own collection trucks 

Looking to learn more about MSU

MSU Recycling

MSU Surplus Store

MSU Shadows Collection

MSU Our Table Discussion / Food Related Issues 

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Ladies & Gentlemen please give a warm welcome Mr. Tom Purkis of Aggregate Management.

His company is dedicated to diverting glass from the landfill through creative solutions and year over year Tom and his team handles inbound glass for recycling from various industries to include deconstruction, manufacturing, industrial, consumer glass or MRF glass, and many other sub segments. 

But wait there’s more; Tom also provides Zero Waste and Waste Diversion consultative services to the manufacturing industry where he and his team help design specialized programs for maximum impact.

ON THE MENU TODAY

•  Overview of the glass markets

Looking for more information around glass recycling?

• Glass Recycling Coalition announces results of 2017 Glass Recycling Survey which can be downloaded here

Ready to expand your knowledge on Zero Waste?

• Read “The Zero-Waste Factory. How in just two years, Subaru transformed its automotive assembly plant in Lafayette, Indiana into the first zero-landfill factory in the US. Inside one of the great success stories in sustainability. ” This article written for Scientific American and can be downloaded here

Ready to connect with Tom?

Tom Purkis

Aggregate Management, LLC

269-506-6130

Today's episode of Recycler Secrets welcomes an old friend Roger Cargill and he is going to deliver a ton insights and knowledge bombs in this interview. Roger has been making a difference in the recycling world for the last 28 years and has put together recycling programs for some of the largest events in the Midwest.  

As a key member of the Schupan and Sons team, which if you don't know anything about them - they are the largest driver in the can & bottle redemption process in Michigan.  Roger & I are talking about a lot more than just pop-cans today folks, I promises you that he will blow your mind on a few things. So sit back, hold on and get ready to take some notes..

 Want a quick peek inside todays episode

• Event Recycling

Do you want to connect with Roger, here is how:

Schupan & Sons Inc. Corporate

2619 Miller Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Website: www.schupan.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-cargill-17106a8/ 

Join me in welcoming Sarah Archer to Recycler Secrets today. Sarah’s company Iris Waste Diversion Specialists provides boots-on-the-ground program management, technical assistance, marketing and educational services into the solid waste & recycling industry within Michigan.

When Sarah grabs the mic you know you’re going to get some gold. In this interview we tackle some hard topics including:

• Converting recycling drop off sites from roll-off container to front-load containers

So hold on your seats folks and Sarah tells you her Secrets!

Looking to connect with Sarah:

Iris Waste Diversion Specialists, Inc.

Phone: 989-272-5057

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.iriswastediversion.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/iriswds

Instagram: www.instagram.com/iriswds

I am excited to introduce the listeners of Recycler Secrets to a great guy who just so happens to be a excellent hockey player and a top notch recycler. His organization processes over 6.5 million pounds of materials each year and they are a huge part of the recycling community as a whole.

Prepare yourself and open your earballs as we sit down with Nick Carlson the Vice President of Donated Goods Operations for Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc. In his role, he oversees warehousing operations, transportation and post-market & export operations. Nick also provides technical expertise around environmental and sustainability functions within Goodwill’s broader operations.

As you digest today’s episode you will learn about the following:

-The power of donated goods to drive Goodwill’s missions

-The value streams behind the different goods accepted at Goodwill and how that compares to curbside recycling.

-The different models of collecting donated goods from our homes including curbside, drop-off bins in retail store parking lots and stores such as Goodwill, Salvation Army and other nonprofits.

-We explore how different Goodwill locations have formed partnerships to disassemble and reclaim value from used goods. Examples include Goodwill Detroit’s Green Works program and Houston Texas E-Waste recycling initiatives.

- How to find the really cool items that never make it on to the shelves at a Goodwill store by going to their online marketplace at  www.shopgoodwill.com

And so much more. So stop reading and start listening right now!

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