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Recycling is a major component of Michigan waste reduction efforts. It is often the first step businesses take toward a more efficient and cleaner operation. It is also a popular, positive way individuals can protect their environment and reduce the impact of climate change.
A few of the many environmental and economic benefits of recycling are:

- Minimizing the need to harvest and mine virgin materials thus preventing habitat and natural area destruction and disruption.

- Creating more jobs than managing waste does, resulting in stronger local economies.

- Diverting waste from landfills, extending their useful lives.

Link: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/1,1607,7-135-3585_4130—,00.html

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MRC Elects GEEP Exec to Board of Directors

The Michigan Recycling Coalition has elected Jack Iwema, GM of GEEP Michigan, Warren, Mich., to its board of directors. Iwema has been involved in the environmental services sector for 35 years.

GEEP Michigan is the Midwest affiliate of GEEP Global, which is headquartered in Barrie, Ontario. GEEP recycles electronic waste, wire & cable into commodities with a zero landfill objective.

The appointment reflects the growing concern for proper management of electronic waste in Michigan.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

http://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/news.asp?ID=15349

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Recycle Computers and Electronics Recycling, Michigan and Ohio

Macomb County, Oakland County, Wayne County

GLR Recycling Solutions, Roseville, Mich., and Canada-based GEEP (Global Electric Electronic Processing) have agreed to co-manage an electronics recycling facility that will operate as GEEP Michigan.

The companies have hired Jack Iwema to serve as general manger of GEEP Michigan. Iwema and colleagues from GLR (formerly Great Lakes Recycling) and GEEP are currently studying prospective sites in the Detroit area to serve as the location of the facility. 

GLR, which has an 80-year history as a recycler of paper, metals and other commodities in the Detroit area, will bring its knowledge of private and public sector collection sources to the partnership.

“When fully operational, we expect to hire 50 to 75 employees to properly recycle e-waste in Michigan and surrounding areas,” writes GLR chief operating officer John Hawthorne in a recent company newsletter.

GEEP, based in Barrie, Ontario, positions itself as an “industry leader for investment recovery in North America [with] state-of-the-art recycling facilities and innovative equipment for electronics processing.”

In addition to its original Ontario location and the new Michigan one, GEEP also has plants in Durham, N.C.; Grand Prairie, Texas; and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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