{"id":12363,"date":"2015-01-28T04:09:44","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T04:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/blog\/jenniferehrhardt\/?p=63"},"modified":"2015-01-28T04:09:44","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T04:09:44","slug":"recycle-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/recycle-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycle Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_66\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/jenniferehrhardt\/files\/2015\/01\/Recycling-Station.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66\" class=\"size-large wp-image-66\" src=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/jenniferehrhardt\/files\/2015\/01\/Recycling-Station-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"New Recycling Station at Hospice of Michigan\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-66\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Recycling Station at Hospice of Michigan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was recently tasked with creating a Green Team at my host company, <a title=\"Hospice of Michigan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hom.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hospice of Michigan<\/a>.\u00a0 Our first task was to implement a recycling program which launched January 20<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Recycling has been on my mind a lot the past couple months which I guess is why this post is dedicated to the topic.<\/p>\n<p>Some facts to emphasize the importance and impact of recycling:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/jenniferehrhardt\/files\/2015\/01\/Disposal-Pie-Chart.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-64\" src=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/jenniferehrhardt\/files\/2015\/01\/Disposal-Pie-Chart-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"Waste Disposal in Great Lakes Region\" width=\"268\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over <strong>75% of the world\u2019s waste is recyclable<\/strong> but only 30% of it is actually recycled<\/li>\n<li><strong>$500,000,000<\/strong> worth of recyclable materials are <strong>buried<\/strong> in Michigan landfills each year<\/li>\n<li>Each ton of <strong>recycled paper <\/strong>saves 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 4000 kilowatts of energy, and 7000 gallons of water<\/li>\n<li>Recycling 1 <strong>aluminum can <\/strong>saves enough energy to run a TV for 3 hours \u2014equivalent of a \u00bd gallon of gasoline<\/li>\n<li>Recycling <strong>plastic<\/strong> saves 2x as much energy as burning it in an incinerator<\/li>\n<li>Energy saved from recycling 1 <strong>glass bottle <\/strong>can run a compact fluorescent bulb for 20 hours<\/li>\n<li>Each year over <strong>375 million<\/strong> empty ink and toner cartridges are thrown away with most ending up in landfills or incinerators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recycling is a real issue in Detroit.\u00a0 Most businesses don\u2019t have a recycling program.\u00a0 A 2012 study by NextEnergy found that 402,000 tons of waste is generated by Detroiters every year \u2014 34% goes into a landfill, 65% is incinerated, and only 0.5% is recycled!\u00a0 Some good news is the City of Detroit recently announced the start of a <a title=\"curbside recycling program\" href=\"http:\/\/www.detroitmi.gov\/DepartmentsandAgencies\/DepartmentofPublicWorks\/SolidWaste\/Recycling.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">curbside recycling program<\/a>.\u00a0 Residents will need to purchase a 64-gallon recycling cart for $25 in order to participate. For many Detroit residents, this is cost prohibited.\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to help, please click <a title=\"here\" href=\"http:\/\/greenlivingscience.org\/the-giving-green-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re at a business in the metro Detroit area that currently doesn\u2019t have a recycling program, PLEASE reach out to my friends at <a title=\"Green Living Science\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beegreenbusiness.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Living Science<\/a> and join their Bee Green! Business education and certification program.\u00a0 Implementing a recycling program was a bit more challenging than I had originally anticipated but the staff at Green Living Science has been extremely helpful and provided me with numerous resources from signage to recycling service providers.\u00a0 Plus being certified as a Bee Green! Business is great PR.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in implementing a recycling program at your company (which after reading all these compelling facts, I know you are) feel free to contact me at <a href=\"mailto:Jennifer.Ehrhardt@challengedetroit.org\">Jennifer.Ehrhardt@challengedetroit.org<\/a>.\u00a0 I leave you with this fun table showing what can be made from recycled materials verses how long these items take to decompose in a landfill.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/jenniferehrhardt\/files\/2015\/01\/Disposal-Table.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65\" src=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/jenniferehrhardt\/files\/2015\/01\/Disposal-Table.jpg\" alt=\"Recycle Fact\" width=\"817\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was recently tasked with creating a Green Team at my host company, Hospice of Michigan.\u00a0 Our first task was to implement a recycling program which launched January 20th.\u00a0 Recycling has been on my mind a lot the past couple months which I guess is why this post is dedicated to the topic. 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