We accept HDPE plastic bottles, jugs, jars and containers. HDPE Natural typically used for milk jugs and some tub containers. Recyclables Ready to Ship HDPE Natural Plastic (#2) Zero Waste recycling provides the greatest gains in mitigating climate change - this goes back to RAA’s values around the highest and best use of the recyclables processed at our MRF. Zero Waste recycling involves recycling materials over and over again. epa.gov/sites/default/files/ documents/ghg-land-materials- management.pdfīut once again, only when recycling services are carefully thought out and delivered with the environmental benefits intact are we capable of moving the dial on climate. According to the US EPA the extraction of natural resources the production, transport, and disposal of goods and food, and the provision of services account for an estimated 42% of U.S. Therefore, action in this sector can have a much more significant impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) than the current emission inventories suggest. Global waste generation is increasing faster than any other environmental pollutant. The driving motivation for this MRF is to support a more resilient community by protecting the health of all living beings, saving valuable resources, and mitigating climate change. While RAA invested 7 million dollars (funding from Level One, State of Michigan EGLE, and Closed Loop Partners) in this MRF and, of course, has designed this MRF to remain economically viable, this was not the driving motivation to re-open this MRF. "The MRF of the future needs to embrace a zero waste ethic-looking not only at near-term profitability, but also its stewardship of the materials entrusted to it by a supportive public, integrity in its messaging about the benefits and limitations of recycling, and the treatment of its employees, each as important elements of virtuous recycling."– Bryan Weinert, Recycle Ann Arbor Director of StrategyĪll MRFs are not the same - the standard recycling industry MRF is designed first and foremost to be profitable.
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