1970
Sponsored by
the Libbey Owens Glass Company, the Ecology Center, which later started
Recycle Ann Arbor, started a drop off station at Arborland for people
to bring their recyclables.
1977
Recycle Ann
Arbor incorporates and becomes an independent organization of the Ecology
Center.
1978
Recycle Ann
Arbor begins a curbside collection program in sections of Ann Arbor. Residents
can leave their recyclables in marked bins to be collected at curbside.
1981
Recycle Ann
Arbor and the Ecology Center merge and receive the first contract from
the City of Ann Arbor to collect recyclables from the curb. Throughout
the 1980s, Recycle Ann Arbor managed as a program of the Ecology Center.
1985
Curbside collection
is expanded to reach the majority of the Ann Arbor community. Recyclables
are collected monthly.
1990
Recycle
Ann Arbor is reorganized as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ecology Center.
As part of the reorganization, the Ecology Center drop-off station is
given to Recycle Ann Arbor to operate.
1991
Curbside collection
is again expanded to reach all Ann Arbor residents on a weekly collection
basis. The collection program includes multi-family housing dwellings.
January
1997
The Drop-Off Station is moved from its location on South Industrial Highway to 2950 East Ellsworth
Road. Area residents can drop off all curbside collectibles, as well as
hardcover books, Styrofoam, egg cartons, car tires, truck tires, car batteries,
transmission fluid, anti-freeze, brake fluid and fluorescent light tubes.
Residents can also purchase inexpensive compost and mulch.
1997
The ReUse Center opens at 2420 South Industrial Highway as an alternative to throwing away
reusable items. Used materials are collected and sold at affordable prices,
saving tons of useful items from landfills.
September
1999
The Environmental
House Green Building Demonstration Area opens its doors inside RAA's ReUse
Center to educate the public on the finer points of "Green"
(or environmentally-friendly) building techniques.
2000
The Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors awards Recycle Ann Arbor's ReUse Center and Environmental House with the 2000 Environmental Awareness Award.
June
2000
The ReUse Center
expands into the attached paper baling warehouse, doubling floor space
to more than 20,000 square feet. Energy-efficient lighting is installed.
2001
The Michigan Recycling Coalition names Recycle Ann Arbor the Recyclers of the Year, for its outstanding reduction and reuse programs.
2003
Recycle Ann Arbor receives the Waste Knot Winner award from Washtenaw County.
2005
The National Recycling Coalition presents Recycle Ann Arbor with the prestigious Tim McClure Award, recognizing outstanding environmental and community leadership.
February 2007
Recycle Ann Arbor acquired Calvert’s Roll-Off Containers in February of 2007, and offers complete construction and demolition (C&D) waste and recycling services. Services include collection, transportation and processing of C&D wastes, utilizing a proprietary vehicle fleet and a 10,000-square foot sorting and waste transfer facility located at 7891 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
