Ladies and Gentlemen after a long pause I have returned to bring you some insights and lessons learned during COVID-19 with my good friend Michael Csapo.  For those of you who do not know Mike, he is a stand up guy and a great asset to the Michigan recycling movement.  But most importantly he is a good friend of mine who I have the privilege of having these conversations with from time to time.    So if your enticed, please take a few moments and listen to our candid conversation around what we learned in regards to "how best to and how best not to" pivot recycling and soli ..read more

I am excited to introduce you to a cool lady who is making a big difference in South West Michigan, she is the one and only Ms. Sarah E. Kelly. Sarah is the program manger for Calhoun County’s recycling offerings and with the help of partners, county officials and her drive has built up two Mini-MRF’s (Material Recovery Facilities). She is not only changing things in the County, but she also just wrapped up a 5+ year long commitment serving on the Michigan Recycling Coalition’s board of directors and as a part of their executive committee. Undoubtably Sarah is dedicated to making a d ..read more

Stephanie Kersten-Johnston, Director of Innovation @ The Recycling Partnership Recycler Secrets was able to sit down Stephanie before she gave the keynote address at the 2019 Michigan Recycling Coalition Conference in May to talk about the Circular Economy, Recycling in the United States and how stay focused in a turbulent recycling world in light of global trends. Steph is originally from the United Kingdom, and before moving to the United States, she forged a 10-year career in the corporate world in London, working with a number of global organizations on their sustainabi ..read more

Recently we attended the Michigan Recycling Coalition's 37th Annual Recycling Conference and were able to sit down with Paul England of Pratt Industries. Paul has been a industry professional with over 40-years awesome knowledge and today he shares with us about how the fiber recycling industry is moving forward. Pratt Recycling is a subsidiary of Pratt Industries, the 5th largest corrugated packaging company in the USA and the world’s largest, privately-held 100% recycled paper and packaging company. Pratt Recycling Division is a full service recycler with 16 recycling facilities. Pratt utili ..read more

If you just fished the episode on glass recycling and wanted more, well we got you covered. Mike & Roger wrap it all up by talking about Aluminum cans and the trends in recycling and manufacturing.     Did you forget who our guests were or maybe you haven't listen to the glass episode yet. Let me introduce them again..  Mr. Mike Csapo is the general manager of the Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County (RRRASOC). RRRASOC is a municipal recycling authority consisting of 9 member communities in southwest Oakland County. www.rrrasoc.org Mr. R ..read more

Across the United States glass recycling is a hot button topic.  Over the last 24-months, there has been an increase in communities that are considering removing glass from their programs or have already stopped collecting glass.  Recycler Secrets wanted to bring you two industry experts from both sides of the street to discuss why this is happening and how we might design a better solution. Please let me introduce you to our guests... Mr. Mike Csapo is the general manager of the Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County (RRRASOC). RRRASOC is a municipal r ..read more

Today we get really raw and really personal... It's been over 30-days since you have received a new podcast from me and it's going to likely 30-more before you receive another.   On December 11th, 2018 my youngest son passed away in an auto accident. This event has resulted in me spending the the last 31-days  searching.... However because of my faith I'm "OK" - at least as OK as anyone can really be after loosing their son.  Hug your loved ones today folks, and give as much forgiveness as you can.. and remember, only God knows when your time here on earth is going to be ov ..read more

We are joined today by Adam Brent who operates an Organic Recycling facility aka compost facility which accepts industrial, food waste and yard waste materials in Michigan. In this podcast we discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the compost segment of material management. One impressive take away from today's interview for me was how American farmers need to amend the soil to make it stable. Adam explains how using compost as a soil amendment replaces the biotic glues in the organic mater which hold together the soil pores is missing in most farm operations.     Howev ..read more

In this weeks Quickie we meet Adam Brent the founder of Cocoa-Corp Compost who talks with us about how he got started in compost, why bio-plastics used in Zero Waste & Zero Landfill events are not good for compost operations like his and how transportation is key in growing compost.  Under ten minutes….Yep that’s a quickie!     Today's Quickie highlight is the US Composting Council 2019 Trade Show       ..read more

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 ..read more