Detroit Recycling Program
It’s a great time to be a Detroit resident! I had heard told, that Detroit would be implementing a recycling Program about a month ago, but assumed that it would be years coming. Well, incredibly enough It starts July 2009! A trial run for 30,000 east and west side Detroiters will take affect in just a couple weeks! I have been concerned with this for a while, and feel very proud of the beautiful innovative city in which I live! Bravo to all that made it possible! Bravo to Jennifer Granholm! A great amount of Michiganders said your vision was to big and entailed to much. I knew that it was possible by the determination in your voice, and I am proud of your leadership and steadfastness, in these times of shift and change! I join parents from around Michigan in saying thank you for relentlessly thinking big! My family and I are ready for this change and prepared to get our hands dirty! The next step is to inspire people around the Motor City to learn and expand on an environmental level!
The goal of the City’s recycling program is:
To encourage all Detroit residents to reduce, reuse and recycle
Reduce – cut back on materials for disposal; buy products with less packaging; buy only what you need
Reuse – Try to find other acceptable uses for leftover products and items
Recycle – Recycle products or containers if you can
To determine the most cost-effective method of implementing citywide recycling in Detroit by collecting data from a pilot curbside recycling program in two designated areas and from the recycling drop-off locations.
It’s a start, and I am very excited about that!
Proud Detroiter and Parent Advocate ~Valerie
Jennifer M. Granholm
Governor
State of Michigan
State of the State Address
State Capitol • Lansing • Michigan
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Here’s the link http://www.michigan.gov/documents/gov/SOS2009_265915_7.pdf
