I like feeling like I’m doing a small part in helping the environment because I see the huge amount of stuff we get every day…It’s just amazing the volume of bottles and cans that come in. It’s really impressive to see how much material is handled in just one day. All that is not going elsewhere. It’s not on the side of the road. It’s not in the landfill…It feels like you’re doing something worthwhile.
About Schupan Recycling
Schupan Recycling is widely recognized as the best in the nation for beverage container recycling, and the largest independent processor of used beverage containers in the United States.
Our facilities process aluminum, PET plastic, glass, cardboard and plastic film for Michigan’s largest grocers and retailers in support of the Michigan Deposit Law. While contributing to the circularity solutions for the Michigan food and beverage industries, Schupan Recycling also develops and maintains recycling programs for special events, universities, and schools in the Midwest.
Schupan’s processing facilities receive, sort, process and market billions of used beverage containers every year. Our process allows for mechanized material separation, color sorting, crushing, shredding and baling. The processed material is used nationwide in a variety of consumer products.

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