Our Balers Help Detroit Recycle & Compact Waste

Detroit is best known for cars and Motown, but that is not all the city’s given the world. Detroit’s past is peppered with plenty of firsts and great innovations, proving there is more to the city than meets the eye. It is the birthplace of the private phone number.

You can throw the City’s dismal recycling rates in the mix, as well. Despite their numbers, Detroit’s relationship with Bramidan helps them manage waste & recycle. 

Detroit has had its fair share of problems in recent years — bankruptcy, high unemployment rates and a housing crisis to name a few. You can throw the City’s dismal recycling rates in the mix, as well. The national recycling rate hovers around 35%, while Detroit’s has barely been able to crack double digits at about 10.5%. Detroit was very slow to adopt curbside recycling. Efforts in other Michigan cities are offering some hope.

Poor management, government corruption, poverty and economic depression are all part of this city’s problems. With so many Detroit business faltering, Bramidan’ s efforts have been slower than hoped. Nevertheless, there are those who are starting to see a better way forward.

Pay as you throw programs are rewarding recyclers and de-incentivizes wasters are reeducating people and working to improve recycle rates in some towns. By giving tax breaks to companies who stay and manage their waste thereby reducing costs for collection are some ideas being put forward by business leaders and waste experts. Bramidan stands ready to help.