Recycling Education and Community

Recycling Services has a long tradition of developing recycling as a tool to create jobs and provide economic and environmental alternatives to traditional disposal for local communities. By being active members in legislative recycling initiatives to providing recycling training programs for customers, local businesses and schools,

How to go green with Recycling Services

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Meet and Greets

At the start of a recycling program, Recycling Services can set up a table in the lobby or entrance of your building to provide information and recycling education to people who are passing through. This is a great way for buildling employees to become familar with the recycling program and to learn more about how they can get involved. This can also be a great event for anyone who wants to energize a building in recycling or to gauge employee interest.

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Tenant Presentation

When a building-wide office recycling program is put into place, Recycling Services will set up a time to train all building tenants so that they understand the recycling program goals and processes. The more people know about what they can do to be part of the program, the more successful it will be. We also provide general recycling education and training to people on the industry's latest trends.

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E-Scrap Drives

One way to quickly get rid of old or unused electronics in your building is to host a one-time Recycling Services E-Scrap Drive. Our friendly staff will set up an area in the lobby or front of your building for people to drop off their recyclable materials throughout the designated timeframe.

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Cleaner Training

The cleaning staff play an important role in each program and need to be properly educated. Before starting a program, Recycling Services will train the building cleaning staff as well as provide them with the tools and materials they need to get started. We always provide all materials in English, Spanish and Polish.

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School Programs

Recycling Services can help teachers and principals alike teach children the value of recycling. We can provide educational sessions, materials and demonstrations to schools as well as schedule field trips to our plant.

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Resources and Tips

Our partner, Diane MacEachern provides interesting tips and information on ways we can all improve our impact on the earth through the way we live our lives, by recycling at home and at work.
Diane's Green Guide can teach you how to go green

Getting Involved in our Community

The President of Recycling Services is currently serving as the Chairman of the Standards and Practices Committee for the national recycling trade group The Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), is past President of The Illinois Recycling Association, served as President of the Board for Citizens for a Better Environment and is active in local educational initiatives serving as President of the School Board for St. Damian School from 2000-2004.

On the legislative front RSI has served on The City of Chicago Task Force on Recycling, worked with the League of Women Voters to get the first recycling initiatives mandated by and funded by the State of Illinois through a tax on landfill Operators and is often consulted with by governmental and environmental leaders on issues pertaining to solid waste and recycling.

RSI has also worked with state and local educational institutions to effectively promote the importance of educating our children on the importance of recycling and environmentally sustainable practices and policies.

RSI sponsors and has participated in educational activities around Earth Day and America Recycles Day to promote recycling and environmentally sustainable practices and policies.

Photo Album

View our community Photo Album to see where we've been and what we've been doing.

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