Is it OK for other community members to recycle paper at Michigan Tech?
Unfortunately, we have to limit the collections at this time to Michigan Tech people, who may recycle paper from home only during the “First Monday” collections described in answer to the previous question. Payment for the paper we recycle is not enough to support the additional personnel and facilities that would be needed if we opened the program to everyone. In addition, household paper that contains a higher proportion of newspapers and magazines could cause us to lose the higher mixed office rate our program has earned. We do have cooperative agreements with the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service to participate in our program in exchange for their assistance to the program. Schools, businesses, or community members interested in recycling may contact Ray Smith or Rick Isaacson at Copper Country Mental Health (482-9400) about joining their program, which collects the same paper types as the Michigan Tech program.
