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Lt. Gov. Brian Calley visits Kzoo to talk economy, jobs, NewsChannel 3 broadcast, March 13, 2014

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley made a stop in West Michigan to discuss job creation and the economy. Lt. Gov. Calley toured Schupan and Sons in Kalamazoo Thursday, before sitting down with economic and business leaders for a roundtable discussion.

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Schupan Aluminum & Plastic Sales' John Barry speaks to 269 Magazine on his leadership and his mentors' influence.

Specifics hard to pin down, but Flint seeing more water bottle recycling.

Schupan is handling empty bottles returned by residents through water distribution points located throughout the city, but there are other ways to capture all of those empties.

Better late than never.

The only regret Marc Schupan has about owning a 1985 Beechcraft King Air C90A is that he didn't discover the value of business aviation earlier.

GM Recycles 2 Million Flint Water Bottles into Fleece.

GM partnered with Schupan Recycling to collect the bottles needed to make three products.

Two companies assisting with Flint, Mich. bottle recycling

Schupan Recycling, the largest PET bottle recycler in Michigan, has partnered with Petoskey Plastics, Inc., to help collect some of the empty water bottles generated from donations during the Flint Water Crisis.

Spartan student athletes volunteer in Flint.

MSU athletes, cheerleaders, band members and other student group leaders and athletics department staff members join Schupan Recycling, Republic Services, JIC, DEQ and MSP in distributing water and recycling bags at the Northwest Shopping Center in Flint, Michigan on February 5.

Quantity and quality: Increasing the UBC recycling rate offers challenges.

Schupan COO, Tom Emmerich, and other industry leaders discuss the increased recycling rate of UBCs and the challenges the industry faces.

Despite challenges, recycling is "viable, sustainable and growing" say Michigan industry leaders

Schupan COO, Tom Emmerich, and Michigan Recycling Coalition's Kerrin O'Brien discuss the health of the recycling industry with "Greening of the Great Lakes" -- and the prognosis looks good.

Schupan Recycling President Optimistic About Industry's Future Despite Current Downturn in Commodity Values

Tom Emmerich, COO of Schupan & Sons, Inc. and President of Schupan Recycling, talks about our best-in-the-country bottle return/deposit law and the continued need for education on the importance of recycling on "Greening of the Great Lakes" with host, Kurt Heinze.

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Greening of the Great Lakes sustainability roundtable discussion on key green issues facing Michigan

Greening of the Great Lakes host Kirk Heinze welcomes back Dianne Byrum, Doug Buhler and Marc Schupan for his second annual sustainability roundtable, a panel discussion focusing on some of the key "green" issues facing Michigan and the Great Lakes region.

Waste Management to begin new contract for electronics recycling

After receiving the R2/RIOS certification in mid-May -- a process confirming that a recycling company will handle electronics in an environmentally friendly manner -- Schupan Industrial Recycling will be the electronics recycler for Waste Management of Three Rivers.

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These are hard but fluid times for aluminum distribution, manufacturing and recycling firm Schupan & Sons

The family-owned business has grown from meager sales and five or six employees when it was started by Schupan's father Nelson in 1968, to annual sales topping $250 million and more than 400 employees in 10 locations in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. (March 23, 2014)

Schupan Eyes Growth, Hires Scrap Veterans

Schupan & Sons has hired two scrap industry veterans to help lead its growing industrial recycling division. (American Metal Market, February 6, 2014)

MSU, Schupan: Doing the Right Thing by Going Greener

Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon and Kirk Heinze welcome Marc Schupan and Jennifer Battle to WJR's MSU Today for a wide-ranging discussion on sustainability and recycling. Heinze hosts Greening of the Great Lakes every Sunday evening on News/Talk 760 WJR and fills in for Spartans Athletic Director Mark Hollis on this edition of WJR's MSU Today program. (December 13, 2013)

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Schupan & Sons to expand Grand Rapids presence

Kalamazoo-based metal and plastics recycler, Schupan Recycling, plans to expand its capacity at an existing site in Grand Rapids by year’s end.(November 25, 2013)

Synergy, Customization, Service: On staying distinct from the competition—and ahead of it.

In a metals market beset by overcapacity and price deflation, Schupan & Sons has remained profitable, largely through strategic diversification. (November 12, 2013)

Schupan Industrial Recycling is Named in List of Alcoa Top Scrap Suppliers

The aluminum firm Alcoa has named the recipients of its Top North American Scrap Suppliers for 2013. The company says this year marks the ninth consecutive year that Alcoa’s recycling and scrap purchasing group has recognized its best suppliers in key performance criteria, including safety, quality, volume, breadth of supply to multiple locations and delivery performance.
(November 5, 2013)

Guest column: Possible Changes to Michigan’s Bottle Bill? We All Need to Pay Attention
Kirk Heinze talks with Tom Emmerich, President of Schupan Recycling, about the possibility of changes to the Michigan Beverage Container Deposit Law, currently under consideration in the DEQ's draft report to Governor Snyder.
(October 15, 2013)

Press Release

(PR NewsChannel) / August 13, 2013 / KALAMAZOO, Mich.

The Detroit Jazz Festival continues its greening efforts for the fifth consecutive year with the support of the DTE Energy Foundation’s Greening of the Detroit Jazz Festival program, which aims to reduce, reuse and recycle waste.

It is expected that the Greening Program will collect and recycle more than 10 tons of waste throughout the Jazz Festival, being held over Labor Day weekend in downtown Detroit. Last year, the program recycled 85 percent of the 5.2 tons of waste collected, a significant increase from 2011.

This year, Schupan Recycling – a 45-year-old company based in Kalamazoo who manages the processing of the majority of Michigan’s deposit beverage containers – is joining in the efforts to manage onsite sorting and grow the Festival’s greening initiative by ensuring all material is recycled properly. Schupan brings six years of event recycling experience to over 8.8 million event attendees.

- See more at: http://www.prnewschannel.com/2013/08/13/jazz-fans-can-keep-it-green/

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May 2013 - An overview of manufacturing services offered by Schupan Aluminum & Plastic Sales.

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Schupan & Sons CEO on the Pride and Profitability of Being Green Greening of the Great Lakes, February, 2013

News Articles
	Going Green on the Frontlines of the Economy from CNBC, with Marc Schupan as a contributor. (April 30, 2013)
	Tom Izzo Thinks This Guy is Great Bridge's "Faces of Michigan" features Marc Schupan. In 1974, Marc Schupan took a leave from his job as a high school government teacher and coach to sort out his future. He thought about law school. Or maybe college coaching. First, he planned to... (February 2013)
	Schupan & Sons CEO on the Pride and Profitability of Being Green Greening of the Great Lakes' Kurt Heinze talks with CEO Marc Schupan about the company’s long-term commitment to environmental responsibility. (February 2013)
	Mike Gildea Named CEO of Schupan Aluminum & Plastic Sales From the news and information website for recycling professionals. Promotions at Schupan Aluminum & Plastic Sales announced. (January 2013)
	Michigan International Speedway Grows Greener by the Day Race cars are not usually considered environmentally friendly, but NASCAR and the Michigan International Speedway, or MIS, are working to turn motorsports green. MIS President Roger Curtis says that many people do not connect sustainability with a racetrack, but the fans in the grandstand do care about the environment. (November 2012)
	Green Your Fleet Alternative fuels can save money and lessen the environmental impact of on-road and off-road scrap vehicles without reducing fuel efficiency or performance, recyclers say. (March-April 2012)
	The Strength in Service Center Capital Investment, "Explains Marc A. Schupan, CEO of Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Schupan & Sons, Inc., 'The .. point is that if you have a strong balance sheet, the banks are desperately looking for good projects to loan money for. Investing in equipment to improve efficiencies which lead to profitability is much more attractive than real estate-related projects." (November 2, 2012)
	CNBC taps Southwest Michigan's Marc Schupan for "Squawk on the Street" Since November, the owner of Kalamazoo-based Schupan & Sons Inc. has been one of a group of 13 successful small to mid-size business owners being put on air sporadically by CNBC to act as advisors to small business people who tune in. (February 2011)
	Primed for Growth "Our biggest challenge has been to grow enough to provide opportunities to our very good employees. We want them to make a good living and be proud of where they live." says Mike Gildea, President of Schupan Aluminum & Plastic Sales (September 2010)
	Schupan scraps its scrappy image, keeps its long held values Everybody thought of us a scrap metal processor, but our customer base is much larger than that," Gildea says. (December 2010)