Schupan’s Take ’em Back Campaign Releases Educational Video
Helping kids save the planet. One can at a time. Kalamazoo, MI: September 18, 2024—Schupan is excited to announce its partnership with Earth Cubs for the release of a new video aimed at teaching Michigan’s 3rd through 5th graders the importance of redeeming deposit containers. The video, part of the broader “Take ’em Back” campaign, will be distributed to […]
Transforming Sustainability: Our Partnership with Stryker
At Schupan, we’ve always believed that innovative partnerships can lead to remarkable outcomes in corporate sustainability. We’re excited to share an example of this: our collaboration with Stryker, a global leader in medical technology. The Challenge When we started working with Stryker, they were facing a significant challenge. As a company deeply committed to environmental […]
Schupan COO Tom Emmerich Looks to the Future of Recycling in Michigan
How is the state of recycling in Michigan? We’ve heard that we lag other Midwestern states. How are we doing recycling wise? “There have been a lot of efforts to try to increase what we do in Michigan. Do we lag other states? We absolutely do. We have like an 18 percent municipal and recycling […]
Introduction to Corporate Responsibility
You may have visited a business website recently and seen a page for “Social Responsibility” or “Corporate Citizenship.” You may have even seen a link … Read More ›
Over $50 Million In Bottles, Cans Await Refunds
(CBS DETROIT) – As bottles and cans continue to mount at homes across the state the value of the deposits skyrocket. “We know that there are roughly 70 million containers a week that is being stockpiled by Michiganders,” said Tom Emmerich, Schupan Recycling president. Back in March, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order suspending the […]
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forums: How COVID-19 Demonstrates Need for Recycling & Sustainable Materials Management
Listen to the webinar with panelists Tom Emmerich (Schupan), Kari Bliss (Padnos), Michael Hodges (AMCOR), and Darwin Baas (Kent County Dept Public Works).
Recyclers Stuck with Millions of Uncashed Empties in Lockdown
Michiganders are sitting on $60 million worth of empty bottles and cans, a lot of them rattling around in the back of Thad Zajac’s Ford Escape. Among the 10 U.S. states where grocery and liquor stores pay a nickel or a dime for empty bottles and cans, many have shut down recycling collection centers in […]
Michiganders Sitting on Estimated $60M Worth of Bottle Returns
With recycling centers closed, people are starting to see their bottle and can returns pile up. “When we kind of look at it, it’s kind of Michigan’s money,” says Shayna Schupan-Barry, director of governmental affairs at Schupan & Sons Recycling. Read more.
The Frank Beckmann Show – News Talk 760 | WJR AM
Tom Emmerich, COO of Schupan & Sons, Inc., and president of Schupan Recycling, talks to Frank Beckmann about how Michigan residents are holding on to $50 million in bottle/can returns.
Cans and bottles pile up while returnable policy remains frozen during pandemic
Hundreds of millions of empty cans and bottles are piling up in garages across the state waiting to be returned. Recycling not considered essential — and most recycling centers have been closed from the Stay at Home Order. Those 10 cent deposits might not seem like a lot but right now have added up to […]
