Great Lakes Recycling
12600 Stark Road, Livonia, Michigan, United States

GLR is one of the leading providers of complete recycling solutions for businesses and individual needs. Responsible recycling practices are a standard part of business operations, as well as a part of everyday life. Whether you are ready to start a program or already recycling, GLR can offer assistance to maximize the value of your recycling program. GLR is committed to environmental stewardship and to providing highest standard of service to our clients.

We are the safest, fastest, and most reliable buyers of damaged, non-running/running, and end of life cars. We take the hassle and time out of your day and make your life easier.Do you own a car that you want to sell or just simply get rid of in a safe, environmentally responsibly, and economic way? If you answered yes, then GLRA is the right company for you.We accommodate your schedule and take the guessing out of selling your vehicle for you.

Paper Recycling

Much of this is attributed to the publishing of more than 2 billion books, 350 million magazines, and 24 billion newspapers. This equates to almost 50% of landfill waste being credited to un-recycled paper products!Great Lakes Recycling strives to be Michigan’s leader in the collection and processing of paper from recycling. Did you know that in addition to easily recognizable paper products, recycled paper fibers are used to manufacture more than 5,000 other products?Household items such as masking tape, paper money, bandages, coffee filters, and egg cartons couldn’t be produced without paper fibers. That said, only 37% of the fiber used to make new paper products in the US comes from recycled sources. That’s why GLR is committed to raising awareness and access to recycling solutions for paper products.

GLR is a passionate proponent of helping residents and businesses develop best practices for recycling at home and the office. We work alongside the community to teach and aide in implementing stronger recycling programs. However, as a company we not only teach these practices, we live them as well. Every GLR facility has expansive in-house recycling programs. Likewise, every facility is committed to operating “greener” by continually striving to minimize waste production wherever possible.Efforts to create and maintain a cleaner, enjoyable, and sustainable environment for future generations are a team effort. GLR is ready to be your partner by providing your paper recycling solutions for a “greener” tomorrow!

Electronics Recycling

E-waste is an ever-growing, popular, yet informal name for a variety of electronic products that have met the end of their “useful life.” This includes, but is not limited to computers, televisions, monitors, laptops, cellphones, VCRs, stereos, stand-alone copiers, fax machines and so on.Even more alarming is that these figures don’t include the nearly 75% of additional old electronics that are stuck in storage due to lack of understanding of proper management, processing and recycling of e-waste.

In recent years, advances in consumer electronics and personal computers have spurred economic growth, changed information technology and improved people’s lives in countless ways. However, our growing dependence on electronic products both at home and work has given rise to a new environmental hazard: “e-waste.”A recent study by the EPA shows that electronics already make up 1% of the known municipal solid waste stream. Research completed in Europe showed that e-waste is an epidemic, growing at an astronomical rate of three times that of any other municipal waste.

Plastics Recycling

Of these billions of bags, less than 1 percent are recycled. The result is tons of non-biodegradable landfill waste that over time will contaminate the soil and water, proving costly to remove. That’s why GLR has a long history of being so dedicated to plastic recycling.For decades we’ve provided communities with solutions for their unwanted plastic waste. We strive to increase the percentage of recycled plastics by offering convenient, environmentally friendly solutions for unwanted plastic products.

GLR has a facility devoted exclusively to the processing of industrial plastic, foam, shrink-wrap and numerous other types of plastic products. Our GLR Plastic Division offers a wide variety of specialized processing equipment that facilitates efficient recycling practices.We utilize state of the art equipment to separate plastics according to resin types and shred for further purification processing. Through this process, we ensure that all materials are recycled to their highest value.As a long-time advocate in the plastic recycling industry, GLR specializes in recycling industrial plastics and shrink wrap. Our GLR Plastic Division is a premier facility featuring an easily accessible scale, convenient drop-off hours, and friendly, knowledgeable staff ready to assist and direct you through the recycled plastic process.

Metal Recycling

Great Lakes Recycling “Complete Recycling Solution” encourages our clients to recycle all metal materials. In fact, the steel industry overall depends on recycling for making new products. Every new steel product has some recycled content. This type of material can be very profitable to our customers.

For decades we have provided trades people and independent collectors scrap metal drop-off services. We strive to offer convenient, environmentally friendly solutions for unwanted scrap metals for communities. GLR also specializes in working with businesses of any size to develop complete metal recycling solutions for all facets of your organization.GLR’s transportation team services businesses and professionals near and far, providing dependable trucking and roll-off services for your recyclable metals. We also perform on-site evaluations of materials to help maximize your GLR is a passionate proponent of helping residents and businesses develop best practices for recycling at home and the office. We work alongside the community to teach and aid in implementing stronger recycling programs. However, as a company we not only teach these practices, we live them as well. 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports metal material disposal accounted for only about 8% of the municipal solid waste generated in 2007 in the United States. That comes out to about 20 million tons. Of that, the United States recycled approximately 7 million tons of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, which only equates to about a 35% recovery rate. In 2007, non-ferrous metals were among the highest percentage in recovery rates at approximately 69%. This was mostly due to the 99% recovery rate of lead in lead-acid batteries.

And when it comes to the recovery process, most of the water used in steel-making is recycled (about 95% according to the Steel recycling Institute or SRI), so water is typically returned cleaner than it was when taken from its source. The agency estimates this eliminated greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to removing more than 4.5 million cars from the road for a period of one year.

Recycled metals account for a large part of the country’s overall supply. One statistic shows that every 2 out of 3 pounds of steel made in the United States derives from ferrous metal scrap. Non-ferrous scrap metal recycling in particular is an important part of resource conservation. Reports reveal that recycling copper metal-based materials produced more than 30% of the world’s copper source in 2005, and used significantly less energy than mining virgin elements from the ground.

In fact, nearly all hazardous waste once made by the steel industry is now recycled for beneficial use. Steel typically produces less waste output when used in building homes. SRI reports that using steel frames to construct a house generates only enough waste from a construction site to fit into one garbage can. And steel is the most recycled material in the world, says SRI. But only the North American steel industry has been able to increase production and reduce energy demands at the same time.