DJ Root Recycling
NOTICE EFFECTIVE APRIL 2
Due to the rise in local COVID-19 cases, the DJ Root Recycling Center will be closed to public drop-offs beginning April 2 until further notice. Our priority is the health and safety of our employees, individuals we serve, and the community at large. Please look for an update next week for future plans. Questions – Recycling Center Phone Number – 989-723-0843.
DJ ROOT RECYCLING CENTER – CLOSED STARTING APRIL 2
Paper Shredding & Paper Recycling Services
We are excited to announce the re-opening of the DJ Root Recycling Center. Beginning Friday, February 26th we will be opening on an adjusted schedule, limiting our days to Mondays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. only. We have always prioritized the safety of our customers and staff in these uncertain times. Due to Covid-19, we have had to modify our operations entirely.
We are asking you, our customers for your help in following our new guidelines which will allow us to stay open and work toward adding more days and hours in the future. It is extremely important to have all recycling separated and cardboard torn down. All material will be put in quarantine once it arrives at our facility. Each material type goes to different mills.
Due to Covid-19 we are challenged with limited staff, so your help with pre-sorting and separating all material before it is dropped off will be necessary for us to remain open. At this time, we remain a “no charge” recycling center.
With these new rules in place, we look forward to expanding days and hours in the future.
- Please separate all recycling (cardboard broken down, magazines with magazines, newspapers with newspapers, books with books, office paper with office paper, junk mail, etc.)
- Please put all paper shredding in a bag, separate from other recycling items. We do not shred junk mail, please separate from papers to be shredded.
- Please do not mix shredded paper with shredded magazines (glossy) or shredded newspapers.
- Please NO pizza boxes, donut or pastry boxes or food contaminated containers.
- No masks, Kleenex tissues or hygiene products.
We accept the following material………
- Greeting Cards
- File folders
- Mail & envelopes
- Receipts
- Cardboard (torn down)
- Phone books
- Magazines
- White copy paper
- Colored paper
- CPO-Green Bar & Laser
- Hard cover textbooks
- Booklets/brochures
- Pamphlets
- Newspapers
- Secure and nonsecure paper only
- Shredding
- Paper bags
- Pre-shredded paper in bags only
1555 Industrial Drive, Owosso, MI 48867
Monday & Friday Only
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Recycling Phone Line: (989) 723-0843
West end of building Questions: (989) 723-0843
- Re-Opening Information
- What Services Does the Recycling Center Offer?
- What Materials Are Accepted at the Recycling Center?
- How Does This Program Help SHW Consumers?
- What Skills Do Consumers Learn At DJ Root?
We are excited to announce the re-opening of the DJ Root Recycling Center. Beginning Friday, February 26th we will be opening on an adjusted schedule, limiting our days to Mondays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. only. We have always prioritized the safety of our customers and staff in these uncertain times. Due to Covid-19, we have had to modify our operations entirely.
We are asking you, our customers for your help in following our new guidelines which will allow us to stay open and work toward adding more days and hours in the future. It is extremely important to have all recycling separated and cardboard torn down. All material will be put in quarantine once it arrives at our facility. Each material type goes to different mills. Due to Covid-19 we are challenged with limited staff, so your help with pre-sorting and separating all material before it is dropped off will be necessary for us to remain open. At this time, we remain a “no charge” recycling center.
The DJ Root Recycling Center offers services for paper shredding and recycling cardboard. If you have a business, we can pick up your materials by using a secure, locked recycling container.
For over a decade, the DJ Root Recycling Center has helped more than 300 businesses and families become green. With the generous support of Shiawassee County community members, we have been able to recycle over 1 million pounds, which is over 8,500 trees!
• Cardboard
• Newspaper
• Magazines
• Colored Paper
• Telephone Books
• White Copy Paper
The DJ Root Recycling Center has more than 20 individuals with a disability and are paid at least minimum wage. A wide-range of jobs are offered, depending on skill level. Some jobs include picking up materials and loading it into a box truck, sorting and shredding materials, and baling/preparing material to be loaded and shipped.
The DJ Root Recycling Center is a Vocational Rehabilitation Program that prepares individuals for future employment in competitive community settings. Consumers learn about safety, teamwork, communication, time management as well as hand-and-eye coordination.
