Recycle Here! has added a retail component to its recycling operations: Michigan Green Safe. Matt Naimi, who is a partner in both companies, says that "being a recycling company, this was a natural extension for us."
Products include eco-friendly household cleaning solutions of all stripes made by
Eco-Products, a national company with Green Safe as its only Michigan distributor. Additionally, the store sells disposable hot and cold cups, silverware, plates, take-away containers and trash and grocery non-plastic bags that are all made of renewable non-petroleum based products and are even compostable. There is silverware made from potatoes and some made from corn, for example. Prices are comparable to similar plastic-based products.
Green Safe also carries toilet paper, paper towels and napkins that are made from 100% recycled paper.
Naimi is currently working with local restaurants, including New Amsterdam Cafe and Java Exchange, with plans to to add more, including Avalon Bakery and Slow's Bar B Q.
Currently, Green Safe only sells its products on Wednesdays and Saturdays during recycling hours, but Naimi is looking into a partnership with a local retailer to extend the products' availability.
For a price list or to discuss bulk purchase for a business, contact Naimi's partner, Steve Harworth, at 313-871-4000 or at
steve@recy-clean.com.
Source: Matt Naimi, Recycle Here! and Michigan Green Safe Products
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh