WWRA Awards and Achievements
Recycling Achievements
- The WWRA services an average of 1,320 Chelsea households per week
- The WWRA has over 60 businesses who recycle with us weekly
- The WWRA collected 3,300 tons or 6,599,540 lbs of material in 2012 prior to converting to single stream commingled recycling
- The WWRA collected 6,562 tons or 13,124,000 lbs of material in 2014, only 2 years after conversion
- The WWRA collected 6,601 tons or over 13,203,880 lbs of material in 2025
- The WWRA is known for commodity purity, and we hold our product to a high standard
Awards
- 1998: Manchester Community Fair Organizational Exhibit, First Place
- 1998: Outstanding Projects Awards Honorable Mention for "Rural Recycling Project"
- 2006: Washtenaw County Environmental Excellence Honorable Mention Award for Waste Reduction and Recycling
- 2019: Washtenaw County's Environmental Excellence Award in Waste Reduction and Recycling
Grants
- 2022 Recycling Partnership and Michigan EGLE Recycling Quality Improvement Grant: funded mailers, informational cards, curbside and drop off bin audits, and in person bin site surveys
- 2022 EGLE Recycling Infrastructure Grant: allowed the WWRA to purchase the Machinex SamurAI recycling robot, a 2022 AutoCar ASL curbside recycling truck, and 200+ 96g curbside recycling bins.
- Our SamurAI averaged 12,000 picks/day in 2024
- 2026 Michigan Recycling Coalition Recycling Education & Outreach Award: Stay tuned!
Employment Achievements
- The WWRA has 10 full time employees
- We pride ourselves on supporting our employees with full benefits and work-life balance
- The average WWRA employee has been with us for 10 years
- Our Facility Manager Marc Williams has been with the WWRA since 2007
WWRA Donation Bins
- 2015: Michigan Humane Society x American Textile Recycling Service for 154,966 lbs of textiles collected (drop off bins)
- 2017: Michigan Humane Society x American Textile Recycling Service for 183,792 lbs of textiles collected (drop off bins)