Recycle Here!

I was sad to move to a place that didn’t offer recycling so I love that I can recycle most everything here: batteries, light bulbs, weird cardboard like box milk cartons, glass, plastic and bags! Sure it takes a bit of work to separate regular paper from cardboard and glossy but hey — karma points! The people are helpful and friendly in explaining the bins or if you don’t know where something should go. Am going to separate glossy vs cardboard vs regular paper now to help in the process.
Eastern market is no longer a Saturday location, as they lost funding boo! But this main location is MW 10 – 6 and Sat at 9! Awesome music too — happy this is here close to downtown Detroit.

Sooooo cool.
Recycle Here! has a main location open every Saturday, but also has mobile locations in other neighborhoods, so no matter where you are in Detroit, there’s one near you.
It’s a DIY production and going for the first time can be a bit intimidating because everybody else seems to know what they are doing. We pulled up and there was a guy that just pointed us towards the warehouse. Shrug. We pulled into an empty «spot» and just surveyed what everyone else was doing. I’m sure we looked confused and nobody asked «Hey, first time here? Need help?», so we just slowly made our way through it. Grabbed a cart, loaded it and put our items in the appropriate areas. That wasn’t so bad. Hey, I can even do it again… and I plan to!
Check their website for locations and items they take. It’s best to sort at before you arrive.

Still recycling at Recycle Here! They are still going strong. They offer recycling in various neighborhoods in Detroit, which is nice for those residents. I still have to make that Saturday morning trip, but I’m happy that I am doing my part. Make sure you have your items sorted because that will make a for a faster trip when you visit.

Pros:
Open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays!
Takes just about Everything.
(Even non-​recyclable Big TUBE TVs, computer monitors, etc).
The staff is friendly. They will even help unload your Car if you have LOTS of goodies to recycle.
The city doesn’t offer Recycle Service in my neighborhood, so These guys provide an invaluable service (just as important as Garbage Day, imo).
But Hey,
if this location is a little too far for your likes… then Fret Not!
The ‘bee’ also buzzes around to other parts of the city:
~WK

I was pretty bummed when I moved to Detroit and learned that the city doesn’t pick up recycle bins, but then when I came here for the first time I got over it. I think it’s so cool that we have a place like this. I love that they accept everything, and it’s such a friendly atmosphere with really cool people. It’s a fun part of my Saturday routine.

This is the creative, hipster version of a recycling center. So yeah, I like it.
I had all my bags and boxes full of recycables, and learned a lot for the future, rule number one, separate ahead! This place is overwhelming with the signs and numbers, but once you get it, you get it and want to go back.
Shopping carts! Get one and pack your stuff in.
Read the website before going, there is a list, that has «aseptic», yes they call milk and juice boxes this, and they give you pointers that made it easy for me as a first timer.
You should try it once, you will be back. The vibe, friendliness, and feel good factor are just too good.
They are open Saturday until 3:00 p.m. so get in there!

I come up here twice a month on my bike to drop off the recyclables. They’re only open on Wednesdays, and Saturdays so you gotta plan ahead!
At first, it can be a bit daunting to figure out where things belong. So sort yr recyclables as best you can at home. Once you «get it», recycling here is easy.
What gives this place a super bonus, it that they take electronics recycling. Old tv? Old monitor? Old CPU? Anything. They’ll take it for you and dispose of it properly, so you dont have to worry about mercury or lead or any of those crazy metals going back into the soil.
BIKES: I usually just lean mine against the entrance wall.

It’s where I go to do all my recycling. They have a pretty efficient DIY system in place — though it helps to do as much pre-​sorting at home as possible. Other than radioactive materials and commercial-​sized fluorescent light bulbs, they take just about everything.
Once a month they also have mobile locations around the city… there’s one in Clark Park close to where I live, but I always seem to miss it. In any event, it’s a great project that I like participating in. Can actually be kind of a social event on a Saturday… it gets packed: D

The best recycling center I have ever been to! May seem weird but I travel continuously for work. I was here in Detroit for 3 weeks and was happy to find there was a place to drop off my recycling. Friendly helpful staff, shopping carts to bring in your stuff, clearly marked bins, cool music playing and some neat huge artwork. They recycle more items than most places. Keep it green!