“We believe it is very important to recycle because it saves money and so we don’t deplete our resources and help save the earth. We thought of Tin Man so we thought if it has a heart we can turn it into art. Our robot has a heart because in the Wizard of Oz Tin Man needed a heart so we gave him one. When we were done we still needed a name so we came up with Recycle Bot 3,000.”
Artists: Ivana B., Ada V., and Helena S.
Grade: 4th
Grand Rapids, MI – The Kent County Recycling and Education Center (REC), located at 977 Wealthy St. SW, will reopen on Friday, March 24, after an incident caused structural damage to the building that required the facility close for three days. The damage occurred...
Grand Rapids, MI – The Kent County Recycling and Education Center (REC), located at 977 Wealthy St. SW, is temporarily closed after an incident caused structural damage to the building on Monday afternoon. The damage occurred when bales of cardboard recycling built up...
A new, refreshed e-newsletter hit inboxes this month. The newsletter included board of public works updates, tips on disposal and recycling, facility updates, and answers to the difficult questions the DPW receives about hard to dispose of materials. The DPW aims to...
