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another arm to its industrial recycling division that solely collects and processes useable and scrap electronics from customers nationwide. Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales distributes new metal and plastic mill component for automotive, medical and office furniture products. In the early 1990s, Schupan Recycling formed when the company got involved with recycling used beverage containers.
“Michigan has a 10-cent deposit on containers and because of that we have well over 90 percent recovery coming back,” Schupan said. “We have a joint venture with a Norwegian company that has the barcode technology, and we put their equipment in over 600 stores in Michigan. We run 16 semis around the clock for pickup service, and they run on natural gas. We operate two processing facilities for plastic, glass and aluminum containers.”
Schupan Recycling is the largest volume independent processor and broker of used beverage containers in the U.S. According to their website, the company has recycled more than 50 billion containers. That includes about 4 million plastic water bottles used by Flint, Michigan, residents amid the recent leaded water crisis.
Schupan Recycling is among several companies to donate to the cause of recovering empty bottles in Flint, which does not have curbside collection of recyclables. “We got involved real early to put equipment in and coordinate with other recyclers to make sure that the water bottles, which are non-deposit, didn’t end up in the landfill,” Schupan said.
Giving back to the community has always been a part of Schupan’s personal life and his business model. His company and employees support local United Way organizations through payroll contributions and he encourages employees to get involved by giving them time off to volunteer in their communities. Earlier this year, Schupan received a lifetime achievement award from Big Brothers Big Sisters in Kalamazoo for years of mentoring, serving on the board and making financial contributions. The organization also named its Seth Nelson Schupan Mentoring Center in honor of Schupan’s 23-year-old son who died in an auto accident.
Schupan and his wife of 40 years, Jeanne, have four children ranging in age from 38 to 29, including a daughter and a son who work in the family business.
The 1985 King Air C90A owned by Marc Schupan’s Green & White LLC is flown about 100 hours a year for Schupan & Sons of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and dry leased to several of Schupan’s friends and business associates. In addition to the Part 91 operation, Green & White LLC makes the airplane available to a charter company based in Michigan. (COURTESY OF SCHUPAN & SONS, INC.)
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