West Michigan’s Comprenew Adding 10 New Electronic Recycling Locations

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has awarded over $600,000 in grants to support 14 recycling projects in Michigan.

Grand Rapids-based electronic recycling company Comprenew is receiving $67,500 to expand their electronic recycling to 10 new locations across Michigan.

Comprenew currently has 19 recycle drop-off locations in Michigan. Four of those drop-off locations are also retail stores which sell refurbished electronics.

Comprenew's 10 new locations will be added over the next two years and will target rural and underserved areas.

Full list of organizations receiving grants:

• Bay Area Recyling for Charities, $65,000
• City of Detroit Department of Public Works, $95,000
• Comprenew, $67,500
• Eagle Harbor Township, $6,000
• Emmet County Department of Public Works, $82,000
• Houghton County, $92,000
• Muskegon River Watershed Assembly, $92,000
• Northeast Michigan Council of Governments, $50,000
• Oceana Conservation District, $1,300
• Recycle Ann Arbor, $19,500
• Resource Recovery and Recycling Authority of Southwest Oakland County, $8,200
• Tuscola County Recycling Material Recovery Facility, $22,000
• Village of Constantine, $3,000
• Washtenaw Intermediate School District, $32,000

Comprenew was founded in 1986 and has been offering recycling to the public since 1999.