Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit Green Works Expands Used Oil Filter Recycling

DETROIT, Nov. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Works, a subsidiary business under Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit, has expanded its used oil filter recycling program to now include a collection service in partnership with Green Arbor Environmental.

Green Works' used oil filters recycling service now offers a "milk run" style pick-up service of both used oil filters and used motor oil from metro Detroit quick change/oil change shops and automotive dealerships. The operation of two Oberg SB-600 oil filter crushers allows Goodwill's Green Works to process up to 400 tons of filters per month.

In keeping with Goodwill Detroit's mission to support and employ people with employment challenges, Green Works, along with the organization's Flip the Script program, has trained several of the region's returning citizens to operate the Oberg SB-600, which will result in multiple shifts of uninterrupted operation and the creation of additional new jobs.

"Our catalog of services at Green Works is designed to provide support to businesses that prioritize cost-effective, environmentally sustainable practices," said Jay Wilber, president, Goodwill's Green Works. "The oil filter recycling program began nearly four years ago servicing customers from Michigan's neighboring states of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. The addition of the pick-up convenience will allow more local auto care providers, along with those throughout the region, to keep their steel and oil waste from being disposed in landfills, which is one of our primary goals."

To request a pick-up and recycling of your used oil filters and motor oil, please contact:

Jay Wilber,
President Goodwill's Green Works
313-499-3100
[email protected]

or

Moe Diab, President,
Green Arbor Environmental 
248-632-7202
[email protected]

About Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit

The professionals of Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit are dedicated to assisting local residents overcome employment challenges and secure meaningful, long-term employment. In the past year, Goodwill Detroit has placed more than 1,200 Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Washtenaw county residents into jobs and provided training, education and placement services to more than 9,000 individuals throughout the region. Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit has been helping metro Detroiters become Trained, Trusted and Ready to Work for more than 95 years. For more information, visit www.goodwilldetroit.org.

About Goodwill's Green Works

Green Works is an asset recovery facility on the east side of Detroit. For over 70 years, we have been safely recycling ferrous and non-ferrous metals, oils and machinery. For more information, visit www.goodwilldetroit.org.

About Goodwill Flip the Script

Flip the Script, one of the largest of its kind in the country, serves young men and women ages 16-30. This mentoring and job training program helps men and women find and prepare for work. Referred by friends and family, the Michigan Department of Corrections and as walk-ins, many participants complete the program and enter skilled trades, contraction and green jobs.

SOURCE Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit