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WWRA: What can and can’t be recycled

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Laura Scriven and Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority for the photo and information in this story.) Lately, at Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA), we have been getting requests for a list of materials that can … Read more

WWRA: The story of the milk container

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Laura Scriven and Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority for the information in this story.) Once upon a time, there was a milk container. He felt all empty inside. He felt that there was more to … Read more

WWRA: Tours of new facility begin in March

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Laura Scriven and the Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority for the information in this story.) Wednesday, Feb. 6, was the official ribbon cutting at Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority. It was attended by member municipalities and … Read more

WWRA hosts ribbon-cutting for new single-stream facility

(Publisher’s note: my sincere apology to Sybil Kolon on the incorrect spelling of her name.) Twenty years after asking Chelsea area residents to sort and separate paper from cardboard, rigid plastics from glass bottles; that’s no longer the case. Wednesday, … Read more

WWRA: Ribbon-cutting for new building on Feb. 6

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority and Laura Scriven for the information in this story.) In 1991, the Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA) started operating in Chelsea. For more than 20 years we have asked you … Read more

WWRA: Recycled numbers

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Laura Scriven and Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority for the information and photos in this story.) The numbers are in for 2012. At Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority the last few months have seen a lot … Read more

WWRA: Trash mixed with recycling is becoming a problem

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Laura Scriven and the Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority for the information in this column.) I was recently out at the Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA) site on Werkner Road and I learned some surprising … Read more

Some thoughts on recycling, reusing, repairing.

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Laura Scriven for this column.) Prior to moving back to Chelsea a year ago last November, I spent almost 16 years living and working in South Korea. When I first went to Korea I … Read more

WWRA: So far, so good — single stream recycling a success

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Laura Scriven for this Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority column.) We are very pleased with the success of the new single-stream recycling. Not only are intake numbers almost double the amounts taken in during the … Read more

WWRA: Recycle the holidays

(Publisher’s note: Due to server problems, this column did not run on Sunday, Dec. 23 as it was scheduled because ChelseaUpdate was not functioning. I apologize to Laura Scriven and to readers, but it was out of my control.) With … Read more

WWRA: Ask for paper bags, not plastic

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Laura Scriven for the information in this column.) What do you do with all those plastic bags? That seems to be a pretty common question in my house. They seem to multiply and grow … Read more

WWRA: Chelsea recycling bins now in permanent location

If you were looking for the recycling bins that used to be located in the Chelsea Lanes parking lot, they now have moved to their permanent location on Old Manchester Road. The Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority secured a piece of … Read more

WWRA: recycling odds and ends

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Laura Scriven for the information in this WWRA column.) This article will tie up loose ends, answer common questions, and give bits of information that have not fit into the other articles. The Western … Read more