Volunteer Opportunities

Want to help coordinate events, phone bank for political campaigns, recruit volunteers, host environmental house parties, or suggest a totally new and fun way to help the environment? Send an email to volunteer@ecocenter.org and let us know how you would like to help!

Recycling - Volunteer Opportunities

Ann Arbor has been a national forerunner in recycling rates and participation for decades, and when this country produces 229 million tons of waste a year, innovation is important! But recycling rates in Ann Arbor have been slipping, and The Ecology Center and Recycle Ann Arbor are teaming up to turn that around! Together we're working to educate residents on a grassroots level about the recycling system in Ann Arbor, and demand local management companies provide the opportunity to recycle to all residents in multi-family dwellings.

The best way to create change in a community is to start locally, from the ground up. As an EcoLeader volunteer, your role would be as a grassroots community leader standing up for and encouraging sustainable innovations within your own neighborhood. You will boldly venture into your community a few times a year to distribute educational literature on recycling guidelines, ideas for reducing one's waste stream, and fun sustainability tips. You would also be trained to easily field those hard-to-answer questions or concerns that your neighbors may have about recycling and waste reduction. What better way to get to know your neighbors, and help the environment!

Contact Kendra Pyle, Residential Recycling Coordinator, at (734) 662-6288 x119 to learn how to become a volunteer.