Welcome to

 Go Green Ohio
in partnership with Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful, Inc.

previously operating since 2009
under the project name of EcoErek.

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UPDATE 2020-
Unexpectedly home for the summer, hosting a Denim only Drive.
June 27, 9-3pm - See you there!


To the Recycling Community-
After the 2017 season, I made the decision to take a hiatus from holding denim drives in order to graduate high school and head to the University of Cincinnati as a freshmen to study chemical engineering.   

I left the opportunity open for another person to take on denim recycling while I'm away, and Kimi Floyd stepped up.  Kimi and I share the same passion for taking care of our natural resources.  

Stay tuned, more things coming! :)

Thanks - Erek

 Total Recycled Materials

34,101 denim items

19,395 pairs of shoes
​as of June 2020

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April 2016 - Recipient of the Jefferson Award for Community Service, Toledo, Ohio.

11 year Recycling Drive Totals

2009                 1,684                    0
2010                 4,154                    0
2011                 3,920             3,000
2012                 5,019             4,402
2013                 4,477             4,269
2014                 4,748             2,128
2015                 3,349             1,933
2016                         3,223             1,925
2017                 2,844             1,779
2018            Break Preparing for College
2019 (Cincy)       620                    0
2020                     212                    0

Total      denim  34,101    shoes  19,395

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Partners

Click HERE to see Erek highlighted in Blue Jeans Go Green documentary video clip.

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2020 Recycling Drives & Results

2020 Dates

June 27, 2020

Locations

The Future Wave
3324 Navarre Ave., Oregon
Parking lot (419-698-9283)

Time

9 am - 3 pm
 
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Results

212 pairs jeans

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My Goals

1. Communicating recycling advocacy.
2. Show how easy recycling is.
3. Provide an outlet for denim recycling
4. Promote resourcefullness in people.

Acceptance Speech, November 2014, Youth in Philanthropy.

Funding

This project is possible through donors like you that help raise the funds necessary to ship the denim to Arizona.
If you are interested in making a financial contribution, please contact us at info@ecoerek.org or info@GoGreenOhio.org.  Our shipping costs are approximately $2400/year.