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Ferndale's Green On Site looks to add 3-4 new people

metromode, 10/2/2008

Ever feel guilty throwing away that plastic water bottle at a big event? Ferndale-based Green On Site is now here to save the day.

Christopher Garcia and Audrey Cooper formed the company with the idea of providing recycling options for client events. A year later they employ four people and a handful of independent contractors.

"We man the recycling bins instead of just putting out trash cans," Garcia says.

And the company is looking to call in a few more deck hands. Garcia sees his firm hiring 3-4 more people within the next year to meet rising demand for this service. Green On Site works everything from movies to the DIY Street Fair in Ferndale this summer.

"We have been getting a very good response, especially in the Ferndale area where the people are more responsive to this sort of thing," Garcia says.

Cooper and Garcia hope to expand to the likes of the Woodward Dream Cruise and other big events in Metro Detroit within the next year or two.

Source: Christopher Garcia, co-founder of Green On Site
Writer: Jon Zemke

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