This application will let us know of your intent to volunteer. He had a reliable source of transportation, thanks to someone donating a road bike they no longer used. Scott rode the entire way back to Mancelona. Don added reflectors, adjusted the seat, gave him a bag to attach to the handlebars instead of the two plastic bags he was carrying, and sent him on his way. Don had one bicycle that would work – a 10 speed road bike. They referred him to Don Cunkle at Recycle-A-Bicycle. He hitchhiked in to Traverse City from Mancelona and stopped in at Father Fred’s. Williamsport Bicycle Recycle is an all-volunteer Williamsport Bike Shop providing repair services, classes, and refurbished bikes at reasonable prices. Scott, an unemployed middle aged man, was desperate for transportation and he was determined to get a bicycle. We work with clients via partner organizations and social workers.
Note that Recycle-A-Bicycle does not provide services directly to individuals. One-of-a-kind, restored old-timers, sustainably restored bicycles and unique products made from old bike parts. We provide these bicycles to the homeless and economically disadvantaged for transportation and recreation for free. What bicycles do you have in your garage that you don’t ride but may transform someone’s life?Ĭontact Don Cunkle, TART’s Recycle-A-Bicycle program director, to learn how you can help at 231.649.3443 by filling out the form below. At RECYCLE you will find bikes with a story. Recycle-a-Bicycle TART Trails’ Recycle-A-Bicycle is a non-profit program that collects used bicycles and does necessary repairs to make safe and reliable. These metal parts are disassembled, broken down, and reused to make brand new products. Bikes are composed mostly of metal parts such as frames and chains. Recycle-A-Bicycle is an educational program for children of all ages that encourages hands-on problem-solving skills understanding of working with tools and identification of bicycle parts, mechanics, and functionality. The shop is closed January through March. If your bike is truly at the end of its life cycle, it can be recycled almost completely. GObike has been hosting Recycle-A-Bicycle (RAB) and Future Classes in the Buffalo-Niagara region for more than 10 years. Workshop Location: 1220 Woodmere, Traverse City, MI 49686 Established in 2015, I specialise in making cool and unique items from recycled bike parts, selling retail.
Contact Don Cunkle, TART’s Recycle-A-Bicycle program director, to learn how you can help at 231.649.3443 or by filling out the form below. recycle-bicycle Welcome to ReCycle & BiCycle.
Please contact us to donate a bicycle or to apply to be the recipient of a bicycle. Recycle-A-Bicycle provides recycled and refurbished bicycles to economically disadvantaged individuals in the Grand Traverse region. A project of the Meridian Solid Waste Advisory Commission and Republic Services with support from the Meridian Community Recycling Fund.