Dan Ezekiel
Dan Ezekiel was lifelong friends with Jonathan Dreyfuss, one of the initial founders of Recycle Ann Arbor, and was involved with RAA from the start. Dan worked as a volunteer on the pick-up trucks as well fundraiser in the early years of RAA. After his time at RAA, Dan became a science teacher, but continued his environmental advocacy work through servivng on the Ann Arbor Greenbelt Advisory Commission, the Ann Arbor Park Commission, and chair of the local Sierra Club.
Interview with Dan Ezekiel
June 26 2019
Conducted by Meghan Clark
Clips
2:57-5:55
Dan talks about what sparked the idea for Recycle Ann Arbor, how it was formed, and what the first curbside pick-up day was like. #recyling #RecycleAnnArbor #curbsidepickup
6:42-7:56, 12:50-13:31, & 22:53-25:12
Dan recalls the reasons behind the Recycle Ann Arbor and Ecology Center merger, as well as the difficulties faced during that process. #recycling #RecycleAnnArbor #EcologyCenter
9:55-10:36
Dan discusses how recyclables had to be separated before they were put out on the curb and how surprised they were that their main customers weren't young people, but rather older people who had done similar recycling during World War II. #recycling #RecycleAnnArbor #WWII
13:36-15:43
Dan recalls how Barb Wykes, an Ecology Center volunteer, had the idea to get funds for Recycle Ann Arbor by leaving flyers during curbside pickup that asked citizens to vote for the intitiative and call the city council. #recycling #RecycleAnnArbor #EcologyCenter #government #grassroots #bipartisan
17:12-17:55
Dan talks about what it was like to work on the curbside pick-up trucks, how it was a risky job, and how he still dreams about getting a call about them needing an extra driver. #recyling #RecycleAnnArbor
21:00-22:30
Dan recalls how he helped to stop a proposal to build a waste to energy incinerator on North Campus. #incinerator