Marc Schupan, Chairman of Recycler Schupan, Inducted into Michigan Sustainable Business Hall of Fame

Marc Schupan, chairman of the Kalamazoo recycler Schupan, was inducted into the Michigan Sustainable Business Hall of Fame on November 4 at the MiSBF Triple Bottom Line Bash in Grand Rapids. EIN Presswire reported the induction, which the Michigan Sustainable Business Forum granted for a career spent building the state's recycling industry.

Marc Schupan's Five Decades In Michigan Recycling

The Forum's Hall of Fame recognizes people whose leadership has advanced sustainable business practices across Michigan. Marc Schupan's career began before "sustainability" was part of the business vocabulary, and over five decades he helped turn recycling in Michigan from a handful of scrap yards into an industry that supports jobs, manufacturing and one of the country's most successful bottle deposit systems.

Accepting the award, Marc Schupan credited Schupan's employees with the company's annual impact: 4 billion bottles and cans recycled, more than 1.2 billion pounds of material kept out of landfills, 2.7 million tonnes of CO2e emissions avoided and 1,267 hours volunteered in local communities.

"Those numbers are a testament to our incredible employees, who show up each day passionate about the work we're doing," Marc Schupan said. "To our employees, near and far, thank you."

Schupan was founded in 1968 by Marc Schupan's late father, Nelson Schupan, as a single industrial scrap metal recycler. Under Marc Schupan's leadership it has grown to 18 locations, including nine recycling operations, and become a sustainable materials recycler, manufacturer and global trader handling aluminum, plastics, beverage containers, electronics and industrial materials. For decades the company has also helped make Michigan's bottle deposit system work by returning containers to manufacturing.

"Marc has always been the first to point the credit back to our people, and that's exactly what he did last week," said Jordan Schupan, CEO. "This award honors a career spent building an industry Michigan can be proud of, and proving that good business and doing right by our communities can go hand in hand."

The induction follows the Forum naming Schupan a 2024 West Michigan Sustainable Business of the Year honoree.

Schupan's Trading And Leadership Moves

According to akta.pro company records, Schupan & Sons is a third-generation, family-owned sustainable materials company founded in 1968, operating across 18 multi-state facilities with more than 550 employees. The same records list Marc Schupan as CEO and Jordan Schupan as president, and estimate revenue at $500 million to $1 billion.

In May 2026, MineHub Technologies expanded its commercial relationship with Schupan and Sons, extending the Jules Trade Execution Platform from international trading operations to include domestic trading activities. In June 2026, Schupan promoted Matt Webster to vice president and Kevin Roschek to senior director of divisional operations at Schupan Aluminum & Plastic Sales to support growth and operational expansion.

What The Forum Honors Next

The Forum named Schupan a 2024 West Michigan Sustainable Business of the Year honoree before the Hall of Fame induction on November 4, 2026.