Roots in Urban Ecology and a Passion for Practical Solutions
Kevin Ashmore grew up in a modest neighborhood on the outskirts of Boston, where weekend afternoons often meant collecting secondhand items with his family or watching local artists transform scrap metal into sculptures. Those early experiences sparked a fascination with the hidden potential of discarded materials. While his friends pursued more typical hobbies, Kevin gravitated toward the challenge of turning waste into something useful or beautiful. That early curiosity became the foundation of his lifelong belief that recycling and reuse can be both practical and inspiring.
From Environmental Studies to Field Experience
After high school, Kevin pursued a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies at a state university known for its strong urban sustainability program. His summers were spent working with a “zero waste” startup in Portland, Oregon, redesigning waste collection routes and testing small scale composting systems.
The mix of academic study and hands on problem solving gave him a deep understanding of how policies meet daily habits and how even modest changes in recycling and reuse can create meaningful impact.
Building Atlanta Recycles Before It Was a Blog
When Kevin relocated to Atlanta in 2016, he brought his passion with him. By 2017, he was volunteering with local clean-up drives, helping organize the city’s recycling fairs, and running free workshops at libraries, schools, and farmers markets.
These sessions covered everything from preventing contamination in recycling bins to crafting DIY home projects from common household waste. Over the years, he built a library of guides, checklists, and real life examples from Atlanta’s recycling successes.
By the time he launched atlantarecycles.com in 2025, it was more than a new website it was the digital extension of nearly a decade of community-based work.
What Atlanta Recycles Offers Today
Atlanta Recycles is both a local and universal resource. The site blends practical recycling guides with creative reuse ideas, spotlighting projects and practices that work in Atlanta but can be adapted anywhere. Visitors will find clear, straightforward instructions on sorting and disposing of materials, inspiring DIY tutorials to give items a second life, and thoughtful articles on how individual choices can reduce environmental impact.
Whether you’re new to recycling or looking to refine your habits, Atlanta Recycles offers a space where knowledge is easy to understand, solutions are realistic, and the goal is always to make sustainable living an achievable part of daily life.
Every article on Atlanta Recycles reflects Kevin’s experience in environmental education, grassroots outreach, and community storytelling. The mission is simple: empower people with the information and motivation they need to recycle more effectively, reuse more creatively, and feel connected to a global movement toward a cleaner, greener future starting right at home.