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title: Jesslyn Dykstra
date: 2025-01-14T10:37:00-06:00
author: Jennifer Vermeer
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#  Jesslyn Dykstra

 

 

 

 ![]() Jesslyn Dykstra earned her degree in Business from Dordt University in 2014. She is now the general manager of Metro Recycling, a family-owned and operated scrap recycling company serving the Chicagoland area and Northwest Indiana.

 

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## Articles by Jesslyn Dykstra

  [     ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/iatrenewed.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=72a5b568&v=569219eae19b4d9c1b54f9575e023b6aa321bbaab325934a345f35c2bedaaee8)   Essays 

 Jan 21, 2025 

### Renewed Purpose

 By Jesslyn Dykstra

The more stories we hear about others' efforts to meaningfully engage with our world, the more we recognize the effects of our own actions. How might our current decisions impact the well-being of future generations and the world they inherit?

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