Recycling

The Alpena County Facilities, Capital & Strategic Planning Committee voted unanimously to have the recycling authority remove the bins after it was discovered that they sit on property Besser had deeded to the county to use solely for soccer. The committee also says trash and other non-recycled materials are often left outside the bins, making the property look unmaintained.

To improve recycling rates, the City of Kalamazoo will launch a new program this month that uses cameras to help educate residents.

A $4.4 million EPA grant will pay for 15 EV heavy-duty trucks used for picking up recycled goods, replacing diesel trucks in some communities in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.

Lincoln Elementary students are finishing up the final touches of a bench made out of ecobricks, which are plastic bottles packed with clean and dry used plastic.

PADNOS is making a multimillion-dollar investment expanding its recycling operations in the City of Wyoming and creating jobs.

Michigan is looking for new uses for old tires.A set of grants from the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will fund projects to mix…

Three new robots have begun sorting recycling for a three-county region of the northern Lower Peninsula.Kate Melby, the spokesperson for the public works…

The National Cherry Festival in Traverse City attracts people from all over the world. Last year there were an estimated 550,000 attendees, so it isn’t…

A small state grant may have a big impact on recycling habits in Mount Pleasant.The program is called, “Recycling is Elementary.” Its aimed at teaching…

Governor Rick Snyder says he will roll out a plan this coming fall to boost recycling in the state.Michigan’s statewide residential recycling rate of 15…