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Michiganders celebrate America Recycles Day

Gov. Whitmer issues proclamation encouraging Michiganders to join America Recycles Day activities on...
City of Flint rolls out over 68,000 free curbside carts

Delivery of trash and recycling carts to more than 34,000 households will continue through October a...
Michigan sets record-high recycling rate for third consecutive year

Michiganders recycled 82,000 tons more than in the previous year, and EGLE research finds Michigan i...
Flint Mayor Neeley, Genesee County state legislators join with EGLE, Cascade Engineering and The Recycling Partnership to announce Flint’s Fall 2024 citywide rollout of 60,000 free curbside carts

The City of Flint selects Grand Rapids-based Cascade to manufacture trash and recycling carts that w...
Michigan Recycles Paper, Boosts Economy

Now more than ever, companies in the Great Lakes State are desperately seeking to include recyclable...
Michigan neighbors go head-to-head for the Recycling Championship title!

Watch two Michigan neighbors go head-to-head – and recycling bin to recycling bin – as they batt...
Recycled plastics gain new use

Recycling in Michigan is at an all-time high, but Michigan’s business and environmental leaders sa...
Recycling in Michigan is at an all-time high

Recycling in Michigan is at an all-time high, state environmental leaders announced today during ‘...
Flint Mayor Neeley, Genesee County state legislators and Flint business leaders celebrate grand opening of new recycled plastics processing facility

Flint-based company will become Michigan’s largest plastic film recycler and is looking to hire Fl...
Proper recycling practices protect the environment — and recycling workers

Proper recycling practices — as encouraged by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes,...
Recycling and Romance Blooms in Metro Detroit

PONTIAC — Since they met for the first time at a church — and as they laughingly admit were inst...
Ann Arbor’s new ‘SamurAI sorting robot’ is a plastics recycling game-changer

ANN ARBOR — Michigan is now one of the nation’s three best states for recycling plastics, accord...
Here’s a ’dirty’ secret about the benefits of composting in Michigan

BAY CITY – Former high school science teacher, current online educator and avid gardener/composter...
West Michigan composting king turns ‘worm poop’ into ‘black gold’

GRAND RAPIDS — Luis Chen is Grand Rapids’ self-proclaimed “worm poop” king, and he coul...
Michiganders’ recycling rate up 35.4% to all-time high as access grows, new EGLE analysis shows

To continue the momentum of the national award-winning “Know It Before You Throw It” campaign, a...
Think green during spring cleaning by focusing on recycling and reusing

Spring is considered a time of renewal — and Michigan recycling experts say that also goes for muc...
EGLE, Michigan Chamber of Commerce and more than 30 partners join with bipartisan lawmakers to announce NextCycle Michigan

Kickoff highlight includes EGLE’s award of record-setting combined total of $4.9 million in Renew ...
How EGLE is working to reduce waste in our landfills

This story was originally published by FOX17 for "Morning Mix." The Michigan Department of E...
Energize Your Recycling Know-How

This story was originally published by WDIV for "Live in the D." More people are recycling in M...
Recycling industry will be key to building back Michigan economy

Recycling not only is good for the environment, but it also has a wide-ranging economic impact The C...
During Michigan’s battle against COVID-19, recycling is more important than ever

Rich Elliott has never felt particularly heroic while placing his bin of recyclables out for collect...
What can be recycled?

This story was originally published by FOX47 for "Morning Blend." Kerrin O'Brien, Executive Dir...
Keep the focus on recycling and reusing while decluttering

Make recycling and reusing — not throwing away — the focus of spring cleaning this year. This st...
When it comes to recycling plastics, keep it clean – and know the rules

From car parts to trash carts to pop bottles: Recycled plastics have a number of uses. This story wa...
Michigan aims to double recycling rate by 2025

This story was originally published by WOOD-TV for "eightWest". So many events are now using complet...
‘Recycling never goes out of style’: Find new uses for your old clothes

This story was originally published on the Detroit Free Press. Behold those pit-stained T-shirt...
Waste not this holiday season – or at least recycle as much as possible

This story was originally published on the Detroit Free Press. While the holidays are a time to...
Comprenew prevents electronic items from ending up in landfills

This story was originally published by FOX17 for "Morning Mix". Morning Mix has partnered wi...
Recycling 101 – how to do it correctly

This story was originally published by WOOD-TV for "eightWest". GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – ...
Learn the rules for recycling batteries

This story was originally published on ClickonDetroit.com/live-in-the-d. The Michigan Depa...
Paper recycling featuring Paper McKay

This story was originally published by WSYM for "Morning Blend". Jill Greenberg, Spokeswoman...
Plastic recycling 101

This story was originally published by WOOD-TV for "eightWest". For all the great natural resou...
Learn how this company uses recycled plastic to make high-quality products

This story was originally published by FOX17 for "Morning Mix". Plastic. It's in cars, refri...
Not all paper is recyclable – learn how to recognize the trash

This story was originally published by WDIV Channel 4 for Live in the D. The holidays are appro...
Not all paper can be recycled; here’s what goes in the bin

This story was originally published by FOX17 for "Morning Mix". Paper is one of those things...
Paper recycling 101

This story was originally published by WOOD-TV for "eightWest". When you think about it, we hav...
Cardboard recycling 101

This story was originally published by WOOD-TV for woodtv.com/eightwest. Think about it, these ...
Learn the rules of recycling cardboard

This story was originally published by WDIV for clickondetroit.com/live-in-the-d. After the last pie...
What’s the secret to recycling cardboard? Ask Michigan’s Recycling Raccoons

This story was originally published on the Detroit Free Press website. If you want to improve y...
Recycling Glass 101

This story was originally published by WOOD-TV for woodtv.com/eightwest. You may know that recy...
Recycling glass? You may be doing it all wrong and here’s why

This story was originally published by WDIV for clickondetroit.com/live-in-the-d. Live in the D...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Recycling: How to do it properly

Everyone knows recycling materials is good for the planet and reducing the amount of waste that ends...
Think you’re recycling the right way? Here’s what you need to know

Everyday you're likely to use some sort of can or metal, whether it's a pop or soup can. What do you...
Recycling metal – what you need to know

In an average day, you will likely come in contact with many different types of metal products – e...
Metal recycling in southeast Michigan takes many shapes — including art

For professional artist Chris Nesbitt, conversations about metal can get heavy, sometimes into the h...
What happens to plastic after it’s recycled

Did you know that Michigan has the lowest recycling rate in the Great Lakes? There's a new promotion...
What happens to plastic bottles when you recycle them?

Every day, you likely use all kinds of plastic - everything from water bottles to containers, and yo...
Meet the furry faces of Michigan’s new recycling campaign

Did you know there’s a right way and a wrong way to recycle?

Many people do not know that plastic bags cannot be recycled. Some stores may accept them once you'v...
Recycling at the Ballpark

We all want to help keep our earth clean, and one way we do that is by recycling. As we know, there ...
Confused about recycling? Talk to the Raccoon Squad

Celine and Joe Sommerdyke are determined to help save the planet. But hectic days spent shuttling be...
“Know It Before You Throw It” campaign informs people about rules of recycling

Recycling has many benefits including energy savings, reduction in water use, decreases in greenhous...
EGLE kicks off Know It Before You Throw It education campaign in state’s first-ever effort to promote cleaner recycling

Goal is to reduce contaminated materials going into recycling bins and double state’s recycling ra...