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A state agency is supporting infrastructure upgrades and a public awareness campaign to boost recycling in Michigan.The Department of Environment, Great…
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Entrepreneurs are eager to find substitutes for plastic that naturally degrade. One option is a "natural" plastic made by microbes and then eaten by them. But the process is still in the early days.
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A national movement to ban plastic bags is gaining steam, but these restrictions may actually hurt the environment more than help it.
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China is not taking as much U.S. recycled material as it has in the past. The Chinese economy is slowing down and it doesn’t need to import as much paper…
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When Donner and Blitzen deliver their holiday packages, they don't leave much advice about what to do with the trash.And Americans produce lots of extra…
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is offering communities grants to help start recycling programs. The total amount approved for the grants…
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The global market for recycling has changed dramatically over the last year, and it’s already trickling down to what happens at the curb.China used to…
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From Ann Arbor to Grand Rapids, communities all across Michigan are paying more to recycle their trash. That’s thanks to a change in China’s stance on…
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There's a scene in the 1967 film The Graduate where a well-meaning friend of the family pulls Dustin Hoffman's character aside at his graduation party,…
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There is a lot of concern over what to do with the plastic water bottles we use. Flint is one community that is grappling with this question in a big…