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Posted inAdvocacy, AP, Article, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Infrastructure, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Report: Michigan increases recycling by 35.4% in 3 years

by The Associated Press April 19, 2022

Michigan has reached a 19.3% recycling rate, an increase of 35.4% from prior to 2019, according to an analysis the state of Michigan released ahead of Earth Day.

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Science report: US should make less plastic to save oceans

by The Associated Press December 2, 2021
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Great Lakes artists repurposing trash for art

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