New rules and changes are coming to Michigan as officials want to focus less on waste and landfills and more on recycling.
The Michigan environmental regulations will soon encourage residents to reuse and recycle as much as they can, working to keep materials out of the state’s waste stream. Previously, past policies would allow for landfill growth across the state.
“Ultimately, we are all responsible for end-of-life management of the stuff that flows through our hands every day, and the state is really trying to help us move toward using that material as productively as possible to the benefit of community and the economy and the environment,” said Kerrin O’Brien, executive director at nonprofit Michigan Recycling Coalition.
