https://www.wcmu.org/tags/recycling Recycling en-US Copyright Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:24:48 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-03-18/from-new-life-to-a-fiery-end-where-does-plastic-around-northern-michigan-end-up Most plastic ends up in the landfill, some joins local and national supply chains to be made into new products, and the trickiest ones power a northern Michigan factory. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:24:48 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-03-18/from-new-life-to-a-fiery-end-where-does-plastic-around-northern-michigan-end-up Vivian La https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-21/recycling-authority-has-60-days-to-find-a-new-location-for-bins-at-northern-lights-arena 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. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 22:48:23 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-21/recycling-authority-has-60-days-to-find-a-new-location-for-bins-at-northern-lights-arena Steve Schulwitz https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-01-10/kalamazoo-city-officials-say-more-plastics-are-recycled-than-you-may-think To improve recycling rates, the City of Kalamazoo will launch a new program this month that uses cameras to help educate residents. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:31:53 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-01-10/kalamazoo-city-officials-say-more-plastics-are-recycled-than-you-may-think Leona Larson https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-12-17/all-electric-recycling-trucks-will-replace-some-diesel-garbage-trucks-in-se-michigan 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. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:09:42 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-12-17/all-electric-recycling-trucks-will-replace-some-diesel-garbage-trucks-in-se-michigan Lester Graham https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-06-06/alpena-students-take-care-of-the-earth-with-ecobricks 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. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 21:50:43 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-06-06/alpena-students-take-care-of-the-earth-with-ecobricks Zipporah Abarca https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-01-24/recycling-firm-announces-west-michigan-expansion PADNOS is making a multimillion-dollar investment expanding its recycling operations in the City of Wyoming and creating jobs. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:08:40 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-01-24/recycling-firm-announces-west-michigan-expansion Patrick Center https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2021-05-03/state-grants-fund-recycled-road-surfaces 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… Mon, 03 May 2021 21:55:29 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2021-05-03/state-grants-fund-recycled-road-surfaces Brett Dahlberg https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-02-17/robots-fill-labor-shortage-in-michigan-recycling-plant 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… Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:07:35 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-02-17/robots-fill-labor-shortage-in-michigan-recycling-plant Brett Dahlberg https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-07-07/waste-not-recycling-at-the-cherry-festival 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… Sun, 07 Jul 2019 15:11:15 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-07-07/waste-not-recycling-at-the-cherry-festival Nick Westendorp https://www.wcmu.org/education/2017-12-15/state-grant-helps-fund-recycling-program-in-mount-pleasant 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… Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:38:42 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/education/2017-12-15/state-grant-helps-fund-recycling-program-in-mount-pleasant XMendoza