Report Highlights Need for Food Waste Processing
Grand Rapids, MI – A new report sponsored by the Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) details the status of organic waste management in West Michigan and explores future strategies to manage organic materials – the largest single category of material in...
$4M State Appropriation Supports Sustainable Business Park
Appropriation will support infrastructure development to avoid new landfill construction GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A $4 million appropriation in the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) budget will support necessary infrastructure improvements...
Temporary Closure of Wealthy St. Electronics & Recycling Drop-Off Station
Wealthy St. Drop-Off Station Info Page FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 12, 2021 Kristen Wieland, Communications & Marketing Manager, (616) 632-7923 Kent County DPW announces temporary closure of Wealthy Street recycling and electronics drop-off station ...
Digging into the Post-Sort
Amanda, our shared Zero-Waste intern with West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC), shares her experience with the City of Grand Rapids’ Feet on the Street Campaign and how contamination affects the rest of the recycling process, including the sorting,...