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Project Development Agreement approved for anchor tenant at future Sustainable Business Park
Kent County Department of Public Works to work with Continuus Materials and Anaergia on developing landfill alternative. Grand Rapids, MI – Late last week the Kent County Board of Public Works approved a Project Development Agreement (PDA) with Kent County Bioenergy...
2022 Waste Disposal and Recycling Rates
The 2022 Rate Schedule was approved by the Board of Public Works at their October board meeting. Rate changes reflect increasing costs, commodity markets and planned facility refurbishments and will take effect January 2, 2022. In brief, the changes are as follows:...
State director visits site of future Sustainable Business Park
$4 million appropriation in the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy budget to support infrastructure improvements GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), Liesl Eichler Clark,...
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...
Department Press Releases
- June 10, 2020 ― Kent County seeks innovative sustainable business leader to help achieve landfill diversion goals
- March 18, 2019 – Kent County encourages residents to safely dispose of unused hazardous materials during National Poison Prevention Week
- February 6, 2019 – Kent DPW Enhances Educational Programs with New Hire and Professional Development
- October 4, 2018 – Sustainable Business Park Master Plan Approved18
- September 5, 2018 – New Exhibit Teaches Importance of Recycling
- June 21, 2018 – Safe Propane Tank Disposal Important for Worker Safety
- March 23, 2018 – Test Results Near North Kent Landfill
- March 5, 2018 – Kent County Request for Information for Sustainable Business Park tenants
- April 19, 2018 – Kent County Schools Go Green for Earth Day
- January 29, 2018 – North Kent Landfill water testing notice
- December 17, 2017 – Recycling Center to Reopen After Equipment Upgrades to Accept Cartons, Increase Efficiency
- November 20, 2017 – Recycling Center Undergoing Upgrades to Accept Cartons, Increase Efficiency
- October 13, 2017 – Kent County Facility at Risk of Losing Critical Revenue from Sale of Electricity
- August 4, 2017 – Kent County DPW Expands Methane Collection System in Kentwood
- January 3, 2017 – Kent County DPW Receives Plans on Methane Gas Migration
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2022
- It's Time America Stopped Throwing Out Food Waste (Governing)
- Continuus Materials, Anaergia to anchor business park (Waste Today)
2021
- Treasure in trash: Kent County's $350M plan to turn waste into a new industry (WOOD)
- Kent and Allegan Counties Sustainable Business Park becoming a reality securing anchor tenants (WGVU)
- After $4 million appropriation, state official tours site of Kent County Sustainable Business Park (WKTV)
- Kent County identifies main tenant for landfill diversion business park (MLive)
- Continuus Materials, Anaergia identified as potential anchor tenants of Kent County's sustainable business park (Waste Today)
- Plastics Industry Refocuses on Sustainability (Experience GR)
- West Michigan one step closer to 90% trash reuse (GRBJ)
2020
- MEDC helps bring 10 sites across Michigan closer to "shovel ready" status (MEDC)
- DPW Draws Global Interest for business park (Grand Rapids Business Journal)
- County issues RFP for future sustainable business park tenant (Grand Rapids Business Journal)
- Kent County, Michigan, requests proposals to help achieve landfill diversion goals (Waste Today)
2019
- Closing the Material Loop - How Innovators from the Public and Private Sector are Creating Value from Waste
- Partners envision park plan (Grand Rapids Business Journal)
- Partnership hopes to convert portion of landfill into sustainable business park (WGVU)
- Kent County, Michigan, moves forward with sustainable business park plan (Waste Today)
- Kent County enlists The Right Place to help develop Sustainable Business Park (MLive)
- Kent County, The Right Place partner on sustainable business park (MiBiz)
- Creating an Industrial Ecosystem (MSW Management)
2018
- Kent County DPW discusses details of the Sustainable Business Park Master Plan (WKTV In Focus)
- Kent DPW approves $500M trash reuse project (Grand Rapids Business Journal)
- County board should be encouraged to find agreement on committing to sustainable business park instead of landfills (Grand Rapids Business Journal Editorial)
- Kent trash reuse project worth $500M (Grand Rapids Business Journal)
- 23 respond to Kent County's call for 'sustainable' garbage proposals (MLive)
- Firms probe Kent County on request for garbage-fueled innovations (MLive)
- Kent County releases RFI for Sustainable Business Park (MiBiz)
- Turning trash into money is going to take a community effort (Rapid Growth Media)
- County eyes 90 percent waste reduction (Grand Rapids Business Journal)
- West Michigan’s construction industry grapples with diverting waste from landfills (MiBiz)
- KCDPW: Sustainable Business Park at Byron Center Landfill Could Be 'Long Term Solution' (WGVU)
- Sustainable Business Park Planned in Shadow of Kent County Landfill (Reclamation Administration)
- Kent County Public Works Staff to Meet with Community About Plan to Reduce Waste (Michigan Radio)
- Sustainable Business Park Planned in Shadow of Kent County Landfill (MLive)
- GBB to Develop Master Plan for Kent County, Mich’s Resource Park
Recently Added Documents
- North Kent Landfill – Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances – FAQ
- North Kent Landfill – PFAS information – FAQ
- North Kent Landfill – PFAS Well Testing Area
- Methane and Your Health
- Media Release Regarding Kentwood Landfill Methane
- Kentwood Landfill Methane Collection System Expansion (December 2017)
- Kentwood Landfill Methane Collection System Expansion (August 2017)
- Kentwood Landfill Letter to Residents – System Operational (December 2017)
- Kentwood Landfill Letter to Residents Regarding Methane (August 2017)
- Kentwood Landfill Letter to Residents Regarding Methane
- Kentwood Landfill History
- Kentwood Landfill Aerial Diagram