Grand Rapids Business Journal
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Leaders of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the national nonprofit The Recycling Partnership announced $1.2 million in Renew Michigan grants that will support the largest push in West Michigan history to promote recycling activities.
The announcement was made in a virtual news conference Monday attended by Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss; state Sen. Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids; and state Rep. Bradley Slagh, R-Zeeland.
“Today’s EGLE (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy) grants provide a tremendous boost toward reaching West Michigan’s environmental and recycling goals,” Slagh said. “These strategic investments reflect West Michigan’s commitment to finding modern and scalable solutions across our entire recycling ecosystem.”
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Funding marks the largest push in region’s history to promote recycling activities
Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, state Sen. Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, and state Rep. Bradley Slagh, R-Zeeland, joined a virtual news conference today with leaders of the Michigan Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the national nonprofit The Recycling Partnership to announce $1.2 million in Renew Michigan grants that will support the largest push in West Michigan history to promote recycling activities.
In addition, Mayor Bliss, EGLE and The Recycling Partnership released results from a new report that shows the City of Grand Rapids successfully reduced curbside recycling contamination by 40% during the city’s “Feet On The Street” (FOTS) campaign last fall – the best performance in the state among the seven communities that participated in the new 2020 pilot program launch.
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