MI ENVIRONMENT
NextCycle Michigan to spark the state's 'recycling and recovery' economy
Date: May 11, 2021
In the biggest recycling announcement in Michigan since the bottle bill in 1976, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy said the largest collaborative effort in state history will spark the state's "recycling and recovery" economy.
Leaders of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy joined with the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, bipartisan lawmakers and Meijer to announce NextCycle Michigan, a unique public-private partnership designed to attract end markets for recyclable materials through new companies and new jobs in Michigan, leveraging state dollars with private investment.