Michigan’s recycling rate lags U.S. average
Michigan’s estimated overall recycling rate is 18%, which lags considerably behind the national average of 32%. Efforts to update recycling procedures, policies and practices are being made across the...
View ArticleSupply chain slowdown could boost demand for recycled materials
The same supply chain disruptions that slow Michigan manufacturing could help the recycling industry bring in new business. The post Supply chain slowdown could boost demand for recycled materials...
View ArticleSupply chain slowdown could boost demand for recycled materials: TikTok edition
In our newest TikTok, Echo reporter Danielle James discusses how the pandemic's impact on supply chains could help the recycling industry bring in new business. The post Supply chain slowdown could...
View ArticleIndiana environmental services exec sentenced for mishandling hazardous wastes
A federal judge has placed the ex-president of a Fort Wayne environmental services company – described in her lawyer’s sentencing memorandum as “kind, generous, hard-working and honest” and a “huge...
View ArticleA road to sustainable fashion: up-cycling t-shirts
Fashion and the environment are linked in more ways than consumers may expect. Fashion designers are taking steps to reduce the clothing industry's impact on the environment. The post A road to...
View ArticleOntario groups fight to reduce food waste
The average London, Ontario, household wastes 2.81 kg (6 pounds) of food each week, and approximately half the food waste is avoidable. Local communities and nonprofits are looking for solutions to the...
View ArticleDon’t hide your poo — and here’s why
Universities across the globe are monitoring wastewater on their campuses for viruses like COVID-19. It is a practice that has raised some medical privacy concerns, although researchers say there is no...
View ArticleBeach cleaning robots are coming to Lake Erie
The BeBots and Pixedrones will be deployed to Olander Park near Toledo, and then Hinckley Reservation, North Coast Harbor, Fairport Harbor Beach of the Cleveland area. The post Beach cleaning robots...
View ArticleCities of tomorrow are surprisingly old
A new report by RentCafe documents the nationwide trend. So-called adaptive reuse apartments are more popular than new apartment developments from 2020-2021, the study says. The post Cities of...
View ArticleIndustry opposition, partisan politics slow polluter-pay bills
By Elinor Epperson Capital News Service It’s been one year since Michigan Democrats introduced legislation that would significantly change the state’s environmental regulations. But those bills are...
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