The University of Michigan collected more than 16 tons of reusable goods during spring move-out and kept landfill waste from major commencement events to just 217 pounds through coordinated waste ...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy reported that the state’s recycling rate rose to 26% last year ...

State lawmakers from Wayne County are outlining plans to prevent future loads of out-of-state radioactive or hazardous waste from being dumped in Michigan's most populous county, but they face ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating underreported methane emissions from landfills nationwide, and a recent report names Michigan as a major offender. Methane is a potent greenhouse ...

RIVERVIEW, Mich. (WXYZ) — Time is ticking for Michigan landfills. That's according to a new report from the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. EGLE ...

LANSING — New legislation would ban a Michigan landfill from taking radioactive waste, including controversial shipments that will soon begin arriving from a site in New York. The bill was proposed ...

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A federal agency said it has resumed sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio while communities in suburban Detroit continue their legal fight to bar ...

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VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A federal agency said it has resumed sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio while communities in suburban Detroit continue their legal fight to bar ...

A federal agency said it has resumed sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio while communities in Metro Detroit continue their legal fight to bar waste from a World War II-era site in ...