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"MI Environment Digest - April 28, 2023"

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Recycling your boat shrink-wrap is easy [ [link removed] ]

"April 27, 2023"

Recycle boat shrink-wrap with the EZ-Fill recycling program.

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Two men stand in front of a boat with a bag of shrink wrap, ready to be recycled.

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Career Series: Compost program coordinator?s passion for the environment started early and led him to a career at EGLE [ [link removed] ]

"April 26, 2023"

Check out EGLE?s latest Career Series video highlighting the career of EGLE?s compost program coordinator.

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Aaron Hiday, EGLE's compost program coordinator, inspects a compost pile.

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West Michigan composting king turns ?worm poop? into black gold [ [link removed] ]

"April 26, 2023"

Wormies? mission is to change the way Greater Grand Rapids manages organic waste by achieving 100% diversion from landfills.

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Luis Chen of Wormies turns compost with a pitchfork. (Courtesy of Wormies.)

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EGLE grants and loan dashboard updated, information added to Open Data Portal for first time [ [link removed] ]

"April 25, 2023"

EGLE has updated the dashboard that showcases where funding was disbursed from the department to municipalities and other entities.

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Grants and Loans Dashboard screenshot showing Fiscal Years 2019 to 2022

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By the Numbers:?Recycling in Michigan at all-time high [ [link removed] ]

"April 24, 2023"

EGLE reports that recycling in Michigan is now at an all-time high, and it announced a record amount of funding in recycling infrastructure grants.

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Recycling bins curbside awaiting pickup.

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