Michigan Communities Improve Residential Recycling More than 100 Michigan communities are joining state, regional and national partners to combat recycling contam- ination and improve the capture of high-quality recyclables across the state. Partnering with the Michigan Department of Environ- ment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) and The Recycling Partnership, a national nonprofit based in Falls Church,Vir- ginia, as well as material recovery facilities (MRFs), haulers and resource and solid waste management authorities, com- munities will develop and implement operational and edu- cational strategies to improve the quality of their recycling streams, leading to cleaner recycling practices and a reduc- tion in the amount of contaminated materials improperly going into recycling. According to The Recycling Partnership, in addition to building upon the success of Michigan’s national Know It Before You Throw It recycling education campaign, the communities will use the partnership’s “Feet on the Street” cart tagging program — an initiative focused on improving the quality of curbside recycling by providing residents per- sonalized and real-time education and feedback. The Recycling Partnership reports that more than 70 com- munities representing 18 different states have implemented elements of The Recycling Partnership’s “Feet on the Street” program. Some communities have seen as much as a 57 per- cent decrease of nonrecyclables in recycling and average a 27 percent increase in the overall capture of quality recyclables. According to The Recycling Partnership, Michigan’s recy- cling industry generates nearly 36,000 jobs statewide and an annual payroll of $2.6 billion.Achieving EGLE’s 45 percent recycling goal would support 138,000 new jobs in Michi- gan’s recycling industry and provide $9 billion in annual la- bor income and $33.8 billion in economic output according to a newly available study commissioned by EGLE. Graham Packaging Touts Plastic Recycling progress Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Graham Packaging has re- leased its 2019 Sustainability Report. The company said in 2019 it made strides in initiatives outlined in its 2018 Sus- tainability Report, including: • a 56 percent increase in the use of recycled-content polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) content; • consuming 32,850 tons of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) post-consumer resin (PCR); • 375 million containers diverted from landfills by Graham Recycling Operation; and • using more than 25 percent ocean-bound PCR content in a single bottle. Graham Packaging says it has been working in coordina- tion with sustainability-focused organizations, including the Ellen MacArthur Foundation,The Recycling Partnership and the Better Plants Program. The firm said it is working with those organizations on several initiatives in 2020.
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