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What can YOU do to make this a better world?  The Michigan Recycling Coalition will be holding its 35th Annual Conference from May 17 through May 19, 2017 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center located at 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824. Click HERE for further details.
Will YOU be there?  The perennial question of how to best manage product life cycles has been at the forefront of discussions among manufacturers and recyclers. Over the past several years, a new paradigm known as “Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)” has emerged and gained traction. As the name implies, EPR extends the responsibility of manufacturers to include recovery of their products and/or financial responsibility for related public expenditures. The promotion of EPR is ubiquitous, including, at least one academic book, a series of articles in Forbes Magazine, conference workshops, and a webinar series. To use the current phrase in vogue, the new EPR intends to “reinvent recycling.” Click HERE to learn more.
How will “Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)” policies affect YOU and YOUR business?  House Bill 4198, introduced on February 6, 2013, would expand Michigan's deposit law to include non-carbonated beverages. If approved, the act would take effect on January 1, 2014. Click HERE to read more. UPDATE: See also Senate Bill 0432, introduced on June 13, 2013.
What impact do YOU think this will have on water bottle reclamation rates?  Hydraulic Fracturing, commonly referred to as “Fracking” by many people who are close to this subject, is one of the hottest topics currently being debated by environmentalists and environmental industry insiders. Click HERE to see some of the most frequently addressed questions and answers about hydraulic fracturing in Michigan. If you would like to learn even more about this topic, click HERE for access to detailed facts. Click HERE to see public documentation about water usage by energy companies at their fracking wells, located near your home.
Where do YOU stand on this important issue? Lakes Michigan and Huron hit all-time record low water levels; no end to low-water trend in sight2/5/2013  According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District office, preliminary reports for Lakes Michigan and Huron show average January water levels were an inch below the lowest monthly average ever recorded since records were kept beginning in 1918. The record low until last month was recorded in 1964. Click HERE to read more.
How have the lower lake levels affected YOU or your business?  Plastic pollutants circulate in pockets of the Great Lakes at concentrations higher than any other body of water on Earth, according to a recent State University of New York study. An analysis of this study was recently posted HERE for a timely discussion.
Where do YOU stand on this important issue?  The U.S. government has recently become a global leader in electronic waste (e-waste) recycling. The federal government – the largest consumer of electronic devices in the United States – recently stopped doing business with vendors who dispose of used computers, purchased with government money, in landfills at the end of their lifecycle. Click HERE to learn the details. The implementation follows another rule that bars all federal agencies from dumping all electronic gadgets, from cell phones to fax machines.
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