trash

The state Legislature could enact new restrictions soon on the types of household waste that can be burned in barrels and pits.Household waste now…

The city of Lansing is expanding a pilot recycling program. The ‘single stream’ recycling program means businesses and individuals don’t have to separate…

Detroit is home to one of the world’s largest incinerators. That facility burns around 800,000 tons of trash every year.The issue has sparked passionate…

Last year state officials approved a ban on burning trash starting April 1st, 2011. But with the date drawing near, it appears backyard burning appears…

Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow hailed what she called a "major milestone" in the fight to stop Canadian trash shipments to Michigan. Michigan Radio's…