Michigan launches $2 million education campaign to boost recycling
LANSING, Mich. - Officials with the state of Michigan have launched a $2 million educational campaign aimed at boosting the state's low recycling rate and cutting the amount of materials improperly left in curbside bins. The funding comes from $15 million in new, permanent annual recycling funding that was approved by lawmakers and former Gov. The state had been spending $1 million or $2 million a year. Recycling officials said Michigan recyclables can still be valuable globally and can be used in domestic markets, but they must be of higher quality. Michigan's new funding also will be used to support local planning and to help governments and for-profit companies develop recycling markets.