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EGLE: Samples taken from Detroit River after seawall collapse meet surface water quality criteria
Read full article: EGLE: Samples taken from Detroit River after seawall collapse meet surface water quality criteriaMichigan environmental officials have the results from water testing done after the northern wall of a boat slip belonging to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers collapsed on Nov. 26.
EGLE officials say weight from aggregate material caused seawall along Detroit River to collapse
Read full article: EGLE officials say weight from aggregate material caused seawall along Detroit River to collapseMichigan environmental officials responded to the boat slip belonging to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after its northern wall collapsed on Friday.
More homes evacuated as officials continue investigating hazardous chemicals found in Flat Rock
Read full article: More homes evacuated as officials continue investigating hazardous chemicals found in Flat RockOfficials with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) said three additional homes were evacuated as part of an emergency response to hazardous chemicals found in Flat Rock this week.
What happens to plastic bottles when you recycle them?
Read full article: What happens to plastic bottles when you recycle them?Every day, you likely use all kinds of plastic - everything from water bottles to containers, and you may be recycling them, but are you doing it right? Currently, in Michigan, we recycle 15% of plastic, and their goal is to raise it to 30% by 2020. "In fact, 15% is really low for the Great Lakes region," said Greenberg. Karl Hattopp also joined us from Clean Tech Recycling to show us what happens when we recycle correctly. Hattopp says that Clean Tech Recycling takes the recycled bottles such as laundry detergent bottles and water bottles and they turn them into pellets that are eventually turned back into bottles.
What happens to plastic bottles when you recycle them?
Read full article: What happens to plastic bottles when you recycle them?Every day, you likely use all kinds of plastic - everything from water bottles to containers, and you may be recycling them, but are you doing it right? Currently, in Michigan, we recycle 15% of plastic, and their goal is to raise it to 30% by 2020. "In fact, 15% is really low for the Great Lakes region," said Greenberg. Karl Hattopp also joined us from Clean Tech Recycling to show us what happens when we recycle correctly. Hattopp says that Clean Tech Recycling takes the recycled bottles such as laundry detergent bottles and water bottles and they turn them into pellets that are eventually turned back into bottles.