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Earth Day 2024 is right around the corner, and this year’s theme is “Planet vs. Plastics.” Advocates are calling for a global reduction of 60% in plastics manufacturing to protect the environment and human health. The Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center has been advocating for the introduction and passage of five bills in Michigan that will add teeth to plastic regulation in several important areas. Ecology Center director Mike Garfield joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss our future with plastics.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer put economic development, free community college tuition, and some love for the Detroit Lions front and center as she delivered her sixth State of the State address Wednesday at the state Capitol. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Among the many resolutions people make to start a new year is to find ways to better protect the planet. Shelie Miller studies these things as a professor in sustainable systems at the U of M’s School for Environment and Sustainability. She joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss how to improve our efforts at home and community sustainability.
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‘Tis the season! Family, friends, gift-giving and good food. It also means an inordinate amount of waste is generated. There are ways to enjoy all of our favorite holiday traditions while minimizing our environmental impact. WEMU's David Fair gained some insight on best practices from zerowaste.org co-founder, Lydia McMullen-Laird.
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Let’s talk some trash! The 3rd annual Trash Talk Tour is right around the corner, and we’re going to find out how much fun there is in learning about how we deal with waste in Ann Arbor. The Trash Talk Tour is the brainchild of Dan Ezekiel. He is a retired science teacher, a local environmentalist and former chair of the Huron Valley Group of the Sierra Club. He joined WEMU's David Fair to fill us on how the family-friendly event educates us about the circular economy and how to live a zero-waste lifestyle.
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Washtenaw Clean-up Days are here! If you have bulk waste, old appliances, household hazardous waste or electronics that need to be disposed of, this is your time. Washtenaw County director of Public Works, Theo Eggermont joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss how you can participate and keep these materials out of the landfills and better protecting our environment.
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Some Democratic lawmakers want to put an expansion of Michigan’s 10-cent bottle deposit law on the Legislature’s to-do list when it returns from its summer recess. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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A plan to clean up and redevelop an old industrial site in Scio Township will be the focus of a public hearing and vote at tonight's Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners meeting. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.
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The budget for Ann Arbor’s Community Climate Action Millage will be taken up at tonight’s Energy Commission meeting. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has a preview.
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New research out of the University of Michigan could one day completely change plastics recycling, particularly when it comes to PVC plastics. Right now, there is no way to recycle PVC in Washtenaw County and most of the country. WEMU's David Fair talks with the lead author of the study, Dr. Danielle Fagnani, to find out what we've learned and when, or if, we may see it put to practical application.