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Ypsilanti’s last Double Trash Week of the year is happening next week. WEMU’s Victoria Smith reports.

We all recognize solid waste as a significant issue, but how much do we really know about trash? That's the point and function of the upcoming "Trash Talk Tour" in Washtenaw County. It's an interactive, engaged effort to teach the community about how our trash is being dealt with and how best to move closer to a zero-waste lifestyle. WEMU's David Fair discussed all of it with event co-organizer and executive director of Live Zero Waste, Samuel McMullen.

When it comes to environmental protection and sustainability, getting a better handle on America’s “throw away culture" is important. That's the…

Ann Arbor residents currently have four drop-off sites available to them to discard their Christmas trees. The city has designated specific areas at…

Plans are getting underway to send less trash to landfills in Michigan and find more ways to reuse it. A state Department of Environmental Quality task…

Washtenaw County Solid Waste Program Specialist Noelle Bowman discusses where we are succeeding with food waste, and where we can improve. City of Ann…

As University of Michigan students prepare to leave town for the summer one common place to stop is the intersection of Oakland, East University, and…

From a half-dozen college students with a beat up truck to a major business, Barbara Lucas traces the 35 year history of Recycle Ann Arbor on The Green…