trash

Every spring, Antrim County residents pile their unwanted belongings on the side of the road for the annual Spring Cleanup. Eventually it will all be loaded up and taken to the landfill, but not before a steady stream of scrappers, collectors, and other roadside foragers peruse the piles for valuables.

Research in Ontario could give us a better idea of how microplastics might affect small prey fish across the Great Lakes region.

Just south of Traverse City lies Hoosier Valley, an area known by locals for its natural beauty. Blair Town Hall Road rides right along the valley, and…

As if shoreline erosion wasn’t enough, communities and property owners on Lake Michigan are now dealing with another problem due to record high water…

Michigan recycling programs have been struggling since China stopped taking U.S. plastic materials last year. But Emmet County recycles their products…

Recycling programs in Michigan have run into some problems. Some, like the University of Michigan's program, cut back on what they take. And businesses...

The problems continue to pile on Flint: Over the weekend, Mayor Karen Weaver announced that trash pickup was to be canceled indefinitely, due to a...

Do you have any idea how much money we are throwing away with that all that garbage that's going into our landfills? Tomorrow, the Michigan Department...

The Next Idea One man’s trash is another man’s treasure – one that’s worth about $56 million. That’s the estimated value of the wasted material sent to...

Jonathan Pommerville and Lisa Thompson live in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood. While they view their street as home, others view it as an off-the...