GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Legislation that would let yard clippings go in Michigan landfills has sparked opposition from Grand Rapids leaders and mixed signals from Kent County. While agreeing that it ...

Michigan ranks 8th in the nation for landfilled food waste, contributing to climate-warming methane emissions. A 2023 law now ...

Michigan residents sent 8.5 percent more trash to the state’s landfills during 2019. That volume helped fuel a 6.2-percent increase in total waste moved into landfills, even as the overall ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating underreported methane emissions from landfills nationwide, and a recent report names Michigan as a major offender. Methane is a potent ...