Directions to KVCC Recycling Event! Texas Township Campus – 6767 West O Ave. Kalamazoo.  Turn onto Cougar Drive West into the campus off of S 8th Street.  Park in Lot F. Enter through Advanced Technology Center Entrance and head towards Classroom 5830. 

 

AJ Brucks

Executive Director

Van Buren Conservation District

 

 

You have registered for this Wednesday’s informational event on the proposed changes to MI’s Recycling Legislation at KVCC! We look forward to seeing you there!

 

What: Proposed Changes to Michigan Recycling Legislation Section 115 of P.A. 451 – Update

 

Speaker: Christina Miller, Michigan DEQ Planning, Reporting and Surcharge Coordinator

   Steve Sliver, Assistant Division Director, Waste Management and Radiological Protection Division

   Katie Venechuk, Recycling and Waste Minimization Specialist

 

Question & Answer session following MDEQ update

 

When: Wednesday, March 21 at 6:30 pm

Where:            Kalamazoo Valley Community College – Texas Corners Campus

                        6767 West O Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49003 – Classroom 5830

Whom:  

                   County Commissioners                               Township Trustees

       City Councils                                               Solid Waste Planning Committees

       Material Management Planning Groups      Material Management Facilities

 

Why:   The impact of new legislation stemming from Governor Snyder’s initiative to increase Michigan’s recycling rate poses substantial impact to political and financial leaders.

 

       We will address:

 

  1. Increased statewide recycling rate (from 15% to 45%)
  2. Materials Management Plan (MMP) Updates 
  3. New MMP approval process and timeline   
  4. Increased Materials Management Facility monitoring
  5. Expanded Materials Management Enforcement program
  6. County ordinance requirements related to mandatory local performance standards
  7. Reconfigured Solid Waste Planning Committees
  8. Documented regional cooperation efforts
  9. Greater emphasis on composting
  10. Recycling at multifamily dwellings
  11. Focus on public education and county-wide recycling
  12. Waste utilization goals framework
  13. Waste utilization reporting
  14. Cost impact on municipalities and commercial facilities

 

 

AJ Brucks

Executive Director

 

Van Buren Conservation District

1035 E. Michigan Ave. Paw Paw, MI 49079

(269)657-4030x5

www.VanBurenCD.org

www.facebook.com/VanBurenCD

 

 





This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.