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Circular Economy / Economic Development / Recycling

Federal grant supports NextCycle Michigan; $813,300 will increase entrepreneurship support and advance state recycling goals

SOUTHFIELD—An $813,330 U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration grant will boost Michigan’s circular economy through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s NextCycle Michigan initiative. EGLE launched …

3D printers are part of the equipment available to fledgling manufacturers at LTU's Centrepolis Accelerator.
Artificial Intelligence / Business Accelerators / Electric Vehicles / Manufacturing / Quality Management / Recycling / Robotics / University Research

Winners named in client award ceremony at LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator

SOUTHFIELD—A portable parallel bar system to deliver physical therapy anywhere. Coding-free software that allows anyone to create smart manufacturing inspection systems. A solar-powered pleasure boat. A recycling robot that uses …

Appliance Industry / Recycling / Utilities

Arca opens appliance recycling center in Grand Rapids

MINNEAPOLS—Arca Recycling Inc., the largest appliance recycling program manager in North America, announced the opening of a new recycling center in Grand Rapids to support multiple contracts to provide appliance …

Manufacturing / Recycling

TriMas packaging offers fully recyclable, single-material dispenser pumps

BLOOMFIELD HILLS—Officials at TriMas Corp., (NASDAQ: TRS) announced that Rieke, part of its TriMas Packaging group, has advanced its commitment to sustainability with the commercialization of the patented Mono-2e pump, …

Chemical Industry / Climate Science / Green Technology / Recycling / Renewable Energy

Dow sets goal of carbon neutrality by 2050

MIDLAND—Officials at the Midland-based chemical giant Dow Inc. announced new commitments to address both climate change and plastic waste while issuing the company’s 2019 Sustainability Report and outlining progress to …

Recycling

Boyne City firm builds new metal recycling test center

BOYNE CITY—Industrial Magnetics Inc. announced the construction of a new, 6,000-square-foot application testing center for customers who are interested in the recovery or separation of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in …

Media / Plastics / Recycling / Sustainability

Recycling, sustainability the focus of new Crain publication

DETROIT—Crain Communications Inc. is launching a new brand to address the emerging recycling and sustainability focus of the global plastics industry. Sustainable Plastics will provide news and information that impact …

Architechture / Higher Education / Recycling

LTU group heads to South Africa to learn about architecture with recycled materials

SOUTHFIELD—On Saturday, July 20, a team of two faculty members, four students, and five recent alumni of Lawrence Technological University departed for South Africa on a three-week trip to design …

Manufacturing / Recycling

Boyne City firm rolls out magnetic separator for metals recycling

BOYNE CITY—Officials at Boyne City-based Industrial Magnetics Inc. announced that the firm’s employees have designed a dual-drum magnetic separator to meet the high purity level demands of a customer’s mixed-metals …

Green Technology / Recycling

Michigan Recycling Coalition sets 37th annual conference

LANSING—The Michigan Recycling Coalition’s 37th annual conference will be held May 14-16 at the Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel, 3200 Boardwalk Drive, Ann Arbor. The event is the largest recycling and …

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