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Materials Management Division

EGLE staff conducting an inspection at a landfill.
Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Materials Management Division

The Materials Management Division (MMD) oversees the solid and hazardous waste programs, radioactive materials activities, radon awareness program, and energy program. The division oversees waste disposal, transportation, and storage as well as implementing strategies to support pollution prevention and beneficial uses of waste materials. Activities in the radiological area include coordinating with nuclear power plants, local emergency responders, and the federal government to ensure that Michigan has sufficient resources in the event of a radioactive material release.

Programs

  • Heavy equipment spreading trash on a landfill

    Solid Waste

    Managing waste disposal and supporting sustainability

  • Solar panels at Flushing Community Schools

    Energy

    Technical and financial assistance for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects

  • rooftop solar panels

    Pollution Prevention

    Technical and financial assistance for projects that reduce, eliminate, or prevent pollution

  • Image of 2 recycling line workers sorting through recyclables

    Recycling

    Technical and financial assistance for projects that increase recycling or reduce waste

  • Hazardous waste tanks surrounded by ladders at an hazardous waste facility

    Hazardous Waste

    Managing hazardous waste and liquid industrial by-products

  • Medical Waste Container

    Medical Waste

    Managing regulated medical waste (needles, sharps, PPE, etc.)

  • Two tall chimneys of a nuclear power plant against a blue sky

    Radiological Protection

    Monitoring radioactive material sources

  • Radon Periodic Table with Magnifying Glass

    Radon

    Education and testing resources to protect against indoor radon

  • A large pile of scrap tires.

    Scrap Tires

    Overseeing scrap tire disposal and cleaning up scrap tire piles

  • a neighborhood destroyed by a tornado or other storm

    Storm Recovery

    Managing storm debris

  • white septic truck

    Transporters

    Managing the transportation of hazardous waste

  • Picture of Truck working on Methane Emissions Reduction

    Methane Best Practices

    Using landfill gas as a renewable energy source

  • Meet Director Tracy Kecskemeti

    Tracy has been the Director of the Materials Management Division since 2025.