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October 26, 2020
Fall in Michigan means falling leaves. While most homeowners rake leaves for curbside disposal, many are turning to composting when they find out how simple and effective it can be.
"Composting is nature's way of turning your leaves and grass into a valuable soil conditioner," says Aaron Hiday, compost program coordinator at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
Compost has several benefits:
Getting started is simple. All you need is a pitchfork, rake and shovel, a compost bin and some soil. Compost bins can be purchased at a hardware store or made of inexpensive blocks, wire, wood, or snow fencing.
There are a few "dos and don'ts" for proper composting.
Do compost: grass clippings, leaves, weeds, garden debris, small brush, twigs, clean wood ash, sawdust, wood chips, eggshells, coffee grounds, and food waste.
Don't compost: whole branches or logs, pet or human waste, charcoal briquette ash, sawdust from treated wood, meat or dairy food items.
EGLE's handy Home Composting: Reap a Heap of Benefits info sheetprovides more valuable tips as does this short video.
If composting at home is not an option, check with your local municipality or recycler for yard waste drop-off locations. The Michigan Recycling Directory website also lists locations that take food scraps. (Select the "Organics" tab and then click on "Food Scraps." Be sure to verify with the location that it accepts food scraps before taking them to the location.)
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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $750,000 Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a new housing and commercial redevelopment in Detroit’s North Corktown neighborhood. The Preserve on Ash project will cover three acres in the area around 3300 15th St. Current plans call for six new buildings with 100 mixed-income rental units and 5,600 square feet of commercial space.
As part of an ongoing effort to improve surface water quality, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is seeking input on where to focus monitoring efforts.
Are you going to finish that? Before you throw out any more leftovers, consider that today, Sept. 29, is the United Nations’ International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2023, an opportunity to focus on practices and innovations to reduce food loss and waste and build a more resilient food system.
LED light bulbs promote energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
On Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) will join Benton Harbor’s “All Things Wellness Celebration” to highlight a $1,059,022 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant, which will fund stormwater projects in the city’s Ox Creek watershed.
The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps), a network of volunteer monitoring programs that collect and share surface water quality data statewide, is holding its 2023 Annual Conference at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station in Hickory Corners, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 2023.
The Office of Climate and Energy has fielded a focused team with members who span all of EGLE.
Students and others in the cities of Gladwin and Harrison are learning the importance of protecting drinking water sources, with the help of EGLE grants.
EGLE grants are helping to fund removal or repair dams with known safety issues.
Drinking water plant upgrades in the city of St. Clair and wastewater treatment facility improvements in Croswell are among $21.2 million in Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) grants recently awarded to Michigan communities.
