Maryland sues waste management company for $2.1M over river pollution
The state claims Columbia-based Ecology Services Inc. operated without a permit and violated a stormwater discharge agreement for a site in Pasadena.
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Capital Gazette, the state of Maryland has sued a Columbia-based Ecology Services Inc. for an estimated $2.1 million on claims that the company operated without a permit for most of last year and violated a stormwater discharge agreement at a site in Pasadena.
The lawsuit includes two counts against the waste management and recycling company for alleged violations at its Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard property. One count is for operating without a permit for 213 days from Jan. 3 to Aug. 3, 2020. It comes with a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each day with a permit, according to the suit.
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EGLE, Michigan Chamber of Commerce and more than 30 partners join with bipartisan lawmakers to announce NextCycle Michigan
EGLE, Michigan Chamber of Commerce and more than 30 partners join with bipartisan lawmakers to announce NextCycle Michigan
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Largest collaborative effort in state history to spark recycling and recovery economy
Leaders of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) joined today with the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, bipartisan lawmakers and Meijer to announce NextCycle Michigan, hailed as the largest collaborative effort in state history to spark the state s recycling and recovery economy.
As part of the NextCycle Michigan initiative, EGLE announced that already in 2020 and 2021, $97 million is being committed to recycling projects through partners that in addition to Meijer include: Henry Ford Health System, GFL Environmental, Carton Council of North America, Goodwill Industries, Keurig Dr Pepper,
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NextCycle Michigan recognizes 17 inaugural partners
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Jill A. Greenberg, EGLE spokesperson, GreenbergJ@Michigan.gov, 517-897-4965
EGLE s new recycling circular economy initiative aims to strengthen communities, protect environment
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) welcomed 17 early-adopter inaugural partners today for its new NextCycle Michigan initiative, which offers a pathway to develop waste and recycling recovery projects that will grow Michigan’s recycled materials supply chain and end markets.
“Partners are critical to the success and sustainability of NextCycle Michigan,” said Matt Flechter, recycling market development specialist at EGLE. “Recycling and recovery projects right here in the state will drive job creation and industry growth by recovering materials destined for the landfill.”
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NextCycle Michigan program to build state s recycling and recovery economy
Date: December 14, 2020
A free webinar tomorrow, Dec. 15, will allow participants to learn about the function and benefits of a business incubator, get information on participating in NextCycle Michigan, and hear examples from businesses that benefited from participating in Colorado NextCycle a similar program built on the business incubator concept.
To participate, register for the Accelerating Recycling and Recycled-Content Manufacturing in Michigan webinar or contact Matt Flechter at FlechterM@michigan.gov. Please visit the NextCycle Michigan website to learn more and register to get more information as NextCycle Michigan unfolds in 2021.