LANSING (AP) -- The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is inviting the public to comment on draft proposals to amend the state's solid waste laws.
The proposals were developed by an advisory group formed in April 2015 to comprehensively review Part 115 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, which deals with solid waste management.
The 13-member panel includes representatives from businesses, environmental groups, solid waste processors, academia and local governments.
Its proposals cover a variety of solid waste management topics. Among them are materials management planning, composting, funding, compliance and enforcement.
Officials are accepting public comments until Aug. 1. A public meeting will be held July 20 at the Lansing Community College West Campus.
© Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Public Can Comment On Planned Changes To Michigan Waste Laws
/ CBS Detroit
LANSING (AP) -- The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is inviting the public to comment on draft proposals to amend the state's solid waste laws.
The proposals were developed by an advisory group formed in April 2015 to comprehensively review Part 115 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, which deals with solid waste management.
The 13-member panel includes representatives from businesses, environmental groups, solid waste processors, academia and local governments.
Its proposals cover a variety of solid waste management topics. Among them are materials management planning, composting, funding, compliance and enforcement.
Officials are accepting public comments until Aug. 1. A public meeting will be held July 20 at the Lansing Community College West Campus.
© Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Featured Local Savings
CBS News Detroit
Culver City carrying out state-mandated trash can inspections
Dry conditions, high winds, feeding wildfire risk in parts of Michigan
Lawmaker slams Delaware refinery that will increase emissions during repairs: "Extremely unacceptable"
Michiganders 50 and older consider state a good place to live, study says
Chiquita Canyon ordered to cover landfill with material to contain odors
Buildings still smoldering after being torched by fire days ago in New Jersey
Texas reaches deal with youth camps over fiber‑optic rule tied to safety law
Suspect in 2 Cobb County child molestation cases now in custody