Michiganders recycled more than 800K tons of material in 2025
The state's recycling rate has steadily increased since 2019 and now stands at 26%.
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The state's recycling rate has steadily increased since 2019 and now stands at 26%.
Outdoor clean-up projects, tree plantings and community expos take place during late April in Metro Detroit in honor of Earth Day.
April 22 is Earth Day, an annual occasion since 1970 with the themes of protecting the environment and preserving resources.
An environmental organization is partnering with a Detroit nonprofit to revitalize a vacant lot. The work will help turn Detroit into an official Bee City in the United States.
Earth Day in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this year focused on the people who help study and protect the planet.
Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroit's eastside by planting giant sequoias, the world's largest trees.
Earth Day takes place April 22, but events often are scheduled throughout April under an Earth Month theme.
Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin, is considered the founder of Earth Day, which started in 1970.
Kate Brandt, the Chief Sustainability Officer at Google, talks about a spike in eco-friendly searches and new features the company has for Google Maps and Google Travel to highlight routes that have the smallest carbon footprint.
Dr. Lesley Ott, a climate scientist with NASA, shares more about our planet and the oceans.
Starbucks unveiled the new cups ahead of Earth Day and as a new report warns plastic production emissions are even greater than those from aviation.
Detroit is celebrating Earth Day on Saturday and with that comes multiple cleanup events that are taking place thanks to Detroit Parks and Detroit River Coalitions.
