Michigan Green Consortium

09/14/2023

As you know, we regretfully cancelled the Fall 2023 Clean Up Green Up event due to a shortage of workers and volunteers to ensure this would be a safe and efficient event after the three-year pandemic hiatus. We hope we can garner more volunteer support to host this event next year. If you have any questions or wish to help us in the future, please drop us a DM here with your contact information. Thank you, and see you next year

09/10/2023

As you know, we regretfully cancelled the Fall 2023 Clean Up Green Up event due to a shortage of workers and volunteers to ensure this would be a safe and efficient event after the three-year pandemic hiatus. We hope we can garner more volunteer support to host this event next year. If you have any questions or wish to help us in the future, please drop us a DM here with your contact information. Thank you, and see you next year

07/01/2023

If you're tidying up and organizing your home, you'll probably come across some items you need to get rid of. Here's a look at how to dispose of some of those hard-to-get-rid-of items.

05/18/2023

The world’s fast-fashion addiction is wrecking the planet. It’s also contributing to an enormous and growing pile of clothing that is sitting in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

09/28/2022

Seeking to fill current vacancies on our board. Are you passionate about sustainability? Michigan Green Consortium offers knowledge of sustainable practices and promotes sound environmental stewardship. Our supporters all share a common interest – that sustainability depends on practices that benefit people and the planet. They uphold green values, such as conserving natural resources, eliminating dependence on fossil fuels and reducing their waste stream. Michigan Green Consortium is a 501c3 non-profit entity. https://mgconline.org/about/serve/

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09/20/2022

Do not miss the FREE TRACTOR TIRE RECYCLING EVENT on Friday, October 14, 2022 from 9am to 2:30pm if you are an agricultural entity in the Grand Traverse and Leelanau area. At Career Tech on Parsons. Large equipment tires only, up to 40 per producer!
Brought to you by the Grand Traverse and Leelanau County Conservation Districts and the MAEAP.
Questions call (231) 941-0960 extension 23

08/20/2022

An initiative backed by Coca-Cola, Unilever and Danone to recycle the plastic waste choking Ghana is better at deflecting blame and avoiding regulation than actually recycling.

05/01/2022

As you've no doubt noticed, there's a worryingly large amount of plastic pollution, and scientists are working hard to find ways to use plastic without causing so much long-term damage to the environment around us. A new study outlines the use of a specially created enzyme variant that vastly reduce...

08/10/2021

04/22/2021

There is way too much plastic in the world—and we’re making more every day, even as we struggle to find a way to get rid of the old stuff. A new study poses an interesting solution: Melting plastic bags and bottles back into the oil it was originally made from.

04/12/2021