Iosco County, along with Oscoda Area Schools, Develop Iosco, and several communities within the county, are collaborating to implement three recycling drop-off locations enabling residents to recycle paper, cardboard, plastic containers, and glass.

This collaborative team, led by the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority (HCMA) and supported by Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), seeks to expand its existing composting operation at the Kensington Metropark Farm Center and establish best practices for operating and managing the program to create quality compost and become a model to scale to other locations in the Metroparks district.

The local city government along with several non-profit and private organizations, conducted a three-month food waste drop-off pilot program. The data from the pilot will help re-envision sustainable materials management and inform options for additional comprehensive food waste reduction and recycling solutions.

The local city government in collaboration with Presque Isle County, seeks to identify ways to improve upon recycling at the drop-off center, including the possibility of partnering with neighboring Alpena County and its new regional recycling facility.

The local city government along with Padnos, Ottawa County, Holland Board of Public Works, and Hope College seek to pivot a previous drop-off program focused on landfilling materials, into a drop-off program emphasizing recycling and material recovery.

This collaborative team made up of the local city government and WeCare Denali, seeks to develop a food scrap drop-off pilot program utilizing community gardens and farmer’s markets as collection sites and processing the material into finished compost.

The local city government seeks to improve organics management and reduce food waste by determining the need and feasibility for a public-private partnership composting operation.

This for-profit product development company seeks to create a demonstration system for repurposed electric vehicle battery packs and cells that generate power for portable power stations.

This for-profit business is seeking to open a free, 24/7 public drop-off center improving recycling access to rural residents and businesses in mid-Michigan.

This non-profit organization seeks to model Michigan’s first stand-alone (non-retail) container redemption center for deposit-eligible bottles and cans, and a refillable bottle system to support local dairies and microbreweries.

This for-profit start-up seeks to expand its regenerative-material furniture brand to Michigan, utilizing locally sourced waste materials and engaging underserved communities for employment opportunities.

This for-profit business is seeking to create an additional collection point and further develop end-market use for recycled glass.

The non-profit organization is seeking to run a pilot program to prove the effectiveness of a mobile recycling unit that offers a convenient drop-off point for recyclables.

The nonprofit foundation is seeking to expand its e-waste upcycling program and computer repair and programming classes to more students in Wayne County.

The Takeout Takeout team is focusing on building brand awareness, as well as improving inventory systems and operational efficiencies.

The Prairie Robotics team is focusing on expanding from identifying contamination in the recycling stream to also identifying good materials and creating a rewards based system. The team will work on connecting with potential clients and quantifying GHG emissions prevention.

The PittMoss team is focusing on expanding to Michigan and will work to build connections with potential clients and partners, as well as locate feedstock opportunities and identify facility locations in the state.

The Nowhere Collective team is focusing on expanding outside Chicago and will work on developing strategic partnerships in Michigan, transitioning to a tech-enabled business, and developing ways to collect and measure waster diversion data.

The RoCo team will focus on identifying currently landfilled polypropylene streams and building partnerships with feedstock suppliers, compounders, and brand owners to develop a pilot in Michigan.

The Great Lakes Recycling team will focus on refining its operations plan and developing infrastructure to serve as a reliable destination for EV batteries, connecting with other EV battery recyclers, and identifying funding resources.

The Fibarcode team will focus on refining its business plan, identifying additional project partners and investors, and locating feedstock.

The Design Declassified team will focus on expanding the collection of plastic waste from residential and commercial sources, refining operational and business plans, and identifying funding resources.

The Chippin’ In team will focus on enhancing its business plan, applying technical support toward sorting and distribution aspects, identifying investors, and crafting a compelling pitch.

The Sanctuary Farms team will focus on additional site development, financial planning, and strategic marketing development.

The New Horizon team is focusing on expanding the compost site and identifying consistent feedstocks from food manufacturing by-products.

The Hemp 4 Humanity team will focus on developing a comprehensive business plan and aligning with partners to set up infrastructure that will process waste from industrial hemp production, agriculture, and building deconstruction into viable building materials.

The Emmet County Recycling team aims to develop a replicable compost program business plan including assessing the pricing structure, staffing model, and capital budget planning to achieve long-term success.

Eastside Compost is focusing on scaling up their collection and composting operations to serve more customers, this includes planning for additional infrastructure, composting techniques, and marketing campaigns.

The Wood Work Detroit team will focus on assessing feasibility and developing a business strategy to collect wood from urban tree removal, snags, and pruning to be repurposed into furniture, wooden products, and musical instruments.

The BioWorks Energy team is focusing on connecting with generators of food waste streams and marketing partners to develop anaerobic digestion facilities for food waste processing and renewable energy production.

The Beaver Island team is focusing on developing an organics/food waste collection program and processing operation on the island.

Plastus is a biotech company that converts organic waste into biodegradable bioplastics to produce PHA bioplastics. The integration of PHA’s should lead to a decrease in fossil fuel use and significantly reduce carbon emissions.

Goodwill Association of Michigan is designing textile recycling technologies and hub system to build a stronger, local circular economy.

Michigan Energy Options is creating a model to divert solar energy components by refurbishing and reusing panels, and recycling end-of-life components.

Harvest Nano is recovering and converting biomass waste into valuable nanocellulose products.

Duro-Last Roofing is establishing infrastructure to increase recycling and diversion of PVC construction materials and increase the circularity of the product in Michigan.

American Classic Dumpster Services is evaluating the feasibility of a material recovery facility (MRF) to process construction and demolition materials in rural Michigan.

SCOPS Coating Technologies is developing a heat-sealable coating technology for paper to replace single-use plastic packaging.

Post Rock - University of Michigan Taubman College is engineering a new building facade product from upcycled post-industrial plastic waste.

Nion Metals is supplying materials for new batteries through processing spent batteries and mining waste products.

Scrap Soils is an organics collections and compost program that uses wood chips to create compost that can be used as a fertilizer and carbon sequestration method.

ZE Place is a testing facility using anaerobic digestion to produce biomethane and fertilizer while recovering waste food.

Partridge Creek Farm is an organic waste service hauling from commercial kitchens is looking to create an aerobic digester to increase production and capacity.

Organicycle is an organics curbside collection program in the Grand Rapids area looking to increase customer growth to positively impact organics recovery markets in Michigan.

My Green Michigan is an established but growing company in the organics industry that is working to operate at full capacity by increasing customers and material intake.

Metro Food Rescue is a food rescue organization in metro Detroit area ready to expand and improve current operations by adding an electric transit van to their fleet.

City of Ferndale is interested in developing an in-vessel composting system to process organic waste generated through its new residential and commercial food waste collection program.

Building AI-enabled robots that automate sorting, making recycling lower cost and more effective for recycling facilities of all sizes and budgets.

necoTech is creating asphalt from mixed plastics that will be used for the replacement of deteriorating roads, bridges, and highways. this process will divert recyclable waste from Michigan landfills and be produced at a significantly lower cost.

Creating a circular recycling solution for industrial waste powder coatings.

This is a collaboration between Goodwill Industries of West Michigan and HydroBlox to utilize recycled plastic to be manufactured into stormwater drainage systems. This project will simultaneously address plastic waste, create job opportunities, and create effective flooding and storm water management for Michigan roads.

A collaboration of three I2P3 applicants brought together as one team to pursue recycling solutions in the Upper Peninsula including re-development of an old transfer station and engagement around recycling in the region.

An initiative participating in the I2P3 Innovation Challenge Track aims to stimulate the expansion of the circular economy in and around Ann Arbor, MI.

A collaboration between the City of Mt. Pleasant and Central Michigan University participating in the I2P3 Innovation Challenge Track to explore co-digestion of food waste and sludge at the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

ReCharge Recycling seeks to develop a phased approach to collect, discharge, test, refurbish and ultimately process and recycle Lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and other sources. The project will be based in the Flint area.

VMX International is seeking to develop a recycling center in the city of Detroit focused on lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles. This is a vertical expansion that builds on decades of experience working as a total waste management service for Auto manufacturers and suppliers.

Edge Materials Management currently processes post-industrial scrap in East Michigan. They seek to expand to post-consumer materials, with an initial focus on agricultural and Marine film plastic. They are participating in NextCycle to develop a supply and logistics network and siting equipment to pre-process and clean the materials.

Suppliers Partnership for the Environment seeks to develop a circular system for recycling packaging of auto parts along the supply chain. The vision includes a consolidation, aggregation, and logistical component, in addition to package design guidance.

Public Thread seeks to develop and market a line of recycling collection bags made from waste vinyl billboards. These are an alternative to carts for use in circumstances where there is no space for a cart, such as multi-family housing, university housing and/or commercial settings.

Biz Aid LLC seeks to develop and expand a hub and spoke collection network in parts of Southwest Michigan that lack recycling access. This will provide more recycling opportunities for residents in these regions and will result in more marketable material, such as PET bottles or OCC, being diverted from the landfill.

The Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit (ASWD) deconstructs buildings in Southeast Michigan to keep environmental resources out of the waste stream and to make affordable housing materials available to low- and moderate-income families. ASWD is participating in NextCycle as it seeks to relaunch following an overhaul to integrate a new inventory, online retail system, and a new showroom. The newly integrated systems will allow the business model to become more profitable and provide more services to the community.

Noble Polymers seeks to pivot its business model to focus on producing post-consumer recycled content resin and other sustainable polymer inputs such as hemp plastic and plastic from MSW. This material will be used for producing recycling carts in Noble’s sister company Cascade Cart Solutions, in addition to other products.

A collaboration of Shiawassee Health and Wellness (SHW), the County Community Mental Health Authority and Great Lakes Fusion (GLF) to expand recycling and vocation opportunities through the I2P3 Innovation Challenge Track.

An I2P3 Team initiative focused on providing supportive educational and professional services to 8 Northeast MI rural counties desiring to provide a robust, collaborative resource recovery program for its constituents.

An I2P3 Innovation Challenge Track initiative led by RRRASOC and SOCRRA to develop a strategic Storm and Disaster Debris Management Plan.

A team was selected to audit the I2P3 Innovation Challenge process to support work towards recycling solutions in Newfield Township.

An I2P3 Team initiative focused on developing recycling infrastructure and circular economy opportunities in Benton Harbor.

Pontiac Regional Chamber of Commerce brings together various collaborators in the Pontiac Region to align communities on recycling opportunities and collaborative approaches to improve access and keep value in the region.

KLAW Industries, accepted as a ROADS Team, is addressing the MRF glass waste stream by developing and scaling a process to remove contamination from MRF glass and in turn using recycled glass as a partial replacement for cement in concrete.

A ROADS Team initiative comprised of Michigan Tech University teams with Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority (MCSWMA) and Dickinson County Road Commission collaborating to plan a construction section of recycled glass asphalt pavement in Dickinson County.

Technisoil International (NeoPave) initiative aims to pilot roads made using plastic waste in Michigan through partnership with Emmet and St. Clair Counties.

GAIA Analytical Sciences is developing a novel method for rapid road repair based on a cold pour method which includes a high percentage of scrap tire rubber in the mixture.

Currently, there are only 2 locations in the state of Michigan that grind asphalt shingles. American Classic Construction & Supply is pursuing the development of a portable grinding operation to service all of Michigan.

Two Michigan companies, BSG Tire Recycling and Porous Pave, team up to turn Detroit-based scrap tires into a valuable community asset.

Rampf Group Inc. seeks to test the efficacy of Hot Melt Adhesives, produced from recycled PET, mixed with Asphalt. The pilot will help fill potholes and repair roads in rural parts of Michigan.

Pink Elephant seeks to expand zero-waste event services in Southeast Michigan to recover valuable materials for marketing and diversion from the landfill. This can expand the supply of sought-after materials, such as Cardboard, Aluminum cans, and PET bottles while directing glass and organic waste to recovery pathways.

Improving plastic blending and processing for more efficient mixed-plastic recycling helping reducing carbon footprint.

Recycling of industrial paper byproducts waste into next generation materials that combat climate change while creating employment opportunities

Diverting scrap textiles from landfills to manufacture energy efficient building insulation material.

Developing an innovative continuous flow digestor to transform food and compostable products into a soil amendment product

Upcycling textiles aiming to invigorate the circular textile economy through scaling production while expanding employment opportunities.

Establishing a Michigan lab facility to test and certify the compostability of paper and plastic food service and other products.

AI-driven sensing solution for food and agricultural industries to prevent waste

A sustainable community-based compost solution in Detroit 

Scaling organics diversion in greater Grand Traverse

Composting medium density fiberboard with food waste 

Scaling food and yard waste collection and vermicompost operation in West Michigan

Developing circular urban wood supply chains and scaling them across Michigan and the country.

Scaling organic collection services in Southeast Michigan