E-Newsletter: JuL 2025
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Penny Pickup Robot in Detroit
Watch the autonomous robot from Orange Sparkle Ball (NextCycle Michigan alum) pick up food scraps from restaurants and deliver the material for recycling.
New Cohort Welcomed
The NextCycle Michigan Accelerator program welcomed 16 new teams: eight teams focused on public sector programs and infrastructure, and the other eight teams focused on recycling supply chains.
2025 Summer Showcase Recap
Find out who won the best pitch awards and who the audience voted to win people’s choice!
E-Newsletter: Jun 2025
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E-Newsletter: May 2025
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Michigan’s Recycling Rate at a Record High
Featured on 9and10news.com (4/21/25): Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced the state’s recycling rate is at a record high for the fourth consecutive year, currently at 25%, having increased from 14.25% before 2019. The article also lists organizations receiving recycling infrastructure and circular economy grants.
Circular Solutions for Automotive Parts Packaging
Automotive parts are shipped in returnable/reusable containers, however the internal protective packaging can pose a challenge due to mixed material plastic and the economics of moving the used materials to recyclers. Read about a collaborative effort using NextCycle support to solve for this challenge.
E-Newsletter: Mar 2025
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Roundtable Recap - Textile Circularity
The roundtable focused on creating scalable solutions for recycling and reusing textiles to reduce landfill waste and mitigate environmental impact.
Public Thread Receives $270K Grant
Featured on MLive (3/11/25): Public Thread, a NextCycle Michigan alum, received a Circular Economy Grant to help fund the manufacture of sustainable and upcycled bags.
17 Teams Selected for the 2025 Summer Cohort
Learn about the 17 entrepreneurs, nonprofits, small business and community teams that were selected to join NextCycle Michigan’s 2025 summer cohort.
Circular Accelerators Accept Applications
Two accelerator programs accepting applications: NextCycle Sustainable Packaging Accelerator and NextCycle Michigan Accelerator. Both programs provide business and technical support to projects that divert materials from landfills and keep resources in use. Applications are accepted through March 31.
E-Newsletter: Feb 2025
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EGLE Awards $5.6M to Build Michigan’s Circular Supply Chains
The grants, from $50,000 to $250,000, will support the development of supply chains in Michigan involving waste material streams through material reuse, repair, remanufacturing, recycling, organics recovery, composting, and increasing markets for recovered materials.
From Yogurt Cup to Countertop
Design Declassified, a NextCycle Michigan alum, is turning plastic waste into 100% recycled sheet materials that can be used to make countertops, furniture, lighting and home goods.
2024 Fall Showcase Recap
Watch highlights from the 2024 Fall Showcase! Public and private sector teams pitched repair, reuse, recycling, and recycled content projects to compete for awards.
DTE Energy Partners with Nextcycle Michigan to Advance Michigan’s Goal to Divert 45% of Waste by 2030
DTE Energy has joined NextCycle Michigan as a partner to support opportunities to keep more materials out of landfills, back Michigan businesses that use recycled content and seek new market solutions to reuse materials such as solar panels and wind turbines.
NextCycle Michigan awards nearly $100,000 to projects diverting materials from landfills
A total of 14 teams faced a live audience of industry leaders, public sector decision-makers, potential partners, and prospective investors earlier this month in Novi.
Michigan Materials Marketplace Updated to Improve Reuse Opportunities for Surplus Materials
Michigan Materials Marketplace allows businesses and organizations to buy, sell and donate surplus materials, creating a closed-loop, collaborative network keeping items out of landfills and in circulation.