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E-Newsletter: JuL 2025

July 2025 eNewsletter has hit email inboxes! Did you receive it? Are you on our mailing list? Don’t miss that latest updates and early notifications of NextCycle Michigan activities.

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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.

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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.

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E-Newsletter: Jun 2025

June 2025 eNewsletter has hit email inboxes! Did you receive it? Are you on our mailing list? Don’t miss that latest updates and early notifications of NextCycle Michigan activities.

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E-Newsletter: May 2025

May 2025 eNewsletter has hit email inboxes! Did you receive it? Are you on our mailing list? Don’t miss that latest updates and early notifications of NextCycle Michigan activities.

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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.

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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.

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E-Newsletter: Mar 2025

March 2025 eNewsletter has hit email inboxes! Did you receive it? Are you on our mailing list? Don’t miss that latest updates and early notifications of NextCycle Michigan activities.

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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.

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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.

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E-Newsletter: Feb 2025

February 2025 eNewsletter has hit email inboxes! Did you receive it? Are you on our mailing list? Don’t miss that latest updates and early notifications of NextCycle Michigan activities.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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