Michigan Recycling Coalition Annual Conference

NextCycle Michigan will be featured during three sessions at the annual MRC conference focused on bringing forward progressive ideas about productive materials management.

Please mark your calendars (all times are ET):

Thursday, October 28

11:10 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

BROADENING HORIZONS: RECYCLING SOLUTIONS CENTERING EQUITY AND CLIMATE

Data shows over half of recyclable material is outside of traditional recycling programs. When access for traditional household recycling, drop off recycling, composting and other opportunities to divert materials from landfill is lacking there are clear impacts on our environments, communities and the people who live in those communities. This session will dive into the inequities of recycling access, highlight the nontraditional material recovery gaps we face in Michigan, and most importantly share solutions from a diverse panel.  

4:10 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

FLOWS TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

Bryce Hesterman, RRS
FLOWS Team Representatives

The Food, Liquids, & Organic Waste Systems or FLOWS Innovation Challenge Track of EGLE’s NextCycle Michigan is in full swing. A cohort of 8 teams has been selected to accelerate projects focused on a range of solutions for organic waste, including waste prevention, collection, processing, and marketing of end products. This session will highlight projects that FLOWS teams are working on, provide an opportunity to meet some of the teams, and hear their pitches. Learn about what it takes to get into a NextCycle Challenge Track and how the track can accelerate projects to become investable and shovel ready. See real solutions in motion and how NextCycle is accelerating circular economy solutions for this one of six Innovation Challenge Tracks, each designed to address gaps in the system to drive recycling-based economic development and recovery of usable material in Michigan.

Friday, October 29

10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

NEW NEXTCYCLE MICHIGAN INNOVATION TRACKS

RRS Challenge Track Leads: Matt Naud, Brad Kurzynowski & Bryce Hesterman

NextCycle Michigan is working to accelerate solutions for diverted materials in Michigan with a robust Partnership Network and six Innovation Challenge Tracks. This session will be an interactive opportunity to learn about the three upcoming Innovation Challenge Tracks accepting applications: Recycling Supply Chain (RSC), Roads and Pathways (ROADS), and Intergovernmental Initiatives and Public Private Partnerships (I2P3). Each of these Innovation Challenge Tracks focuses specific materials and opportunities to prioritize solutions which can move the needle in the State to benefit the economy, environment and equity. Join us to network and interact with others motivated to have an impact in Michigan, get questions answered about the types of projects each Innovation Track is looking for, and work closely with the NextCycle team leading these Innovation experiences.