The pilot program hopes to reduce tons of single-use plastics.

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Keith Melong/Daily. Buy this photo. For the past two years, the Ann Arbor-based nonprofit Live Zero Waste has been on a mission to promote sustainability through its returnable container program for ...

The Deposit Beverage Container program, which reimburses consumers 5 cents per container, has recycled over 10 billion containers since 2005. Under this program, distributors pay a 5-cent container ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Plastic and foam containers are the norm in Kalamazoo today. These to-go boxes, and their compostable alternatives, are typically used once before heading to a landfill. The city of ...