The Metro: How are landfill sites chosen in Michigan?
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Last fiscal year, more than 24 million tons of solid waste was disposed of in Michigan’s landfills — an increase of 5.43% from the previous year — and the state’s landfills have approximately 21 years left of disposal capacity, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE).
To learn more about how landfill sites are selected, how they work, and what methods are used to prevent contaminants from polluting nearby communities, Metro Producer Cary Junior II spoke with Carol Miller, a professor of engineering at Wayne State University.
Use the media player above to hear the full conversation, beginning at the 16:35 mark.
Plus, WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter speaks with Canton Township Supervisor Anne Marie Graham-Hudak about the township’s efforts to keep nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project out of a nearby landfill in Belleville.
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