The Southwest Michigan Planning Commission is seeking volunteers for some work groups being set up to help establish waste management policies for Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren counties.

Associate planner Bekah Schrag tells us the goal is to plan for more recycling in the region.

“ The state is requiring the counties to redo and revamp their solid waste plans, and those are becoming materials management plans,” Schrag said. “ So there’s a focus more on recycling and organics management beyond just landfilling.”

To that end, the Southwest Michigan Materials Management Planning Committee has been formed to meet the new state rules. Schrag says the committee is forming work groups to focus on different aspects of waste ma

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