While most in the Upper Peninsula will think of Saturday as the opening of firearm deer season, it has another designation as well this year: America Recycles Day in Michigan.

In making the proclamation, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pointed to data that show the state’s recycling rate is at an all-time high for the fourth consecutive year, “putting Michigan on track to achieve the state’s 30% recycling goal by 2029,” the proclamation states.

“Participating in America Recycles Day … is one way Michigan businesses and residents can help raise awareness about the need to reduce waste through sustainable materials management by reusing, recycling, composting, and buying recycled-content products,” Whitmer says in the proclamation.

“Michigan leaders can use this as an opportunity to spread the word

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