SEATTLE (Recycling Monster): The grants funded by the largest recycling investment by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have benefited Michigan Recycling Coalition and various tribes. The EPA had launched the national recycling strategy in November 2021.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provided a total of $275 million for a period of five years towards improvement of recycling system throughout the country.

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A part of the funding reached Michigan tribes and intertribal consortia. The Bay Mills Indian Community received $970,000 towards boosting recycling and waste diversion rates and reducing contamination. The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians received $1,084,454 to increase post-consumer materials management. The Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians received $240,000, while the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan received $1,499,856.

Altogether, Michigan tribes and intertribal consortia received recycling grants exceeding $3.7 million.

In addition, the Michigan Recycling Coalition too received funding of $1,821,887 in support of its recycling education and outreach programs.