Mid Michigan Waste Authority

MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY DELAYS COLLECTION SERVICES

MMWA — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:55:27 +0000

SAGINAW, MI —- The upcoming Memorial Day holiday will impact solid waste, recycling and yard waste collection services provided to the 35 Mid Michigan Waste Authority (MMWA) member communities. With the holiday falling on a weekday, collection services will be one day delayed for communities whose normal service day falls on the holiday and those whose regularly scheduled day is after the holiday.

Residents who live in communities normally serviced on the weekday that the holiday falls on or on any weekdays after the holiday should prepare and set out materials one day later than they normally do during the holiday week.

2012 Earth Day poster contest winning artwork

c3studios — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:11:43 +0000

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Earth Day Poster Contest! Click on each name to see their great poster.

1st place (5-7yr) Mylah Shelton
2nd place (5-7yr) Anna Kate Day
3rd place (5-7yr) Brooke Kroulik
1st place (8-10yr) Abigail Hansen
2nd place (8-10yr) Mikya Nelums
3rd place (8-10yr) Nathaniel Wakefield-Levy
Hon. Mention (8-10yr) Ashton Gillis
Hon. Mention (8-10yr) Morgan Smith
Hon. Mention (8-10yr) Vincent Gilliam
1st place (11-13yr) Kayla Kueffner
2nd place (11-13yr) Kaitlin Sanger
3rd place (11-13yr) Brielle Bauer
Hon. Mention (11-13yr) Calib Scott
Hon. Mention (11-13yr) Kayla Belles

Kids Deliver the Recycle, For Earth’s Sake Message

MMWA — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:12:36 +0000

Saginaw, MI —– Recycling helps preserve the earth was the main message over 275 Saginaw County students artistically expressed in colorful posters submitted in response to Mid Michigan Waste Authority’s (MMWA) annual Recycle, For Earth’s Sake poster contest.

The Authority offers this yearly poster contest as part of its efforts to promote awareness of Earth Day (April 22) and the benefits of recycling. Fourteen winners were selected from the many posters received, and as their prize, will receive their winning design printed on a t-shirt made, in part, from recycled beverage bottles. The winning designs will be on display at MMWA’s Go Wild! Celebrate Earth Day event on Saturday, April 28 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square in Saginaw.

The poster contest was open to any child from age 5 to 13. Many teachers include the poster contest as part of their environmental science curriculum focused on recycling. Entries were received from a number of schools across the 35 municipalities who are members of MMWA. “It is gratifying to see the interest area youth have in protecting the environment through smart trash handling,” said Monica Duebbert, MMWA General Manager. “It is exciting to see how many students really get the recycling message. You know this is a lesson they relate to, and our hope is that they will go home and teach their family to recycle.”

The 2012 Recycle, For Earth’s Sake MMWA poster contest winners are:

Age Category 5-7 Years Old

First Place – Myah Shelton – Age 6/Grade 1 - Mrs. Morford/Hemmeter Elementary, Saginaw
Second Place – Anna Kate Day – Age 7/Grade 1 – Mrs. Morford/Hemmeter Elementary, Saginaw
Third Place – Brooke Kroulik – Age 7/Grade 1 – Mrs. Morford/Hemmeter Elementary, Saginaw

Age Category 8-10 Years Old

First Place – Abigail Hansen – Age 10/Grade 5 – Mrs. Swope/Weiss Elementary, Saginaw
Second Place – Mikya Nelums – Age 8/Grade 2 – Mrs. Brownlie/Martin G. Atkins, Bridgeport
Third Place – Nathaniel Wakefield-Levy – Age 8/Grade 2 - Mrs. Brownlie/Martin G. Atkins, Bridgeport
Honorable Mention – Morgan Smith – Age 10/Grade 5 - Mrs. Swope/Weiss Elementary, Saginaw
Honorable Mention – Vincent Gilliam – Age 10/Grade 5 - Mrs. Swope/Weiss Elementary, Saginaw
Honorable Mention – Ashton Gillis – Age 10/Grade 4 – Ms. Sowle/Breckenridge Elementary, Breckenridge

Age Category 11-13 Years Old

First Place – Kayla Kueffner – Age 12/Grade 7 – Mr. Smith/Immanuel Frankentrost, Saginaw
Second Place – Kaitlin Sanger – Age 11/Grade 6 – Mrs. Giles/Breckenridge Middle School, Breckenridge
Third Place – Brielle Sanger – Age 12/Grade 7 - Mr. Smith/Immanuel Frankentrost, Saginaw
Honorable Mention – Kayla Belles – Age 12/Grade 6 – Mrs. Wolfgang/Breckenridge Middle School, Breckenridge
Honorable Mention – Calib Scott – Age 11/Grade 5 – Miss Horn/Martin G. Atkins, Bridgeport

Go Green and Go Wild! Celebrate Earth Day April 28

MMWA — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:52:10 +0000

SAGINAW, MI —– Go Wild! and celebrate Earth Day with Mid Michigan Waste Authority (MMWA) and the Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square on Saturday, April 28 from 10 am – 2 pm. This annual Earth Day event at the Children’s Zoo in Saginaw promises a fun-filled, environmentally focused day for kids of all ages. The first 500 people get in free by bringing a recyclable beverage container; otherwise, Zoo admission is $5.00 for all ages.

The eco-experience begins before you even get inside the zoo gates. Unwanted paint can be recycled at a drop-off in the front parking area with Habitat for Humanity ReStore Saginaw. Half full cans of latex and oil-based paint in the original container can be dropped off for reuse by Restore. To recycle those beverage containers from zoo-comers, a Waste Management recycling truck will also be parked at the entrance gate.

Then it’s time to Go Wild! inside the Children’s Zoo, featuring all the regular zoo exhibits and activities, plus face painting, temporary tattoos, games, educational exhibits and trash-to-treasure crafts. Learn from MMWA and a variety of Earth Day Partners about recycling, backyard and worm composting, water protection and more. Winning designs from MMWA’s Recycle for Earth’s Sake children’s poster contest will also be on exhibit.

Kids age 12 and under won’t want to miss the sixth edition of the Recycle-Motion recycled content t-shirt. Various kids’ sizes will be available free, while supplies last. T-shirt give away sponsors are:

Mid Michigan Waste Authority
Chase Bank
Iris Waste Diversion Specialists
QRP Printing
RBF CPA’s
ReCommunity Recycling – Saginaw
Rifkin Scrap Iron & Metal Co.
Waste Management
Word Up Magazine

Get your Wild on with MMWA and a number of other eco-friendly area organizations as they celebrate Earth Day Saturday, April 28. Zoo guests can learn about a variety of eco-education topics, get involved in hands-on activities and take home some great green giveaways. Earth Day Partners include:

Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square
Chippewa Nature Center
Goodwill Industries of Mid Michigan
Grow Saginaw
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Saginaw
JoeFM
MI Dept of Environmental Quality – Bay Region
Saginaw County Parks and Recreation
Saginaw County Public Health
Saginaw Valley Master Gardener Association
Saginaw Valley Sustainability Society
Township Times
Trees for Tri-Cities
US Environmental Protection Agency
Waste Management
YMCA of Saginaw

Additional information is available on the MMWA website at www.recyclemotion.org or by calling 989-781-9555. Mid Michigan Waste Authority is a government entity providing comprehensive residential solid waste services to over 73,000 households in 35 communities across the Saginaw Valley Area.

MMWA — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:12:55 +0000

Easter Holiday – Trash Service on Time

The Easter holiday does not impact solid waste collection services provided to the 35 Mid Michigan Waste Authority (MMWA) member communities. All services will be on their regularly scheduled day in each community. Residents should prepare and set out materials as usual, by 7am, on their regular collection day.

The following holidays are observed by MMWA’s collection hauler and may impact solid waste collection services in MMWA member communities, following these guidelines:

New Year’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

Weekday holidays cause a one-day delay for that day and each weekday thereafter in the holiday week.

If a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there is no delay in service.

Celebrate Earth Day by participating in MMWA’s Poster Contest

c3studios — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:34:02 +0000

Get Creative!

Celebrate Earth Day by participating in MMWA’s Poster Contest for student ages 5-13 who reside in Saginaw County, Village of Breckenridge, Bethany or Wheeler Townships in Gratiot County.

Classroom, school, or individual entries are welcome.

Winning students receive their poster design printed on a t-shirt made from recycled bottles, a certificate, and announcement in local newspapers.
Winning poster designs will be displayed on the MMWA website.
All students who submit an entry will receive a certificate of participation.

Click Here For More Info on the 2012 Poster Contest

Go Wild! Celebrate Earth Day with MMWA!

c3studios — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:24:59 +0000

April 22 is Earth Day, the culmination of hundreds of activities and events around the nation created to draw attention to the importance of protecting our earth through awareness and appreciation of the environment. Earth Day is a time to create new global policies, local efforts and personal pledges to accelerate environmental progress. It is also a time to celebrate improvements we’ve already made. Not only Earth Day BUT Every Day is a time to act to protect our planet. Celebrating Earth Day Every Day means doing things that save energy, conserve water, reducing, reusing and recycling what we can and making choices that protect our environment. This year marks the 42nd Anniversary of Earth Day, which is sure to create great excitement around our communities.

Go Wild! Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run your television for 2 ½ hours.
Conserve water by turning faucets off completely. A dripping faucet can waste gallons of water if left to drip constantly.
Practice the 4 R’s Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Re-buy – Reduce what you buy, Reuse what you already have and Recycle what you no longer use by donating the items and remember to Recycle household items such as empty cans, bottles, newspaper, cardboard etc. When you must buy, purchase products that contain post-consumer recycled materials. These products are made with the materials we recycle every day.

Celebrate Earth Day with MMWA

Go Wild Celebrate Earth Day! At the Saginaw Children’s Zoo

Saturday, April 28 2012 10 am – 2 pm
Join us at the Children’s Zoo and learn from exhibits and activities, explore the zoo and have a blast!
Free admission for the first 500 people who bring a recyclable drink container
Free kids t-shirt made from recycled bottles (while supplies last) thanks to these sponsors:

Mid Michigan Waste Authority
Waste Management
ReCommunity Saginaw
QRP Printing
Chase Bank
RBF CPA’s
Iris Waste Diversion Specialists, Inc.
Rifkin Scrap Iron & Metal Co.
Word Up Magazine

Attractions include:

Recycling Truck 10 am – 12 pm
Trash-to-Treasure crafts
Recycle-Motion Sing & Dance along
Face Painting & Temp Tattoos
Enviro Games & Activities
Educational Displays
Backyard & Worm Composting Info
Recycle your old paint with Habitat For Humanity ReStore
Much More!

Click Here For The Go Wild! Earth Day Flyer as a .pdf!

Get Creative!

Celebrate Earth Day by participating in MMWA’s Poster Contest for student ages 5-13 who reside in Saginaw County, Village of Breckenridge, Bethany or Wheeler Townships in Gratiot County.

Classroom, school, or individual entries are welcome.

Winning students receive their poster design printed on a t-shirt made from recycled bottles, a certificate, and announcement in local newspapers.
Winning poster designs will be displayed on the MMWA website.
All students who submit an entry will receive a certificate of participation.

Click Here For More Info on the 2012 Poster Contest

Garbage Guru Tidbits – Size Matters

c3studios — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:25:56 +0000

Garbage Guru Tidbits – Size Matters

Residential trash, recycling service is provided to approximately 74,000 households each week in MMWA’s service area. This service is a manual service, which means that the collection worker is literally picking items up.

In one day, a worker may make 700-1,200 stops.

For this reason, residents are expected to comply with program size & weight restrictions.

Cans and bags must be no larger than 33 gallons in size and weigh no more than 50 lbs.
For complete rules, read The Loop Guide on www.recyclemotion.org or call MMWA or your municipal office for a free copy.

AGENDA Executive Committee Meeting – March 22, 2012

c3studios — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:50:33 +0000

Click to view in .PDF format

Executive Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 22, 20 12
8:30 am @ MMWA

AGENDA

I. Call to Order and Public Comment

II. Member Attendance Roll

III. Review Minutes and Other Information
A. Approve Minutes – January 26, 2012 Executive Committee Meeting

IV. Financial Information Review and/or Approval
A. Check Authorizations
B. Check Registry, Bank Reconciliation, Savings Account

V. Organizational/Administrative Items: Information &/or Approval
A. 2011 MMWA Member Actuals
B. 2012 Recyclables Market Trends/2011 Recyclables Tonnage – Credits
C. FY11 Financial Audit Underway
D. Road Construction Season – Report Projects to MMWA
E. Phone Service/System

VI. Program Items: Information &/or Approval
A. FY12- 13 SCSWMPC Programming Proposal s
B. Earth Day 2012 Campaign
C. School Ed Programming Update

VII. Closed Session, if needed

VIII. Other
A. Next Executive Comm. Meeting: 11:30 am, Thursday, May 24, 2012 @ Timbers
B. Next Board Meeting: 9:30 am, April 9, 2012 @ Thomas Twp Public Safety Bldg

IX. Adjourn

Yard Waste Season Starts April 1

MMWA — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:58:27 +0000

The impending arrival of April 1^st means that yard waste services will start back up. No April Fools – the season is soon to arrive, just in time for warmer weather and the irresistible urge residents get to rake, mulch and spruce up their yards.

Yard waste services are offered by 14 of Mid Michigan Waste Authority’s 35 municipal members. That means residents of those communities can bag unwanted yard waste materials and set them at the curb for collection on their regular trash day from their first service date in April until the end of November. Communities with curbside residential yard waste service are:

Village of Birch Run
Bridgeport Township
Buena Vista Township
Carrollton Township
Village of Chesaning
James Township
Kochville Township
City of Saginaw
Saginaw Township
Village of St. Charles
Spaulding Township
Thomas Township
Tittabawassee Township
City of Zilwaukee

All materials must be placed in paper yard waste bags, available at most hardware and grocery stores, or in 33 gallon or smaller garbage containers that have a “Yard Waste Only” sticker attached. These stickers are available from participating community municipal offices or MMWA. No container or bag can weigh more than 50 lbs. or have materials extending more than 6” past the opening to keep collection workers safe.

Brush, which is made up of branches greater than 2” in diameter but less than 8”, is managed separately from yard waste. One 3’ x 4’ bundle of brush may be set out next to regular trash at anytime of the year. As well, a number of MMWA member communities offer limited-time brush drop-off site(s) or service. Call your community to see if offered.