The pilot program hopes to reduce tons of single-use plastics.

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Keith Melong/Daily. Buy this photo. For the past two years, the Ann Arbor-based nonprofit Live Zero Waste has been on a mission to promote sustainability through its returnable container program for ...

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Trash-free takeout is possible at some Ann Arbor businesses, but owners say the program needs more support to be really successful. A returnable container program launched in Ann ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Plastic and foam containers are the norm in Kalamazoo today. These to-go boxes, and their compostable alternatives, are typically used once before heading to a landfill. The city of ...

The city of Aspen’s pilot program that offers a composting bin at the Rio Grande Recycling Center for to-go containers from area restaurants over the winter didn’t see the critical mass officials ...