Clean Tech, a unit of Plastipak Packaging Inc., expects to recycle about 6 billion plastic bottles this year and has an eye on 10 billion plastic bottles within three years. But that’s only if recycling rates improve in communities served by the company.

And that’s where Snyder’s newly unveiled 15-point plan to increase residential recycling statewide can play a part.
The plan includes four key areas: public education and technical assistance for communities; benchmark and measurement of progress; providing convenient access; and development of markets.

“We’ve been throwing away money for decades. Addressing this issue is simply the right thing to do, and I’m pleased to announce we are committed to making Michigan a leader,” the governor said in a statement.

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