Join us at Kent County Recycling & Learning Center as we view the process of recycling and better understand different aspects of sustainability.  Kent County will provide their vision and the steps they are taking to achieve a better/brighter county.  This should help lead us to healthier decisions for our Earth as we are heading into Earth Day on April 22nd.  

The recycling sorting line GOES DOWN at 3:30, so we will begin promptly at 3 pm. There will not be a networking period before the event. After tour, we will have a educational session until around 4:30.   For those that cannot make it to the recyling center between 3 and 4, please join us for Happy Hour (~ 4:30/4:45 - 6) and Networking at: 

Putt Putt's Bar

1148 Fulton Street W, Grand Rapids

IFMA will be providing some snacks and one beverage of your choice.

The 20x’20/90x’30 Vision

Shortly after the release of the WMSBF Waste Characterization and Valuation Study, Kent County adopted a strategy to rally Kent County residents and businesses to reduce the 602,083 tons of waste going to area landfills in 2015 by 20% by 2020 (to 481,670 tons) and by 90% by 2030 (to 60,210 tons). This initiative, the “20x’20/90x’30 Vision”, was launched in May 2016. With this vision, DPW intends to bring focus, private-public investment and the necessary infrastructure to West Michigan to achieve these diversion goals.

ReimagineTrash | Kent County, Michigan - Department of Public Works