a
ag
d
Capital
LANS G - Putting sur­
charge on garbage taken to a
landfill may be one way to con­
tinue the Clean Michigan Fund
after money runs out next year.
The legislature i looking into
the po ibility of allocating
revenue from garbage to con­
tinue in resource recovery tech­
nilogi for the state, . d Steve
Kratzen, recycling pecia1ist for
the Dep rtment of tural
Resources.
The fund, which ends in 1988,
established by Gov. James
Blanchard and the Legislature
to le sen dependence on
landfills by using resource
recovery alternatives.
"The fund established a mix­
ture of techniologies and
categories to make grants avail­
able,' aid Kratzen.
Grants are awarded for
landfill closure, recycling,
public education, and transfer
stations, among other sources.
The fund, ho ver, is only to
be in operation for a two-year
period and a budget of $10 mil­
lion had been cut to $5 million,
hich reduced the number of
grants the DNR can give.
The money that is awarded to
public or private groups comes
our of the general fund of the
state b1Jdaet, said Kratzen.
After the funds run out, the
Legislature will be looking into
ys to continuing funding,
dded Kratzen.
Another area under review is
the bottle issue in Michigan.
Much public money is being
ept by bottle distributers from
bottle th t are paid for but
never returned for a refund, said
Kratzen.
The legislature will have to
find a way to recover the money,
estimated at about $20 million,
and use that to help continue
resource recovery.
The deadline for the next
round Of applicants for funding
is this month. There have been
84 uceessful applicants as of
August, with S5.9 million
awarded, according to the
DNR.
The applicants that apply are
ones that usually have been es­
tablished for year and need
funding to help run their opera­
tion, said Kratzen,
After the Clean Michigan
Fund does run out, Kratzen said
he is sure that the legislature will
try to 100 for ways such as these
to continue resource recovery
alternatives.
MONDAYS
6:30 P.M.
MERCHANTS HALL
F.irpllin Plaza
Young Oems�4th C.O.O.C.
MERCHA Y: H LL
F.irpllin Plnl
Exec. Comm-4th C.O.O.C.
MERCHANTS HALL
F.irpl.in Plan
4th Congo Dist. Oem. Comm.
MERCHANTS HALL
Flirplain PIUa
Exec. Comm. B.C.D.P.
Cas a January 8th ..
wtratever vourqoat.
-Earn a college degree.
-Develop ne Job skill .
-Stay clo e to home.
-Save money.
-Work while learning.
-Improve your academic sills.
-Find a new life direction.
-Attend cultural and sporting even s.
-Have fun.
Register no
for the Winter Semester
LMC aln Campu
2755 Napier Ave.
B nton Harbor, I 49022
(616) 927-3571, ext. 264
Reg. tar 11 :30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
through D c. 18
We'll gel you there.
�.c�IUII··ERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL BUILDI G
ODEUNG OF ALL TYPES • INSPECTIONS & SPEC WRITING
• RUBBER ROOFING • FINANCING AVAILABLE
• HISTORICAL RESTORATION • PLUMBI G & HEATING
• INSULA TIO • ELECTRICAL SERVICE
067926. ECHA CAL CO TRACTOR 101010
Y . ,..i. MI 48197
-"1