In accordance with the statutory authority delegated to EPA under the resource conservation and recovery act (RCRA), this cooperative agreement will address U.S. EPA region 5'S priority of the…

In accordance with the statutory authority delegated to EPA under the resource conservation and recovery act (RCRA), this cooperative agreement will address U.S. EPA region 5'S priority of the regional collaboration to make the case for recycling market development as a creative approach to address sustainable material management priorities by expanding the network of recyclers, community, trade professional organization, and governments in region 5 to advance recycling systems and markets, upgrade and expand the EPA region 4 integrated solid waste management tool (ISWM) with the help of the consultant resource recycling systems (located in MI). The michigan recycling coalition (MRC) will then plan to train additional stakeholders in region 5 and michigan on the tool to 'make the case' for recycling. The major activities and planned outputs/outcomes are as followed; updates to the ISWM tool with RRS, stakeholders in the study region will be identified, engaged in using the ISWM via