MARQUETTE — CUPPAD is working with Alger, Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Menominee and Schoolcraft counties on its materials management planning processes and are actively seeking responses from residents to the Central Upper Peninsula Materials Management Plan Survey.

The anonymous survey can be completed in 5-10 minutes with responses to be incorporated into discussion of local goals and objectives for the action plans for each county and the region as a whole.

All counties in Michigan are required to update their materials management plan, which sets the goals for dealing with trash, recycling, and organic waste disposal and diversion. The central Upper Peninsula’s average recycling rate is currently estimated at 7%.

The survey will help the multi-county planning committee with understanding what is available and desirable in each community and help to determine the Plan’s goals and objectives. Possibilities include expanding recycling access, supporting organics diversion, and increasing availability for hazardous waste, tires and electronics collection events.

For more information on materials management planning, please visit https://cuppad.org/materials-management/. For any questions, please contact Ryan Carrig, Community Planner at CUPPAD, by email at rcarrig@cuppad.org or by phone at 906-280-5134.

Survey link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CUPMMP