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Trash piles atop the South Kent County Landfill in Byron, Michigan. The landfill opened in 1986 and will be at capacity in around 5 years. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — According to an annual Hunger Atlas Report by the nonprofit group Hunger Free America, more than 840,000 Michigan residents didn’t have enough to eat over two one-week periods in ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is pausing food assistance benefits in November until further notice. The state received word from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. LANSING — Michigan will pause the issuance of food ...

More than 1.3 million Michiganders will see a drop in food assistance benefits this month, and metro Detroit food pantries are preparing to help more families as they adjust to the change. Over ...

LANSING, Mich. — In response to the incoming disruption to federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the Fair Food Network is taking action through its Double Up Food Bucks ...

Nicole Irons used to visit food pantries once a month. But her food benefits ended in July right as grocery costs jumped. And now Irons, a 41-year-old part-time delivery driver who has three children, ...

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