Managing Waste
We’re working hard toward a cleaner, green future. That effort includes managing our waste.
- DTE Energy is quickly becoming a leader in the field of deconstruction. Deconstruction is similar to demolition, however, this new and innovative process focuses on reuse and recycling of materials.
- We've been involved in the use of alternative fuel vehicles since 1995, when MichCon launched its first compressed natural gas fueling station in Gaylord, Mich. Now, biodiesel is joining our alternative-fuel mix.
- We've expanded our long-running recycling program to include all colors and types of paper, magazines, phonebooks, cardboard, and plastic bottles and cans. Forty-two separate company locations are participating in this program.
- Since the1920s, DTE Energy’s gray, talcum-powder-fine coal ash – the residue left from pulverized coal burned in our power plant boilers – has been used by concrete and asphalt companies as a beneficial additive.
Click here* to view the environmental section of our Corporate Responsibility Report, which outlines more ways we’re working to reduce waste and emissions throughout our enterprise.
For more detailed information about DTE Energy’s commitment to corporate responsibility, you can access the full Corporate Responsibility Report by clicking on the link on the right hand side of this page.
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