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MMR as a company is dedicated to the stewardship
of environmentally friendly recycling and/or reuses
practices of wood waste and other bio-mass
materials. We operate and/or manage
numerous wood recovery yards in southern Michigan
that properly process and handle wood waste
materials. MMR owns and operates specialized wood
recycling equipment including grinders, loaders and
specially designed wood chip transport vans.
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Since its inception in 1993, MMR has recycled
over 3.5 million tons (nearly 15 million cubic
yards) of wood waste material. Most all of this material was
converted to “green” electricity for the use by the
residences of Michigan.
Beginning in October 2002, MMR has worked directly
with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and the
Federal Department of Agriculture as a participant
in the disposal/recycling of emerald ash borer
(EAB) affected trees. Burning affected trees in the
boiler of the Genesee Power Station was, and still
is, the preferred method of disposal/recycling because there
is no doubt of the beetle’s complete destruction.
MMR, in combination with the Department of Natural
Resources and the Department of Agriculture also
participated in other methods of safely recycling
ash logs for higher value uses.
MMR ownership is 50/50 by subsidiaries of CMS
Enterprises Company (CMSE) and Primary Power
International (PPI). CMSE, located in Jackson,
Michigan, is the non-regulated subsidiary of CMS
Energy Corporation, an integrated energy
infrastructure company. On the utility side of CMS
Energy is Consumers Energy a combined electric and
natural gas utility located in Jackson, Michigan.
PPI, located in Ithaca, Michigan, established in
1981 is one of the early independent power
development companies. PPI is dedicated to the
promotion of renewable energy and other clean energy
processes.
More details regarding CMSG and PPI can be obtained
on their respective web sites:
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cmsenergy.com
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primarypower.com
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