To ensure that all affected parties pay their fair share of waste disposal and recycling costs, MMA is participating in the legislatively organized committee to develop sustainable, long-term funding for waste programs in Michigan. At the present time, waste programs are funded through fees on material that goes into a landfill. Other forms of disposal, like recycling and composting, do not pay any fees. The bulk of the “tipping fees” on landfill waste are paid by the industrial community. MMA opposes efforts to increase the landfill tipping fee on manufacturers.