Coldwater is located in southern Michigan and has a population of 10,500. Currently, the community does not have problems with their ground water but they are nonetheless taking preventative steps to protect their resource. The city has started hazardous waste collections as part of their ground water protection strategy. Oil, oil filters, antifreeze, and dry cell batteries are collected by the city for recycling. In addition, Coldwater has started an photographic film fixer recycling program to prevent silver from eventually ending up in the ground water. The city identified possible users of film fixer, including hospital x-ray departments.

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