FOOD RECYCLING - Rethink Recycling
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Lisa Marshall
Ramsey County
September 5, 2012
What
is Food Recycling?
Who
Recycles Food?
Why
Recycle Food?
Packaging materials
Paper
Plastic
Glass
Metal
Coffee and coffee grounds
Tea and tea bags
Meat & Seafood
Dairy Products
(bones, shells & peels)
(milk, cheese, eggs & shells)
Fruits & Vegetables
Bread & Bakery
Fruits & Vegetables
(donuts, cakes & pies)
(peels, cores & husks)
Available in some areas
Planned for Ramsey County in future
Environmentally sound
Acceptable materials for organics recycling include:
All FOOD scraps
All grass, leaves, yard trimmings, plant trimmings
All non-recyclable PAPER products
Napkins, paper towels, tissues
Paper plates, cups & food containers
Paper milk & juice cartons
Paper bags & waxed paper (fast food wraps, etc.)
Coffee grounds, filters & tea bags
Pizza boxes
All compostable products as certified by the Biodegradable
Products Institute (bpiworld.org)
DO NOT include PLASTICS of any kind, styrofoam, foil, plastic
bottles, condiment packets, chip bags & candy wrappers.
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Organics Recycling Facility
1905 Canterbury Rd. Shakopee Mn 55379Shakopee,
Minnesota 55379Phone: Click to View Phone
#cell -952-356-7851 office- 952-403-7005
Website: http://www.smscland.org/compos
t.html
The Mulch Store Burnsville
1030 West Cliff RoadBurnsville, Minnesota
55337Phone: Click to View Phone #952-736-1915
Website: http://mulchstoremn.com
Organics Recycling-Available at our Empire
Location!
EMPIRE TOWNSHIP
16454 Blaine Avenue East
Rosemount, MN 55068
(651) 423-4401
Email: [email protected]
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
FOOD RESCUE
VERMIPOSTING