Transcript FOOD RECYCLING - Rethink Recycling

Lisa Marshall
Ramsey County
September 5, 2012
 What
is Food Recycling?
 Who
Recycles Food?
 Why
Recycle Food?
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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)
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Available in some areas
Planned for Ramsey County in future
Environmentally sound
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Acceptable materials for organics recycling include:
All FOOD scraps
All grass, leaves, yard trimmings, plant trimmings
All non-recyclable PAPER products
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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.
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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
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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