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Household Hazardous Waste Tool Kit

The SWMCB Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) tool kit provides resources to county and municipal staff and other partner organizations to educate and encourage consumers to "do the right thing" with HHW.

Compostable Bag Tool Kit

Beginning January 1, 2010 most metro-area residents will be affected by a new requirement to place all yard waste and organics in compostable bags for curbside pick-up. This toolkit includes information, FAQs, and images for partner to use in their coverage on the upcoming compostable bag requirements for metro area residents.

Reinvigorating Residential Recycling Campaign

The Reinvigorating Residential Recycling campaign was developed in partnership with the Association of Recycling Managers, the Recycling Association of Minnesota and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The purpose of the Reinvigorating Residential Recycling campaign is to provide counties, project partners and other the tools to encourage Twin Cities metro-area residents to rethink waste disposal, proper HHW management, recycling and reuse.

Electronics Recycling Campaign

The SWMCB Electronics Recycling Campaign provides technical and communications resources to county and municipal staff, electronics recyclers and collectors, and other organizations that will advance the successful implementation of e-waste legislation in Minnesota and encourage consumers to recycle electronics.

Rethink Recycling Campaign Tool Kit

The Rethink Recycling (formerly Green Guardian) campaign was launched in 2003 to help citizens living in the six-county Twin Cities metro area understand the urgent need to make environmentally-responsible purchasing and disposal decisions in their daily lives. By giving citizens the information needed to make these decisions, we can reverse the ever-growing waste stream and protect the environmental health of the six-county Twin Cities metro area.

Product Stewardship Resources

A selection of product stewardship resources are provided for county and municipal staff to aid in the advancement of product stewardship in Minnesota.  Product stewardship means that all parties involved in designing, manufacturing, selling, and using a product share in the financial and physical responsibility for collecting and recycling products at the end of their useful lives.