Lisa Marshall Ramsey County September 5, 2012. What is Food Recycling? Who Recycles Food? Why Recycle Food?

FOOD RECYCLING

Lisa MarshallRamsey County

September 5, 2012

What is Food Recycling?

Who Recycles Food?

Why Recycle Food?

FOOD to LIVESTOCK

FOOD RECYCLING BARREL

LEFTOVER PRODUCE SCRAPS

ADAPTED TRUCK

Don’t Feed the Pigs

Packaging materials Paper Plastic Glass Metal Coffee and coffee grounds Tea and tea bags

Meat & Seafood (bones, shells &

peels)

Bread & Bakery(donuts, cakes & pies)

Fruits & Vegetables (peels, cores & husks)

Dairy Products(milk, cheese, eggs &

shells)

Fruits & Vegetables

Commercial Composting

Available in some areas Planned for Ramsey County in future Environmentally sound

Organics Composting

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.

Resource for Composting

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/compost.html

Resource for Composting

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]

Outside Event

Inside Event

OTHER METHODS OF FOOD RECYCLING

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION

FOOD RESCUE

VERMIPOSTING