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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
