Reduce the amount of harmful trash you discard. The district is purchasing energy efficient light bulbs, and will continue to purchase as many products that will be long lasting and use less raw materials.
Reuse by repairing items, donating items to charity and community groups, or selling items.
Recycling is the reprocessing of materials into new products. Recycling generally prevents the waste of potentially useful materials and reduces the consumption of raw materials.
Also, you can:
Reject by being an environmentally conscientious consumer by avoiding products which are potentially harmful to the environment if not disposed of properly, are "over-packaged," or are manufactured by companies that do not have good environmental records.
React by contacting manufacturers either in writing or by calling the "800" number listed on the package to voice your concerns about excessive packaging.
We have a
two-stream recycling process with Eureka Recycling. All bottles and cans, can be put into one cart. All paper and cardboard products, can be put into another cart. Please check with web site to the left under Related Links; or contact the
Recycling Coordinator if you have any questions.
Trash can be a Treasure
The Ramsey/Washington County Resource Recovery Project (Project) is a joint county project to manage waste wisely.
The garbage is processed into biomass fuel which is used for energy. Over 7 million tons of trash have been delivered to the Resource Recovery Facility in Newport since it opened it 1987, providing over 5 million tons of renewable fuel to create electricity.
Where does it all go???---- WCCO reports from the truck to Eureka http://wcco.com/local/good.question.recycling.2.596286.html
A closer look at Plastics: Click on the link below to find out more information on what the differences between the #'s are and more (We only recycle #1 and #2 bottles)
http://www.recyclenow.org/r_plastics.html
Our grease gets recycled from all our High Schools in the district; look here to find out about the process
http://www.sanimax.com/
Paper Recycling ..... Watch a video on how to make paper here
E-waste and how its handled
"Asset Recovery Corp's Destruction Service completely destroys equipment to prevent attempts at reuse or data recovery."
Your Carbon Foot Print
Want to see the size of your carbon foot print?....Check it out here along with ways to help reduce it
More tips on Food Waste; and how to prevent it!
Plastic Bags
Why?
The right thing to do, and.....
What is the County Environmental Charge?
The County Environmental Charge (CEC) is a fee assessed by licensed haulers to Ramsey County residents and businesses. The fee is based on the amount of trash that each resident and business produces. The intent of the CEC is to provide a more visible and direct inventive to reduce waste, and increase recycling, composting, and other waste reduction methods.
Humboldt Jr. High Eco-Fair (check this link out later too see Humboldt students learning about there environment, how to protect the Earth, and of course, Recycling) Thursday, Sept. 11, Sunrise Edition
A Website with "Green" Lesson Plans, and much more
