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FOOD RECYCLING

FOOD RECYCLING. Lisa Marshall Ramsey 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

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FOOD RECYCLING

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  1. FOOD RECYCLING Lisa Marshall Ramsey County September 5, 2012

  2. What is Food Recycling? • Who Recycles Food? • Why Recycle Food?

  3. FOOD to LIVESTOCK

  4. FOOD RECYCLING BARREL

  5. LEFTOVER PRODUCE SCRAPS

  6. ADAPTED TRUCK

  7. Don’t Feed the Pigs • Packaging materials • Paper • Plastic • Glass • Metal • Coffee and coffee grounds • Tea and tea bags

  8. Meat & Seafood (bones, shells & peels) Dairy Products (milk, cheese, eggs & shells) Fruits & Vegetables Bread & Bakery (donuts, cakes & pies) Fruits & Vegetables (peels, cores & husks)

  9. Commercial Composting • Available in some areas • Planned for Ramsey County in future • Environmentally sound

  10. 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.

  11. 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

  12. 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 EastRosemount, MN 55068(651) 423-4401 Email: empire@mulchstoremn.com

  13. Outside Event

  14. Inside Event

  15. OTHER METHODS OF FOOD RECYCLING ANAEROBIC DIGESTION FOOD RESCUE VERMIPOSTING

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