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CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

2020-2022 Zero Waste Action Plan

David Herberholz Kellie Kish Public Works Solid Waste & Recycling

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November 12, 2019 minneapolismn.gov/zerowaste

Timeline

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June 2015 Council adopted recycling and composting goals

• Sept. & Oct.

2016 Engagement meetings for residential, multi-family and commercial sectors May 2017 City’s Commercial Waste Study released

• Sept. 7, 2017

Draft zero-waste plan released to public Dec 8, 2017 Zero Waste Plan approved by Council May, 2018 3 year Zero Waste Action Plan engagement meetings Nov, 2018 Hennepin County adopted changes to Solid Waste Ordinance 13 Nov, 2019 Zero Waste Action Plan updated

Why zero waste?

• City adopted recycling and

composting goals of 50% by 2020 and 80% by 2030. Achieve zero-percent increase in total waste generated from 2010 levels.

• Keep valuable materials out of waste-to-energy facility

and landfills

• Reduces greenhouse gases
• Increases economic activity
• ($3.48 billion in total estimated gross economic activity, MPCA 2001

data)

• Creates jobs
• (10 jobs in recycling for every 1 job in disposal)
• SW&R directed to take lead on ZWAP in partnership with

Health, Regulatory Services, and CPED.

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Construction & Demolition Debris (C&D) is a separate section in the ZWP as it crosses all sectors.

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Focus for 2020-2022 Action Plan

• Data collection
• Establish baseline and evaluate progress
• Develop understanding of existing conditions
• Current waste diversion programs
• Opportunities for improvements
• Promote resources available to incentivize

waste diversion

• Solid Waste Management Taxes

and Fees

• Hennepin County resources
• Free technical assistance, signage,

grant programs and more

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Action items for all sectors

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• 1. Education and outreach for waste reduction,

reuse/repair, recycling, organics, etc.

• 2. Promote Hennepin County assistance, resources

and grants

• 3. Encourage to use Hennepin County styled signage

Residential action items

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• Residential capture rate study
• Evaluate amount of available materials being diverted
• South Transfer Station study
• Create a voucher program for residents

participating in organics program to have access to finished compost

Commercial and multi- family action items

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• Actively enforce existing ordinances
• Modify hauler license to identify what materials are

collected by each hauler

• Evaluate hauler reporting to the state
• Organics
• Evaluate building code requirements for organics

collection plans (or chutes) at multi-family and mixed- use buildings that have chutes (2020)

• Evaluate option to require organics program upon

request of a certain number of residents (2020)

• Evaluate adding additional organics drop-off sites (2020)

Next steps

• Will work with partners to not duplicate efforts
• Residents, businesses, haulers and other

stakeholders will continue to be engaged before new strategies are implemented

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CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

Questions?

David Herberholz Kellie Kish Public Works Solid Waste & Recycling

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November 12, 2019 minneapolismn.gov/zerowaste