Resource Pages
Produced by the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board
- Waste Reduction & Reuse
- Packaging Reduction
- Reducing Junk Mail
- Composting
- Recycling 101
- Paper Recycling
- Ways to Reduce Harmful Chemicals in Your Home
- Proper Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste
These resources are available as Microsoft Word and PDF documents online on the SWMCB website.
- Rethink Recycling Articles
- Paper Recycling Articles: Article 4: Where Does It Go? and Article 9: Recycling Helps Mitigate Global Warming
- Cans and Bottles Recycling Article 3: Where Does It Go? (Cans and Bottles)
Activity Supplies
- Introduction Video - Waste: What's the Problem (Coming soon)
- Sample Waste Reduction Pledge
- Wise Up About Waste Quiz
- Potato Chip Bracelet Activity
- Blue Jeans Bag Activity
- Recycling Chart Activity for Kids
- Trash Checklist
- Household Hazardous Waste PowerPoint Presentation
- Label Reading Activity Sheet and Home Hazardous Product Survey
Handouts
From Hennepin County
- Don't Trash Your Old Stuff: Choose To Reuse Directory Flyer
- Don't Trash Your Old Stuff: Donation Opportunities
- Greening Your Celebrations
- Junk Mail Reduction Tips (Coming soon)
- Packaging Reduction Tips (Coming soon)
- Residential Curbside Recycling Guide
- Paper Recycling Guide in Spanish - "Manual de Reciclaje de Papel"
- Household Hazardous Waste and Problem Materials Guide
- How to Identify Hazardous Products
- Ways to Reduce Harmful Chemicals in the Home
- Drop-off Facilities brochure
- Recycling Electronics
- Quick Reference Guide to Earth Friendly Home Landscaping
- Green Guardian Coloring Books (Also available in Spanish, Hmong, Russian and Somali)
Order literature online or call 612-348-4168.
From the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Reducing Waste at Home
- Reducing Waste at School
- Reducing Waste at Work
- Reduce Trash When You Shop
- How To Compost Your Organic Waste
- Reduce the Need for Pesticides and Herbicides
- How to Grow a Healthy, No-waste Lawn and Garden
- Non-toxic Cleaning Recipes
To order: Request literature by e-mail at clearinghouse@pca.state.mn.us or call 651-215-0232. PDF versions call also be downloaded online.