RAM is happy to announce the hiring of Courtney Selstad as the new Operations Manager! Courtney joins RAM with a background in association management and public affairs, as well as volunteer experience with other sustainability non-profits. In her free time she is an avid upcycler, so she is very excited to join her personal and professional interests! … [Read more...]
Recycling Outreach Guide
You’re invited to use our new Recycling Outreach Guide to augment your recycling education campaigns. This guide is a living document, created by the Recycling Education Committee (REC) with the goal to streamline recycling messaging across the state, in a way that makes recycling easier for residents. Standardized communication for recycling best practices will help us collect more material, with less contamination. The guide breaks down recyclability by material type, suggests drop-offs for … [Read more...]
Do the materials you and your family put in the recycling bin actually get recycled?
Recently KARE 11 News covered some important and timely issues about recycling in Minnesota. To find out about whether the materials you and your family put in the recycling bin are actually recycled... click HERE For their other story on Single Sort Recycling, "What actually belongs in your recycling bin?", check out this video And another story of critical importance, this one from FOX News channel 9, " What should YOU do to help prevent fires at recycling facilities and why this is … [Read more...]
24th Annual RAM/SWANA Conference – Call for Presentations!
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS at the 24th Annual RAM/SWANA Conference October 14th & 15th, 2019 Minneapolis Marriott Northwest Brooklyn Park, Minnesota The Recycling Association of Minnesota and the Solid Waste Association of North America, Land of Lakes Chapter, have hosted the very successful and well attended RAM/SWANA conference for twenty three years and we are planning year 24! More than 400 attendees are expected at the 2019 two-day conference. If you would … [Read more...]
Minnesota Helps Lead the Charge on National Battery Day
Minnesota Ranks Fourth on Call2Recycle’s 2018 Top 10 Battery Recycling States ATLANTA, GA, February 18, 2019 – Call2Recycle®, the country’s first and largest consumer battery recycling program, applauds Minnesotans for leading the charge on National Battery Day and ranking as one of the nation’s top 10 battery recycling states by collecting more than 193,000 pounds of batteries. Overall, U.S. consumers recycled 7.2 million pounds of batteries last year through the Call2Recycle … [Read more...]
February 18th is National Battery Day
Get a head start on decluttering junk drawers and recycling old household batteries on #NationalBatteryDay this February 18th! We’re joining @Call2Recycle in spotlighting the importance and ease of battery recycling. Access helpful resources on their National Battery Day page to get started! #ChargeUp2019 … [Read more...]