In the last week of 2020, the Recycling Association of Minnesota (RAM) and the Minnesota Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) co-authored a letter to Governor Walz requesting that solid waste and recycling workers be considered essential workers for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Minnesota. "Our recycling and waste workers just experienced their busiest and likely most dangerous year of work yet," states the letter. "Without daily recycling and waste … [Read more...]
Recycling Association of Minnesota Announces Annual Award Winners
December 10, 2020 Recycling Association of Minnesota Announces Annual Award Winners St. Paul, MN – The Recycling Association of Minnesota (“RAM”) today announced the winners of its annual awards presented at its annual meeting held on December 8, 2020. The Recycling Association of Minnesota’s mission is to provide leadership, advocacy, and education to encourage the responsible use of resources through recycling and supporting modes of waste reduction. Founded in 1989, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit … [Read more...]
RAM Members: Join us for our 2020 Annual Meeting!
Grab your favorite beverage, a snack, and join us on Zoom! Tuesday, December 8th 3:00-4:30 pm Agenda: Review of 2020 RAM new and activities Announcement of new and retiring board members Presentation of 2020 RAM Awards Sneak peek of Otter Tail County's new Precious Plastic equipment FREE for RAM Members! Click here to register … [Read more...]
Recycling Outreach Guide for Minnesota 2.0
An updated version of the Recycling Outreach Guide for Minnesota is now available! Click here to read it. The Guide is maintained by a subcommittee of the Recycling Education Committee (REC), who aims to update it annually. This is the first update to the original document finalized in the fall of 2019. If you have any questions about the Guide, please contact Courtney at courtney@recycleminnesota.org. … [Read more...]
MPCA MRF Survey
The purpose of this questionnaire is to gather information from all the Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) in the State of Minnesota about what they accept/don’t accept and what kind of contaminates are causing problems etc. The data will be used by the MPCA and the Recycling Education Committee (REC) to better direct communications efforts. The REC is a group made up of hauler, city, county, state and MRF representatives from all over Minnesota. REC’s goal is to provide consistent, clear … [Read more...]
RAM Exhibiting at the Minneapolis Home + Remodeling Show
RAM will be an exhibitor in the Sustain-Able Alley at the Minneapolis Home + Remodeling Show January 24-26, 2020. Visit us at Booth 753! Click on the image above to buy tickets online and receive a $3 discount by using the promo code RECYCLE … [Read more...]
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