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Everyone knows it ’ s good for the environment to divert materials from landfills that can be reused again or composted — and many of us recycle at home . But did you know that in 2016 , the state of Minnesota mandated that all public entities , commercial buildings and sports facilities recycle at least three types of materials — such as paper , plastic , glass , metal and / or organics ?
BizRecycling experts will conduct a free audit of your waste streams and suggest methods to improve your process or begin to capture valuable resources and divert them from your trash bins . Experts provide confidential assessments / recommendations and help guide your business through the process , including applying for grants , ordering labels , placing bins and training your staff . Grants of up to $ 10,000 are available for businesses and up to $ 20,000 for apartment buildings to help companies start or improve their recycling program .
BizRecycling recently worked with three companies in the Northeast Metro to improve their recycling programs .
BOATWORKS COMMONS
Boatworks Commons is an 85 unit apartment building in White Bear Lake . With the help of Waste Wise , one of BizRecycling ’ s associates , the community launched a program in which residents are provided with in-unit recycling totes , which deter the use of plastic bags to store and dispose of recycling . There are also handouts about recycling made available , and signage is on site .
In addition , property manager Derek Hoisington applied for and received a BizRecycling grant to fund a security camera at the recycling dumpster . It is used to monitor residents ’ use of the containers .
LAKEWOOD HILLS APARTMENTS
Lakewood Hills Apartments is an 88-unit apartment building in White Bear Lake . Its property manager applied for a BizRecycling grant to help pay for common area bins to promote recycling , and for a Power Pusher dumpster mover that allows them to quickly and easily move recycling dumpsters and trash containers from one side of the community to the other for trash and recycling pickup days .
BizRecycling also provided a mix of reusable totes and bags to make recycling more convenient , and provided educational materials to help spread awareness about recycling . The changes have resulted in an additional 63,000 pounds of recycling collected a year .
NORTH OAKS GOLF CLUB
North Oaks Golf Club is a championship golf course and dining destination in the north Twin Cities metro . With the help of BizRecycling , the business has switched its hand towels , beverage cups and to-go containers to those that are certified compostable .
It also placed two triple-stream ( trash , recycling , organics ) stations in high traffic areas so golfers could make use of them , and dual-stream ( recycling and
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The changes have led to a decrease in trash service from 4 cubic yards to 3 cubic yards each pickup .
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