Plan a Low Waste Holiday

We’ve assembled some helpful resources to help you celebrate without waste, find answers to your “where does this go?” recycling questions, prevent food waste and more this holiday season.

Get answers to all your recycling questions by…

• Checking out the searchable Minneapolis Disposal Guide.

• Joining the Minneapolis Recycling Facebook group.

• Contacting Solid Waste & Recycling at 612-673-2917 or SWRcustomer@minneapolismn.gov

• Signing up for recycling reminder emails by finding your collection day here and clicking “sign up for recycling reminders."

Prevent food waste by…

• Using the free Guest-imator tool to calculate how much food you actually need: savethefood.com/guestimator.

• Make a list of ingredients and quantities before going to the grocery store to avoid impulse buying and over purchasing. Don’t forget to shop your own pantry, fridge, and freezer first to avoid repeat buys.

• Find tips and tricks on how to store food to maximize its shelf life at savethefood.com/storage.

• Find creative recipes to use up your leftovers at lovefoodhatewaste.com.

Compost Food Scraps

• Compost your peelings, pits, bones and more through the free Organics Recycling Program

• Renters in buildings with 4+ units can use free organics drop-offs!).

• Learn more on what’s accepted for organics recycling and how to participate here.

Gift Wrap

• Find creative ways to wrap at www.hennepin.us/choose-to-reuse/tips/creative-gift-wrap.

• Avoid glittery or foil wrapping paper that can’t be recycled.

Holiday Lights

• Keep broken light strings and cords out of your blue recycling cart.

• Bring them to a Hennepin County drop-off facility or other holiday light recycling location for recycling instead.