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Carver County Minnesota - Twin Cities Metro Area Counties Launch Campaign 05 January 2024 ( news )
Carver County , state Minnesota ( By Press Release office)
Jan 05,2024
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Attached is a news release about a recycling campaign that has been launched by six counties in the metro area ( release is also copied below ) . Contact information for each county and their recycling partners are included . At the provided link , you will find a media kit with relevant photos , videos , and graphics . All contacts are available for interviews as needed .
TWIN CITIES METRO AREA COUNTIES LAUNCH A COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGN TO DISPEL MYTHS ABOUT RECYCLING IN MINNESOTA
The Twin Cities metro area collects enough recyclables each year to equal the weight of about four large cruise ships .
TWIN CITIES , Dec . 19 –– Questions about what happens to recycling after it leaves our homes have been increasing over the years . Six metro counties are working together to restore trust in Minnesota ' s recycling system with this united message: In Minnesota , recycling exists .
With the upcoming holidays bringing an increase in waste , Carver , Dakota , Hennepin , Ramsey , Scott and Washington counties want you to know that recycling is real and it works . In Minnesota your recycled items become new products , locally and regionally , when you recycle right . Minnesota is home to many recycling facilities that collect , sort , process and manufacture items made from the bottles , boxes and other containers residents put in their home recycling bins every day . Glass bottles and jars are sorted by color in Saint Paul . Clear glass is sent to Shakopee to make bottles for drinks , pickles , salad dressing and more . Plastic milk and laundry detergent jugs are made into durable decking , fencing and landscaping products in Paynesville , and plastic drink bottles and produce containers are made into new plastic bottles in Wisconsin and Ohio . Recycled paper and cardboard are made into cereal and cracker boxes in Saint Paul . Recycled food cans are made into new products like wire , and parts for cars and appliances in the Midwest . Local efforts to recycle and reduce waste save energy , protect resources and support about 78 , 000 jobs in the state . Annually , the Twin Cities metro area recycles an average of 900 , 000 tons of paper and cardboard , metal , glass and plastic – that’s the weight of about four large cruise ships!
Minnesotans can be proud that recycling works here . Learn more at
RecyclingExists . com
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Metro Counties
Carver County
Sara Renney
Communications Manager
srenney@co . carver . mn . us
952 - 466 - 5280
Dakota County
Mary Beth Schubert
Director of Communications
marybeth . schubert@co . dakota . mn . us
651 - 438 - 8179
Hennepin County
Alisa Reckinger
Communications Specialist
alisa . reckinger@hennepin . us
612 - 348 - 4788
Ramsey County
Gretta Stark Leuma
Communications Associate
margretta . starkleuma@co . ramsey . mn . us
612 - 494 - 0310
Scott County
Nick Reishus Environmentalist
nreishus@co . scott . mn . us
952 - 496 - 8707
Washington County
Shannon Eisentrager
Senior Communications Specialist
shannon . eisentrager@co . washington . mn . us
651 - 430 - 6672
MEDIA KIT
Metro Recycling Media Kit
Metro Recycling Campaign Press Release 12 . 19 . 2023
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