Hennepin County’s Zero Waste Challenge Signups Due Aug. 18:

You have until this Sunday to sign up for Hennepin County's Zero Waste Challenge. The county will select 50 households to take the eight-month challenge. County staff will customize ways a household can reduce trash. Participants will be asked to weigh their waste for before the program starts and toward the end to determine progress. "It’s going to either to a waste energy facility or landfill and that all costs money," said Carolyn Collopy, master recycler and composter program coordinator with Hennepin County. "When it’s… Read More