Success Story:
Splash Products Melts Away Their Trash Bill by Recycling More
Splash Products, a Saint Paul based manufacturer of windshield wash, ice melt, wiper blades, antifreeze and cleaners, was already recycling. They had a process to regrind the discarded plastic from molding their bottles, as well as systems for recycling cardboard and pallets. Yet, they felt there was more they could be doing, like single-sort recycling throughout the entire facility. So, they applied for and used a BizRecycling grant to build a new waste enclosure to house recycling and trash dumpsters. They also purchased color-coded recycling bins for use throughout their facility to make it easier for their employees to recycle.
Thanks to the addition of the single-sort recycling system, Splash Products downsized from a 40-yard trash compactor to an 8-yard dumpster – saving them $15,000 a year in disposal costs! They are reinvesting that money into their business to help create new technology for their manufacturing processes. Watch their video story here.
BizRecycling works with businesses in Ramsey and Washington counties to improve their recycling or organics collection. Learn more at BizRecycling.com or call 651-266-1199.
News You Can Use:
New Household Hazardous Waste Collection Site
Ramsey County has added a second household hazardous waste mobile collection site in August. It will be held in White Bear Lake in the Podvin Park parking lot for the first two Fridays and Saturdays of the month.
Hours are:
August 3: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
August 4: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
August 10: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
August 11: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Visit RamseyRecycles.com/hhw for a complete list of accepted items
Find Answers to Your Recycling Questions
We get it, sometimes recycling can be confusing. Do you wonder which day of the week your recycling is picked up? What time you should set out your recycling cart? If you can recycle caps and lids on containers? Get answers to your recycling questions by contacting your city or recycling hauler. Then recycle all you can!
Do Your Part to Help the Environment
Recycling your food scraps and other organic waste returns essential nutrients to the soil and improves soil health.
Get started today by collecting organics recycling in three easy steps:
- Visit a Ramsey County yard waste site to pick up a free starter kit. The starter kit includes a small kitchen caddy, compostable bags and tips for success.
- Fill up your compostable bags with organics recycling.
- Bring it back to a drop-off site for free disposal. In addition to the free compostable bags that the county provides, you can also receive a free t-shirt when you drop off your organics recycling five times.
Visit RamseyRecycles.com/OR for more information.
What to Do with Large Bulky Items
Are you moving and have furniture, mattresses or other large items that you need to get rid of? Don’t fret! Check out the easy to use A to Z Recycling & Disposal Guide. This handy resource lists several drop-off options in Ramsey County, including thrift stores, charities and disposal companies. You can also call our hotline at 651-633-EASY (3279), which is answered 24/7.
Did you know?
Over the course of the summer, 100-150 inspections occur at outdoor fairs and festivals in suburban Ramsey County! Our health inspectors visit each of the onsite food vendors, checking that all employees are:
- Washing their hands.
- Not working while ill.
- Cooking meats to the proper temperature.
- Keeping food at proper hot and cold holding temperatures.
- Protecting food from sources of contamination.
Their inspections help ensure that the foods you eat at these events are prepared and served safely.
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