Last Chance for 2018 Funding
Help your workplace recycle better in 2018! This year, BizRecycling has
awarded grants to over 150 businesses to help them set up improved recycling
and organics activities. Is your business next? We still have grant money left!
Some of our 2018 grantees include Clutch Brewing, East Side Pizzeria,
Frogtown Neighborhood Association and Roseville Covenant Church. BizRecycling
grantees receive a free on-site waste management assessment with one of our
recycling experts, along with customized recommendations on how to reduce
waste, recycle more and potentially start collecting organics recycling. Grants
of up to $10,000 are still available in 2018 to help businesses purchase the necessary
items to make improvements.
Get started today and visit BizRecycling.com
or call 651-266-1199.
News You Can Use:
Prepare
Your Yard for Winter
October is the time to rake up
all of those fallen leaves in your yard, and bring them to a free county yard
waste site. Removing the leaves will allow your lawn to breathe during the
winter and deter any pests and diseases.
In addition to
removing your leaves, now is a good time to inspect your trees for any dead,
diseased or damaged branches and remove them. The weight of heavy snowfall
could break off those branches and damage your home.
There
are many ways to recycle yard waste. Get in touch with your trash hauler to see if they offer curbside
collection. Or better yet, bring
your yard waste to one of Ramsey County’s free yard waste collection
sites.
Visit RamseyRecycles.com/yardwaste for
locations, hours and materials accepted. If this all seems like a chore, make
it a family event. Kids love raking leaves if they get to jump in the piles!
Enjoy Recreational Fires Responsibly
Fall is the perfect time for enjoying roasted marshmallows
and hot chocolate around a backyard fire. If you’re lighting a wood fire, follow
these tips:
- Burn wood that has been drying for at least six
months and avoid burning green wood (wood that has been recently cut and not dried
out),
- Consider the wind direction and your proximity
to neighbors and try to avoid sending too much smoke their way.
- Avoid burning construction waste, plastic,
garbage or yard waste. They can be toxic and create more smoke. Instead,
visit the A to Z Recycling and Disposal Guide
for where to bring those items.
Learn more about recreational fires from the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Burn Wise program.
How
to Recycle and Waste Less Paint
Paint is the most common material brought to
household hazardous waste (HHW) sites across the U.S. Last year, Ramsey County
collected 700,000 pounds of unwanted paint! Residents commonly drop off unwanted
paint because the paint is frozen, dried out, too much was bought or they are
moving. No matter the reason, there are many free and convenient options for recycling
paint in Ramsey County, from our year-round and mobile HHW collection sites to
more than a dozen retail paint stores that are part of
a paint product stewardship organization, operated by PaintCare.
To find a paint recycling drop-off near you,
visit RamseyRecycles.com/hhw or PaintCare.org. To waste less paint, follow these helpful
tips:
- Keep paint from freezing by removing it from unheated sheds or
garages during the winter.
-
Check out Ramsey County’s Product
Reuse Center to find reusable paint for free!
- Use an online paint coverage calculator to
determine how much you will need for the job.
Forgivable
Financing for Home Improvement Projects
Expensive utility bills and heating
system repairs can be a financial burden for many homeowners. To help, the Center
for Energy and Environment (CEE) has partnered with Ramsey County to
offer an Energy Conservation Deferred Loan. The loan
is zero percent interest, has no monthly payments, and is forgiven if the
homeowner stays in their home for 10 years. Income limits apply.
Eligible projects include:
- Furnace/boiler replacement.
- Water heater replacement.
- Attic and/or wall insulation.
To learn more or to get started, call CEE’s
residential loan specialists at 651-789-5706. The Center for Energy and
Environment is a Minnesota nonprofit that has been helping homeowners for over
40 years.
Did you know?
Did you know? If
you change your own oil, October is the month to do it as there are four
household hazardous waste collection sites available to residents. Whether you
are winterizing a boat or lawnmower, or just doing a routine oil change on your
car, bring your used oil to one of Ramsey County’s four household hazardous waste
collection sites this month:
- Mobile
site at Aldrich Arena in Maplewood.
- “Pop-up”
mobile site in Highland Park.
- Year-round
site at Bay West in Saint Paul.
- The
24/7 used oil collection shed at Ramsey County Public Works in Arden Hills.
All four locations
also accept used oil filters and antifreeze. When you visit our mobile and
year-round collection sites, you can receive a free used oil jug, while
supplies last. This jug will allow you to safely store and transport your used
oil.
Once collected, Ramsey
County ships the used oil to local vendors that re-refine it to make new oil or
burn it for energy. Recycling used oil helps conserve virgin materials needed
to make new oil, protects our water supply, and supports local business. Last
year, Ramsey County recycled over 59,000 pounds of used oil!
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