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The Minneapolis Health Department is recognizing Earth Day with a green milestone. We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our Green to Go Ordinance (GTG).
GTG is part of the City’s Environmentally Acceptable Packaging ordinance, and was implemented on April 22, 2015. Minneapolis was the first city in the state to require recyclable, reusable, and/or compostable to-go food containers in restaurants.
Green to Go history
The City’s 1989 Environmentally Acceptable Packaging Ordinance has been updated several times.
- 1989: The City passes its first Environmentally Acceptable Packaging. It included food-related packaging.
- 1996: Glass bottles, tin, and aluminum cans are added to the ordinance.
- 2015: The packaging ordinance is renamed “Green to Go” and bans StyrofoamTM, identifying preferred plastics (plastics 1, 2, and 5).
- 2024: Black plastic food containers are banned.
Read the Green to Go ordinance rules and requirements
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Community members play a part in reducing food waste
Food businesses must offer for customers to recycle, compost and dispose of their waste. Customers can help reduce landfill and waste-to-energy disposal by placing their containers in the correct bin.
- Recycle: Glass bottles, tin, aluminum, and plastics (plastics 1, 2, and 5)
- Organics: food scraps and containers marked with the BPI logo on certified products
- Trash: all other items should be put in the trash bin
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