Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, marked the first day of distribution or organics recycling collection bins to residents and business owners in selected neighborhoods of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
According to a report on the KSTP Channel 5 website, the city’s organics recycling program will allowing people to discard food scraps and other compostable items in a separate container.
Carts are being distributed “for residents and businesses to recycle fruits, vegetables, bones, meat, breads, eggshells and other food scraps,” according to KSTP.
Initially, residents and businesses in a “green zone” comprising several Minneapolis neighborhoods will be able to take part in the program.
Residents and businesses in a second set of neighborhoods will receive their organics collection carts in the spring of 2016.
According to the Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling agency, as of early August more than 29 percent of Minneapolis department customers had signed up to participate in the organics recycling program.
A video with “how to” information for Minneapolis residents and business owners is located on the agency’s website.
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