RESOURCE WEBSITES FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING

• www.mankatozerowaste.com – local group with information on composting, recycling, plastics and city drop-off sites for organic recycling.
• www.blueearthcountymn.gov BEC Environmental Services has a Waste Wizard tool. Search for any material to find out where and how to recycle it. You can also change your search to another county.
• http://ilsr.org/initiatives/composting – Institute for Local Self Reliance, State of Composting in the U.S.: What, Why, Where & How  and Growing Local Fertility: A Guide to Composting
• http://ilsr.org/initiatives/zero-waste-and-economic-development – An excellent sosurce for information on the latest compost activities
• www.recycleminnesota.org – site for Recycling Association of Minnesota
• http://www.sustainableplastics.org – discusses the problems with fossil-fuel based plastics and the opportunities and challenges of using biobased plastics
• www.eurekarecycling.org –  Eureka is a zero-waste organization located in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul with a wide range of initiatives focusing on reuse, recycling, composting, and waste reduction.
• www.pca.state.mn.us – Waste and Pollution Prevention, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | 520 Lafayette Rd. N | St. Paul, MN  55155 | 651-757-2276
• www.iatp.org – Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy  IATP works to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.
• mncompostingcouncil.org – Events, trainings and resources for composting in Minnesota
• https://www.recyclingconnections.org/composting – information on backyard composting
• https//extension.umn.edu/master-gardener/ask-master-gardener – info on gardening and composting
• https://grillio.com/blog/grillios-guide-to-food-waste-and-composting/ While MAZW doesn’t promote the Grillio company, we like what they have to say about composting!