The Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board (SWMCB) launched its first education outreach campaign in 2003 to help citizens living in the six-county Twin Cities metro area (the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington) understand the urgent need to make environmentally responsible purchasing and disposal decisions in their daily lives. By giving citizens the information needed to make these decisions, we can reverse the ever-growing waste stream and protect the environmental health of the six-county Twin Cities metro area. The SWMCB was formed in 1990 to increase the efficiency and environmental effectiveness of the region's solid waste management system. The SWMCB is proud to sponsor its current campaign, RethinkRecycling.com.

Anoka County

Commissioner Jim Kordiak
Commissioner Matt Look 

Carver County

Commissioner Jim Ische
Commissioner Tom Workman

Dakota County

Commissioner Joseph Harris, Secretary/Treasurer
Commissioner Liz Workman

Hennepin County

Commissioner Jan Callison, Vice-Chair
Commissioner Peter McLaughlin 

Ramsey County

Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt, SWMCB Chair
Commissioner Janice Rettman

Washington County

Commissioner Gary Kriesel
Commissioner Autumn Lehrke 

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Director Dave Benke