Resource Pages

Produced by the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board

• Waste Reduction & Reuse
• Packaging Reduction
• Reducing Junk Mail
• Composting
• Recycling 101
• Paper Recycling
• Ways to Reduce Harmful Chemicals in Your Home
• Proper Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste

These resources are available as Microsoft Word and PDF documents online on the SWMCB website.

• Rethink Recycling Articles
  • Paper Recycling Article 9: Recycling Helps Mitigate Global Warming

Activity Supplies

• Introduction Video - Waste: What's the Problem
• Wise Up About Waste Quiz
• Recycling Chart Activity for Kids
• Trash Checklist
• Household Hazardous Waste PowerPoint Presentation
• Label Reading Activity Sheet and Home Hazardous Product Survey
• Chemicals in the Home Quiz

Handouts From Hennepin County

• Don't Trash Your Old Stuff: Donation Opportunities
• Greening Your Celebrations
• Junk Mail Reduction Tips
• Packaging Reduction Tips
• Residential Curbside Recycling Guide  (Also in Spanish)
• Household Hazardous Waste and Problem Materials Guide  (Also available in Spanish)
  
• How to Identify Hazardous Products
• Ways to Reduce Harmful Chemicals in the Home
• Drop-off Facilities brochure
• Quick Reference Guide to Earth Friendly Home Landscaping
• Coloring Books (Also available in Spanish)

Order literature online or call 612-348-4168.

From the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

• Reducing Waste at Home
• Reducing Waste at School
• Reducing Waste at Work
• Reduce Trash When You Shop
• How To Compost Your Organic Waste
• Reduce the Need for Pesticides and Herbicides
• How to Grow a Healthy, No-waste Lawn and Garden
• Non-toxic Cleaning Recipes