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.
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




