Through Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy (R&E), Ramsey and Washington counties strive to protect health and the environment and meet the state’s 75% recycling goal. R&E views the waste stream as a resource stream and works to recover maximum value from discarded materials.
Highlights
Be a Battery Hero!
Keep batteries out of the trash and recycling, where they can cause fires.
Business Pollution Prevention
Learn how the Business Pollution Prevention Program can help your business transition to modern, high-efficiency equipment.
Food Scraps Pick Up
Learn about plans to collect food scraps from residents at their homes. Program rollout 2022-2023.
Apartment Recycling
The popular BizRecycling program has expanded to include multi-unit residential properties. See how grant funds can support recycling improvements at your property.
Support for Projects Using Compost
Get financial and technical support for projects using compost.
Food Recovery Grants
Grants available to support food recovery efforts.
In 2020, The R&E Center:
Processed 401,100 tons of trash
Recovered 14,000 tons of metal for recycling
Produced enough fuel to power 12,500 homes for a year
Reduced CO2 emissions by 98,482 tons - equivalent to taking 21,276 cars off the road a year
Partnership on Waste and Energy
The Partnership on Waste and Energy (PWE) is the entity through which Ramsey, Washington and Hennepin counties collaborate on waste and energy management; including legislation, policy development, planning and evaluation related to waste processing technologies.
PWE is an effective partnership on policy issues, establishing the waste and energy-related legislative platforms for the three counties and retaining lobbyists to work with the legislature, governor’s office and state agencies on policy change.
