REC meeting May 19, 2020

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

MPCA grant opportunities update

Translation services for recycling materials

COVID-19 solid waste facility status map

Material Recovery Facility (MRF) survey overview

Identification of problematic recycling contaminants

Areas of Interest (4)

MPCA utilizing new legislative appropriations for food waste prevention and donation grants.
Concerns over data integrity in voluntary COVID-19 facility status mapping.
Controversy regarding public access to facility status data vs. keeping data entry links 'tight-fisted'.
The transition of MRF reporting from voluntary status updates to potential long-term contamination tracking.

Notable Quotes (2)

This grant is specifically for actions at the upper end of the hierarchy still prevention and food donation and it will not go towards food to hogs or composting.
— Kayla

MPCA grantsDefining grant eligibility for food waste programs.

If you receive a link, do not share this link outside your organization as we are working on maintaining as much data integrity as we possibly can.
— Barbara

COVID-19 facility trackingInstruction to stakeholders regarding the COVID-19 status map.

People (5)

KaylaMPCA Staff

Managing MPCA grants and translation funding for recycling materials.

BarbaraMPCA

Developing the COVID-19 facility status map and the MRF survey.

1 quote

“The reporting through this application is not a replacement for any type of regulatory flexibility from the MPCA.”

Clarifying that the COVID mapping tool is for status tracking, not official regulatory requests.

Bill KeeganDem-Con Companies

Questioned the scope of 'mixed paper' priorities in MPCA grants.

Chris HagmanRepresentative

Questioned whether MRF survey trends would be dated to track changes over time.

AletaRecycling Partnership

Assisting with translation of recycling education materials.

Places Mentioned

Hennepin CountyCity of NorthfieldSt. Louis ParkWashington CountyHubbard CountyCity of MinneapolisCity of BloomingtonDakota CountyAnoka CountyCamp RipleyCity of RichfieldBecker CountyScott CountyPolk Douglas (Alexandria)Minnesota

Events & Meetings (1)

Steering committee meeting held via recording

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