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CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS
Event Recycling
Kellie Kish
Recycling Coordinator
September 17, 2016
Event Recycling
• Title 17 – Streets & Sidewalks
Ordinances effective in 2013
requires recycling at:
• All parades and races
• Large block events
• = 2,500 attendees per day
• Block Event Special Event
Committee review
• New events
• Very large events
• Events with issues previous year
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Events must have:
• Prior to the event a written plan must be provided to the
City demonstrating how they will comply with the
ordinance
• 1:1 recycling to trash containers
• number and size of container
• Signage on all containers and at permanent entrance
points and at all points of sale directing patrons to
recycle
• 1 location for separate collection of cardboard
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Encouraged to:
• Collect and deliver compostable
materials to a processing facility when
food and beverages are dispensed
Following the event:
• Within 10 business days, the applicant must
submit:
• Valid recyclable material processing facility weight ticket,
photographs, or other written evidence acceptable to
the city
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Environmental Packaging
• Ordinance effective 4.22.15 that bans use of Rigid PS
beginning 4.22.15 and all containers must be recyclable or
compostable beginning 4.22.17
• Additional requirements include:
• Requires reusable, recyclable (#1, #2, or #5 plastic), or compostable
packaging for food prepared for immediate consumption
• Requires recycling and/or organics collection containers
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Challenges with event ordinance
• Block event attendee count is too high
• Recommend reducing attendee count for recycling
ordinance to apply
• Does not allow for a zero-waste event
• Currently would have to have 1:1:1; garbage, recycling,
organics to have a zero-waste event and be in
compliance (and garbage would have to be the same
size container as the rest)
• Recommended change (August 2016): to allow
exemption to 1:1 garbage to recycling if zero-waste plan
is submitted and approved prior to the event
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Challenges (cont.)
• Information not included on webpages or on
Permit Applications
• Business District Block Event Permit does require a map
that shows placement of recycling and garbage
containers, but does not mention the waste plan that’s
also required
• Not heavily enforced
• Staffing
• Weight tickets
• Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has
separate event permits
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CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS
Questions?
Kellie Kish
Recycling Coordinator
[email protected]
612-673-3536
November 18, 2016