Education Resources

Available on DVD

Food Waste Recycling in Schools
How To Turn Elephants Into Pigs shows the importance of recycling food waste at school by collecting and feeding it to livestock. It also covers how to start a program in your school. Request your own copy.

• How To Turn Elephants Into Pigs

How to Recycle in Schools
Boxes, Bottles and Banana Peels is a fun introduction to school recycling and has helpful tips for starting a program at your school. Request your own copy.

• Boxes, Bottles and Banana Peels

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Available on Youtube 

Collection Sites
Three easy steps to using Ramsey County's free collection sites.

• Household hazardous waste
• Organics recycling
• Yard waste

Household Hazardous Waste
This video explains what household hazardous waste is and provides step-by-step instruction on how to bring it to our free collection sites for safe disposal.

• English 
• Español
• Hmoob 
• Soomaali 

Organics Recycling – What's accepted
This video teaches what items in your home are accepted through our organics recycling program. Also learn how to get free compostable bags to collect your organic waste. 

• English 
• Español
• Hmoob
• Soomaali  

Food Scraps (Organics Recycling) Collection – How to drop-off
This video provides step-by-step instruction on how to drop off organic waste from your home, like food scraps and unrecyclable paper, at our organics recycling containers.

• English
• Español
• Hmoob
• Soomaali             

Recycling at Home
Learn what can be recycled and how to set it out for pickup.

• How to Recycle at Home

Recycling in Apartments
Just because you live in an apartment or condo doesn’t mean you can’t recycle! This video will help you get started recycling at your apartment.

• English
• Español
• Hmoob
• Soomaali 

Yard Waste
Did you know it’s illegal to throw yard waste in the trash? This video teaches you how to bring it to our free collection sites for composting.

• English
• Español
• Hmoob
• Soomaali 

Reuse

Reuse resources and opportunities are widely available in Ramsey County. Before disposing of an item, consider if it can be repaired, donated or sold.

• Building Materials Reuse

The following publications are available to download in PDF format.​

• Household Hazardous Waste - Needles & Syringes
• Household Hazardous Waste - Paints & Stains
• How to Recycle
• Know What to Throw
• Medicine Collection
• Food Scraps (Organics Recycling) Collection
• Food Scraps (Organic Waste) - What happens to it?
• Product Reuse Center (household chemicals)
• Recycling Guide
• Recycling Kits and Games
• Yard Waste
• Yard Waste - What happens to it?

Publications are also available in:

• Español
• Hmoob
• Soomaali