Zero Waste Forum Recap: Recycling as An Economic Development Tool

 (Above: CM Reich, panelists & forum attendees at Northeast Library).

Last month Council Member Reich and Eureka Recycling co-hosted a forum that gathered panelists from a variety of disciplines to talk about how recycling can function as a job creator and economic development tool. The forum brought together a diverse group of organizations to share their unique viewpoints on the topic.

Panelists included representatives from: the University of Minnesota's Northstar Initiative for Sustainable Enterprise; Eastside Food Co-op; Momentum; Second Chance Recycling; and Better Futures Enterprises. Each panelist offered a unique glimpse into a specific aspect of the larger picture of our waste stream and the imaginative reuses that have been and continue to be developed to reduce it. They also talked about the social, economic and environmental costs of waste and opportunities for economic benefit from recycling.

Click HERE for a brief recap of the discussion.