Organics Recycling
Did you know? Twenty percent of trash is food waste like fruit and vegetable peels, chicken bones and expired foods. Put your food waste to better use by participating in Ramsey County’s free food scraps collection program. Ramsey County collection sites enable people to drop off food scraps that would otherwise be thrown in the trash – these are then processed into compost and used in gardening and landscaping projects.
Start a home food scraps collection program by following these three easy steps:
- Pick up a free food scraps collection starter kit at Lauderdale City Hall or a Ramsey County Yard Waste Collection Site. The kit comes with a kitchen caddy, compostable bags and instructions.
- Line your kitchen caddy with a compostable bag and fill it with food scraps and other accepted items.
- Bring your filled compostable bag to the Falcon Heights collection site at 2077 Larpenteur Ave. W. It’s open 24/7. Pick up another free bag while you are there.
To learn more, watch this short video and visit Ramsey County’s food scraps webpage.