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Fact Sheet Environmental Consequences of Our Solid Waste Management Choices Page 1 of 3 <br />CIESOURCE RECOVERY PROJECT <br />R A M S E Y /WASHINGTON COUNTY <br />1670 Beam Avenue, Suite A <br />Maplewood, Minnesota 55109 -1176 <br />Phone: 651.773A494 <br />Fax: 651.773.4496 <br />Fact Sheet <br />Environmental Consequences of Our <br />Solid Waste Management Choices <br />What is solid waste? <br />`IT all discard solid waste from our homes and places of work. Some typical types of waste <br />lude: <br />Trash (also called garbage or mixed municipal solid waste) <br />Recyclables (such as newspapers, cardboard, cans and bottles) <br />Yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, weeds) and brush/branches <br />*Household hazardous waste (such as paint and pesticides) <br />0 Bulky waste (such as old couches and other large furniture) <br />Construction and demolition waste <br />Why should I care about how my waste is managed? <br />How your solid waste is managed can have direct and indirect effects on the environment, <br />including: <br />Water pollution <br />* Air pollution <br />Greenhouse gas emissions <br />• Energy use <br />* Using up natural resources <br />Using up land <br />*Watershed and wildlife impacts <br />'se effects may be magnified over time because the amount of solid waste generated in Ramsey <br />a Washington Counties and in Minnesota continues to increase each year. <br />tp: / /www.co.ramsey.mn.us/ recovery/ fact_ sheet_environmental_consequ.htm 1/18/02 <br />