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<br />Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan 2022-2042 • June 2023 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />89 <br />Appendix G: Strategy table <br /> <br />Code <br />number Strategy Type <br />Optional <br />point <br />value <br />1 Increase compliance with Hauler reporting per Minn. Stat. § 115A.93. Required <br />2 Provide required county reporting. Required <br />3 <br />Require waste composition study at least once every 5 years at all <br />landfills that are located within your county. Required <br />4 Improve recycling data collection at businesses within the county. Optional 6 <br />5 <br />Require waste composition study at least once every 5 years at all <br />landfills that are in the TCMA. State-led <br />6 <br />Develop appropriate and consistent waste reporting systems to <br />measure all waste. State-led <br />7 <br />Continue to explore options for growing the agency’s life cycle <br />assessment data, modeling, and resources to better support counties <br />in measuring and tracking environmental and human health impacts. State-led <br />8 <br />Continue to engage with counties in the development of an <br />environmental target that better accounts for and incentivizes <br />programming and actions higher on the hierarchy. State-led <br />9 <br />Participate in an annual joint commissioner/staff meeting on solid <br />waste. Required <br />10 Commit to standardized outreach and education. Required <br />11 Engage in efficient and value-added infrastructure planning. Required <br />12 Provide grants for or access to software that can track food waste. Required <br />13 <br />Establish partnerships between food rescue organizations and <br />restaurants/stores to increase food rescue. Required <br />14 Launch bi-annual sustainable consumption challenges for residents. Required <br />15 <br />Implement a formal county sustainable purchasing policy using MPCA <br />guidance. Required <br />16 Participate in GREEN Group meetings. Required <br />17 <br />Offer grants or rebates for organizations to transition to reusable <br />food and beverage service ware. Optional 7 <br />18 <br />Offer grants or rebates for organizations to transition to reusable <br />food and beverage service ware. Required <br />19 Offer grants for waste reduction, reuse, and repair. Required <br />20 <br />Implement a county policy encouraging all county and city-led events <br />and food providers use reusable food and beverage service ware. Optional 6 <br />21 <br /> Adopt an ordinance with a mandatory consumer charge for take-out <br />single-use cups, containers, and utensils. Optional 9 <br />22 <br />Join and/or actively participate in a reuse network, like Reuse <br />Minnesota, to provide county and city staff with learning <br />opportunities to broaden their reuse expertise. Optional 6