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<br />Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan 2022-2042 • June 2023 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />90 <br />Code <br />number Strategy Type <br />Optional <br />point <br />value <br />23 <br />Establish a Repair Ambassador program, like the Recycler/Composters <br />(RCAs) Ambassador programs. Optional 7 <br />24 Establish a reuse location for residential drop-off and pick-up. Optional 7 <br />25 <br />Establish a curbside set-out day to allow residents to set out used <br />items for reuse. Optional 7 <br />26 <br /> Develop standardized guidance and methodology for tracking waste <br />reduction and reuse activities and their resulting benefits. State-led <br />27 <br />Research and pursue financial strategies to best incentivize waste <br />reduction and reuse, such as grants and loans. State-led <br />28 Collect recycling weekly by 2025. Required <br />29 <br />Pair the option of bi-weekly trash collection with weekly recycling and <br />organics collection. Required <br />30 Collect recyclables, organics, and trash on the same day. Required <br />31 Contract for residential recycling and organics by 2030. Optional 7 <br />32 Contract for residential MMSW collection by 2030. Optional 7 <br />33 <br />Recruit a minimum of 12 commercial businesses a year to recycle at <br />least three materials from their operations and promote the <br />environmental and resource benefits. Required <br />34 <br />Establish mandatory pre-processing of waste at resource recovery <br />facilities and landfills by 2025. Required <br />35 Assist with tracking commercial recycling self-hauling activities. State-led <br />36 <br />Support and invest in new facilities and retain processors of recycled <br />material for end markets. State-led <br />37 <br />Make residential curbside organics collection available in cities with a <br />population greater than 5,000. Required <br />38 Expand backyard composting outreach and resources for residents. Required <br />39 <br />Require management of organics from large commercial food <br />generators by 2030. Optional 5 <br />40 <br />Standardize the role of compostable products in organics recycling <br />programs by 2025. State-led <br />41 <br />Develop plans to prevent and manage wood waste in each county and <br />throughout the region. Required <br />42 <br />Promote existing programs that use EAB-effected wood for furniture, <br />home goods, flooring, and other purposes. Required <br />43 Composting and mulching operations must continue to be supported. Required <br />44 Update ordinances that address wood burning. Optional 4 <br />45 <br />Develop and distribute EAB tree care education programs for <br />privately owned land. Optional 8 <br />46 <br />Incentivize tree treatment as a cost-effective strategy to extend the <br />life of ash trees and to reduce the volume of wood waste generated <br />over the next 20 years. Optional 8 <br />47 <br />Allow assessments on property taxes to spread the cost of tree care <br />over a multi-year timeframe. Optional 9