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Washington County Municipal Recycling Grant Continuum BASIC IMPROVED ADVANCED Administrative Actively participate in municipal recycling grant program Engage in professional development around recycling best practices Provide professional development opportunities to municipal leadership and staff on recycling best practices Participate in a minimum of two recycling coordinator meetings per year Develop partnerships within the community to create more widespread knowledge of recycling best practices Establish partnerships with other municipalities Establish a curbside recycling program by ordinance or contract Update solid waste/recycling ordinance and/or contract with county assistance to meet current state requirements Update solid waste/recycling ordinance and/or contract with county assistance to expand and require recycling best practices Require collection of standard list of recyclables Support community wide efforts to increase recycling of non- standard items Adopt municipal policies to support waste reduction, reuse, and recycling for non-standard items Support state efforts in obtaining hauler reports through ordinance, contract or license requirements Capital Expenses Establish signage or updated signage for collection best practices Replace worn/torn/missing signage Establish municipal drop locations for use by residents for items not available for curbside pick-up Provide recycling in municipally owned/operated public spaces Expand recycling in municipally owned/operated public spaces Establish permanent-away-from-home recycling opportunities, such as fairs, parks, athletic fields, arenas, and recreation centers Provide recycling in municipally owned/operated buildings (non- public facing) Expand recycling in municipally owned/operated facilities (non- public facing) Establish programs that target reuse Education & Information Establish and maintain web page with recycling and waste information for residents and businesses that meet minimum requirements set by the county Improve information on municipal web page to encourage waste reduction and reuse Provide recycling and waste information to all new residents in the community Share designated county created communications Encourage backyard composting and provide information on county's compost bin/rain barrel sales Establish recycling targets for the community Update county resources as shared by the county Encourage special events in community to utilize the county’s special event resources Encourage special events in the community to utilize municipal- owned special event resources (ex. Clear Streams) Reach 1% of resident population with municipal waste and recycling information and programs Encourage reuse opportunities and provide outreach on environmental benefits of reuse Establish reuse incentive programs or equipment library Reach 1% of resident population with information on the Ramsey/Washington Food Scrap Pickup Program Encourage participation in the Ramsey/Washington Food Scrap Pickup Program Provide recycling and food scrap containers for events hosted or sponsored by the municipality or located on public property Multi-Unit Dwellings Ensure all multi-unit dwellings (4 or more units) have recycling services available Provide educational materials to interested properties and refer property managers to Washington County staff Target education to specific multi-units and/or property managers Coordinate targeted information /events for multi-units Host clean-up events for multi-units based on multi-unit turnover