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Recycling supports our economy

The bottles, cans, and paper we recycle in Minnesota are the raw materials of a growing sector that's creating jobs and supporting business.

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Teachable moment: school organics recycling

Schools are learning that there is a lot of useful organic material that can be saved from the landfill, reducing their disposal costs.

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Oberstar on the Clean Water Act

As a young congressional staffer, James Oberstar played a key role in writing what is today considered landmark legislation. Watch the video.

  • Water quality improves in Minnesota River

    Water quality improves in Minnesota River

    Testing shows significant environmental improvement in what has been considered one of Minnesota’s most polluted waterways.

  • Helping truckers save money and clean up the air

    MPCA loans help truckers save money and clean up the air

    The MPCA offers low, 4% loans to owner-operated, long-haul truckers and small trucking companies to purchase idle-reduction devices.

  • 1972: Feedlot rules created to protect water

    1972: Feedlot rules created to protect water

    The Clean Water Act pushed farmers to treat manure as a pollutant as well as a resource. The MPCA took a lead role in making sure animal waste didn't end up in waterways.

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