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The MPCA has announced that 11 grant recipients will receive a total of $5.3 million for projects that build lasting capacity to support recycling markets in Minnesota.
MPCA’s work on the climate-smart food systems grant from the EPA is ongoing amid strong interest
Learn about environmental regulations that may apply to your business. It is not an exhaustive list, so other regulations may apply.
RoundtableRx is a nonprofit operating the Minnesota Medication Repository Program, which reduces pharmaceutical waste by collecting excess medication for redistribution. The MPCA recently provided a $52,910 grant for education and outreach to help solve the pharmaceutical waste issue in Minnesota.
In Minnesota, backyard burning is illegal for most homeowners. Change disposal habits to protect human health and reduce pollution.
Batteries aren’t trash, they’re treasure: Recycling old batteries gives their materials a new life. Visit CollectED's new, carnival-style interactive exhibit at MPCA's Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair to learn more about batteries.
Resources for recycling market development
This advisory board includes 18 individuals representing a wide range of impacted parties under the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act.
Profile of Julia Dady, a volunteer water monitor for Battle Creek in Saint Paul.
Solid waste facilities may close or terminate their permit depending on the solid waste activities occurring at the site.
The MPCA had approximately $2 million to support projects that focus on sustainable building and materials management strategies that reduce waste and increase deconstruction, salvage, and reuse.
Lights, camera, antics! Students at Century College script and produce a fun video as part of their coursework.
Reusing and recycling materials from construction and demolition (C&D) can help address pressing disposal and contamination issues in Minnesota, and have significant economic and environmental benefits.
Green and safer product chemistry is formulating or designing a new product (or reformulating an existing one) to reduce harmful environmental, workplace, human health, and energy use effects over the product's entire life cycle.
Certain types of permits and approvals to conduct solid waste activities require a notification to the MPCA of the intent to perform the specified solid waste activity.
MPCA guidance for evaluating when closed landfills may exit the postclosure care phase.
Answers to common questions about the Construction Stormwater Permit application
The Legislature has given the MPCA the authority to develop rules to protect state environmental resources.
The MPCA must complete assessments to gather critical information too inform the development of the EPR program statewide.
The MPCA is collaborating with many federal, Tribal, state, and local partners to clean up contaminated sites in the Duluth harbor and St. Louis River.