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How to prepare recycling for the curb

Designing stormwater systems to handle the challenges of climate change differs in every community across the state. Here’s how one community is meeting that challenge

MPCA's fish sampling process and why we do it

Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance and MPCA's enforcement of environmental rules in Minnesota.

Question and answer session with Addison Otto, a rule coordinator with the MPCA, about her work with the agency and how her hobby farm informs her work.

Bagnado, a 25-foot-tall spinning tornado of plastic bags, will return to Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair

To commemorate the 2023 fish sampling season, Martha Young enlisted her mother to create a piece of seed art that will go on display at the 2024 Eco Experience

The MPCA had approximately $1.89 million available to install EV direct current fast-charging stations in public places.

Find sustainable products for your business with these helpful certification and labeling systems.

Minnesota GreenCorps member Heidi Blum focused on waste reduction and recycling in Edina, Minnesota.

The MPCA has announced that 7 grant recipients will receive a total of $4.5 million for projects that expand or improve the efficiency of organics management operations in Minnesota.

MPCA keeps its public data easily accessible for convenient use.

Investments in electric vehicle charging stations around Minnesota.

Product stewardship encourages manufacturers, retailers, and consumers to treat products as resources rather than waste, changing how they think about the products they make, buy, and use.

The new commercial organics collection will service a 20- to 30-stop route across both Hubbard and Beltrami counties.

Less than three years after Minnesota passed the country's first ban on TCE, a carcinogenic solvent, facilities around the state have removed it from their processes.

Following the 2024 legislative session, the MPCA was charged with appointing a 15-member task force to advise the agency on policy and program opportunities that would increase the recovery of critical materials from end-of-life products.

Recycling is good for Minnesota's economy. It supports more than 60,000 jobs in our state, paying almost $3.4 billion in wages and adds nearly $15.7 billion to Minnesota's economy.

Organics recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions and keeps waste out of landfills. MPCA answers commonly asked questions about how and why to participate in organics recycling programs.

Removing Middle Lake from the impaired waters list required wrangling with a bottom feeder, the invasive carp.