"In Recycling, Minnesota Is Near the Top of the Heap", Star Tribune, May 19, 2006. The Star Tribune business correspondent Dee DePass covers the recent Biocycle survey showing Minnesota at #2 in recycling in the country.
In April 2004, the Minneapolis Star Tribune published a great series on recycling. The series included color cover wraps for the Variety section on different types of recyclables, with great graphics. You can view the series on-line.
Single-Stream Recycling Program on TPT
In 2004, RAM produced a 30 minute program on the controversy surrounding single-stream recycling for Twin Cities Public Television. You can watch the program on-line.
Wiki on Bird Flu
Recyclers around the state are planning for bird flu. State and county public health professionals are concerned about the health effects of a flu pandemic, but many of us are thinking about how a critical public service--recycling, composting, and garbage collection--will adjust in case of a large-scale health crisis. We are building a "wiki" so that recyclers can compare notes.