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Welcome to Hennepin County Zero Waste Challenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Hennepin County Zero Waste Challenge expert in no time!

Hennepin County
Hennepin County Zero Waste Challenge
May 17 - June 27, 2020

Collective Impact

Small actions add up to big impact — this is what happens when thousands of actions are taken together.

Have you joined the challenge yet? Be part of the collective impact.

  • 2,327
    Actions completed
  • 427
    participants
  • up to
    114
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • up to
    1,011
    pounds
    waste composted
  • up to
    21
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • up to
    1
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • up to
    21
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    6
    documentaries
    watched
  • up to
    2
    conversations
    with people
  • up to
    1,981
    minutes
    spent learning
  • up to
    118
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • up to
    44
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • up to
    1,098
    pounds
    packaging waste avoided
  • up to
    52
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • up to
    35
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    175
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    327
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    84
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    12
    waste audits
    conducted
  • up to
    196
    pounds
    waste avoided
  • up to
    834
    pounds
    waste recycled
  • up to
    510
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • up to
    146
    zero-waste meals
    consumed