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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 1 - May 31, 2021

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.

  • 1,017
    Actions completed
  • 209
    participants
  • 63
    teams
  • up to
    58
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • up to
    58
    pounds
    waste avoided
  • up to
    793
    pounds
    waste composted
  • up to
    129
    pounds
    waste recycled
  • up to
    5.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • up to
    32
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • up to
    828
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • up to
    36
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    144
    pounds
    packaging waste avoided
  • up to
    41
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • up to
    31
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    27
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    24
    pieces of plastic cutlery
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    14
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    146
    pieces of litter
    picked up
  • up to
    9.0
    waste audits
    conducted
  • up to
    221
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • up to
    2.0
    conversations
    with people
  • up to
    1.0
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • up to
    4.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • up to
    1,679
    minutes
    spent learning