Why is everyone required to sort and separate their garbage and recycle?
In the late 1970’s the State of Minnesota moved away from allowing land filling of all garbage due to a high incidence of pollution, rapidly diminishing disposal capacity and environmental and public resistance to the creation of new landfills. Recycling and reuse of certain materials became a priority of the State of Minnesota and, by law, the state required counties and local municipalities to adopt ordinances and establish procedures to require that waste generated in their jurisdictions be sorted and recyclable materials separated out and processed for re-manufacture, requiring that recycling programs be provided to all residents, facilities and businesses. The Federal Government Environmental Protection Agency joins in this effort and supports recycling and reuse programs.
