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Source Reduction, Reuse and Conservation Ramsey County Source Reduction, Reuse and Conservation Policies 1. Recognizing that source reduction results from systemic change, such as product stewardship initiatives or price signals that favor reduced waste, Ramsey County believes that the MPCA must lead source reduction innovations and measurement. 2. Ramsey County will support actions to reduce waste in its own operations in order to conserve natural resources and energy, reduce or eliminate toxins, support recycling markets, and reduce the need for landfilling. 3. In order to protect both the environment and public health, and conserve natural resources, Ramsey County will promote and take actions that conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Ramsey County will also encourage the use of renewable energy including the recovery of energy from waste. 4. Ramsey County will engage in environmentally preferable procurement and other practices, as required in State law and in ways that are consistent with environmentally preferable procurement practices established by federal guidelines, and will consider environmental factors when making purchasing decisions. Ramsey County Source Reduction, Reuse and Conservation Strategies 1. Ramsey County will encourage residential and non - residential generators to produce less waste. 2. Recognizing that the MPCA has the capacity to effect changes in waste behavior on a statewide basis, Ramsey County will participate with the MPCA in the development and implementation of strategies to reduce waste. 3. Ramsey County will share information and technical expertise with municipalities so that they can work to promote innovative and effective ways of reducing waste generated by residents and businesses. 4. Ramsey County will promote a variety of reuse opportunities to residential and non - residential generators, through vehicles such as outreach, education and promotion of reuse markets. 5. Ramsey County will cooperate with the MPCA in measuring waste reduction on a statewide and regional basis. 6. Ramsey County will take a comprehensive, sustainable approach to building design, construction and remodeling (including materials selection), as well as daily operating practices, taking into consideration energy efficiency, conservation and environmental impacts. 7. In support of the stated environmentally preferable purchasing policy, Ramsey County will develop a framework for purchasing that simply and easily guides the buyer within an organization toward environmentally preferable alternatives. Ramsey County Solid Waste Master Plan 2011 -2030 Page 128 Approved by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on 3120112