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Recycling and organics collection <br />Packaging products <br />Temporarily exempt — until Jan. 1, 2021 <br />• Paper food wraps and liners <br />(e.g. fast food wrappers) <br />• Portion cups and lids (rigid polystyrene <br />#6, two ounces or smaller) <br />• Molded fiber products <br />• Paper plates <br />A food establishment that chooses to <br />utilize temporarily exempt items MUST <br />provide information to customers to <br />clearly indicate these items cannot be <br />recycled or composted and must be <br />placed in the garbage. This information <br />must be provided in print in one of the <br />following ways: <br />• Labels on exempt items <br />• Text on menus <br />• Posted signage <br />(easily visible to customers) <br />Excluded — not included in ordinance <br />• Stir sticks <br />• Items prepackaged by the <br />manufacturer, producer or distributer <br />• Plastic film less than 10 mils thick, <br />including plastic bags <br />Allowable upon request <br />• Straws <br />Businesses <br />Temporarily exempt — until Jan. 1, 2021 <br />• Catering activities of any food <br />establishment <br />- Except at city -owned properties with <br />recycling and organics collection <br />Excluded — not included in ordinance <br />• Businesses that are not licensed <br />food establishments <br />• Patient care areas of healthcare facilities <br />(e.g. hospitals and nursing homes) <br />For more information <br />www.stiouispark.org/zwp <br />Contact: Emily Barker <br />Solid Waste Specialist <br />ebarker@stlouispark.org <br />952.924.2187 <br />If recyclable and/or compostable packaging is used to serve <br />customers in-house, businesses must collect those items for recycling <br />and/or composting. <br />• If trash receptacles are available to customers, recycling <br />and/or organics containers are required "front of house." <br />• If trash receptacles are not available to customers (i.e. staff handle <br />discarded packaging "back of house"), containers are not required <br />"front of house." <br />--4 <br />�Ann <br />ra <br />Hennepin County assistance <br />Free <br />• Bin set up, labels and signs t_;"`"� • , <br />• Educational and promotional materials 1y <br />• Staff trainings - I <br />Business grants <br />• Up to $50,000 <br />• Start or improve recycling and organics recycling <br />• Initial hauling costs and bags for new organics programs <br />• Bin and equipment purchases <br />• Installation <br />• Improvements to loading docks and waste container enclosures <br />(fenced in areas) <br />Visit hennepin.us/businessrecycling or call 612.543.1316 <br />