Green To Go!
The Hamline Midway neighborhood is on board to create a more environmental city via takeout waste reduction!
The Green to Go ordinance passed in 2022 by the city of St. Paul is meant to convert a pollution issue into a resource by creating more soil health through composting food waste and much of its packaging. This page supports local businesses and community members in their efforts to comply with the Green to Go packaging ordinance.
Together, we can make our neighborhoods greener and more sustainable.
INFORMATION for businesses
- Info sheet for businesses about the ordinance and how to access more information. See flyer to the left.
- Local sources of compliant packaging: Living spreadsheet open to comments for updating that lists over 100 different products from Twin cities own Restaurant Depot, Costco and other suppliers.
- Biz recycling support funds for converting and guidance: Resource for restaurants that are new to recycling and composting, and a resource to offset possible costs associated with buying different packaging. Ramsey County charges a 70% tax on garbage while recycling and composting cost in additional 0% in taxes.
INFORMATION for residents
- Find us at community events to learn more about Green To Go, and you can sign onto the following pledge: “I commit to selecting businesses that use sustainable packaging and to bringing my own reusable containers for takeout”
- Download our “Tip” Sheets by clicking the image to the right and share with your favorite food vendors.
General information on how to reduce your food waste:
- In St. Paul, our trash is burned. When food and non-recyclable containers go into the trash, they have negative environmental effects. Specifically problematic is the creation of air pollution upon burning plastics, and the inefficiencies of burning wet food waste.
- Link to county website