III.1. Update on Organics Educational Opportunities; Yang
CITY OF HOPKINS
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Pazey Yang, GreenCorps Member
Date: January 18, 2022
Subject: Update on Organics Educational Opportunities
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PURPOSE
The purpose is to update the Council on how the curbside organics program is being
received in Hopkins. This will include information on the educational sessions that have
and continue to be offered at the Hopkins Activity Center, an upcoming webinar
opportunity, and the start of the Organics Bingo Challenge to encourage behavior
change among residents.
INFORMATION
In 2021, the City of Hopkins was awarded the placement of a Minnesota GreenCorps
Member, Pazey Yang who will serve a 12-month term of service with the City focused
on community readiness and behavior change and air pollution reduction at no cost to
the City. As part of her term of service, Ms. Yang has assisted Public Works staff on
community readiness during the roll of out the curbside organics collection
At the January 18 meeting, Staff will provide a brief overview of the training sessions the
City is offering to ensure that residents have all the information they need to make
curbside recycling easy and efficient.
Staff will also present on the Organics Bingo Challenge which began January 10th. The
challenge is geared to educate participants on how to reduce waste, learn how to
manage organics and to help ease the transition into the new program. An update on
the number of residents signed up for the program and a brief mention of how the first
week of having organics recycling in the City will also be provided.
FUTURE ACTION
There is no future action at this time.
Administration
BINGO
Organics Recycling
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Sign-Up for
Organics +
Free Space
Take the
Organics Recycling
survey
Read the Hennepin
County Organics
Recycling Guide
Visit the
City of Hopkins
Organics Recycling
webpage and
review accepted/
unaccepted items
Take your organics
to the curb for
pick-up OR bring
them to the
drop-off site
Share a meal
with a friend or
neighbor
Take a photo of
your countertop
organics bin
Learn strategies
to reduce odor for
countertop
organics bins
Meal-prep for
the week
Purchase BPI
recycling bags and
visit the BPI website
Recycle your
toilet paper
roll and paper
towel tubes
Have a
conversation
about organics
recycling
Have a ZERO
waste day
Make broth out
of veggie scraps
Make a grocery
list before
shopping
Eat a lunch or
dinner using
leftovers
Share ideas
with a friend,
family member or
neighbor on how
to reduce organic
waste
Donate food to
ICA or your local
food shelf
Recycle a
pizza box or paper
egg carton
Encourage
a Hopkins resident
outside your
household to
take the Organics
Recycling Survey
Use paper bags
or reusable bags
on your next
shopping trip
Make a meal using
up ingredients
in your fridge
Set-up an
EAT FIRST bin
in your fridge
Utilize your
freezer
Pack a lunch for
work 3+ times