Business Growth ResourcesWhittier Alliance has partnered with Hennepin County to help businesses gain access to County grant funding to assist in diverting waste from trash streams and get into compliance with a new County ordinance requiring recycling and organics waste streams by January, 1st, 2020.
The Ordinance states that any public, nonprofit, and for profit businesses that generate one ton of Trash per week or contract for eight cubic yards or more per week of Collection Service for Trash as of January 1, 2020. The commercial sector generates over 2/3 of the waste in Hennepin County and Whether you are looking to implement new recycling or organic programs or if you want to improve your current system there are resources available to your business. Whittier Alliance staff can:
Whittier is home to a thriving food scene with Eat Street Whittier Alliance would like to recognize these businesses who have shown a dedication to the environment and proactively reducing the amount of waste they contribute to landfills |