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Northern Preservation & Restoration Society Copyright 2011. All rights reserved.
"When looking for the key to conservation in today’s world, perhaps the best direction to look… is inward."
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As increasing pressure is placed on limited natural resources that we depend on, reducing waste and recycling (especially
non-renewable resources) is critical. Resource extraction can have environmentally degrading affects; such as sulfide
mining currently proposed in MN for Copper, Nickel, and other currently high demand metals. This page responds to
these issues by laying out simple ways to reduce waste and reclaim materials that can be recycled.
Reduce waste
MN Pollution Control Agencies' REDUCE page illustrates simple ways to reduce waste and conserve resources
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Recycle
Here are some great resources to find out how to recycle just about anything:
*Click here for the Environmental Protection Agency electronics recycling page which includes: recycling and donation centers, as well as
manufacturer offers and incentives
*Click here for a search engine that will tell you the nearest place to recycle just about anything (from electronics, to batteries, to cars, to
hazardous materials). Click here for a similar page that is Minneapolis/St. Paul area specific
*Click here for the nearest electronics recycling centers with map