Council members joined community advocates for a group Sustainable Saint Paul photo. Photo credit: Mitra Nelson

Sustainable Saint Paul? The Third and Final Part

Melissa Wenzel • March 13, 2019

Presumably you’ve read my first and second article regarding the potential ordinance amendment for “Sustainable To-Go Packaging” for restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores and other establishments. If you haven’t please stop reading this article and go read the first 2. Welcome back! The vote in favor or against the Sustainable To-Go Ordinance update was supposed […]

Biodegradable takeout containers

Sustainable Saint Paul?

Melissa Wenzel • October 25, 2018

Once upon a time, sometime in 1989, the city of Saint Paul drafted a sustainable take-out container ordinance. It wasn’t called that, as the terms “sustainable” and “sustainability” weren’t widely used yet. It was written to help achieve city, county and state recycling and waste reduction goals through increasing the types of take out containers […]