Site work and new construction of a municipal facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Conceptual plans call for the construction of a municipal facility; and for site work for a municipal facility.

This project will fund the development of a new Reuse & Recycling Recovery Facility. This facility will recover reusables, recyclables, and organics from the trash prior to disposal. These types of facilities when paired with existing recycling programs has great potential to increase recycling rates. Purpose & Description: The county recently completed a comprehensive plan to reinvent the solid waste system and accelerate the closure of the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center. The plan outlines the approach to aggressively pursue zero-waste policies, programming, and infrastructure and advocate for policy changes at the state level to move toward zero waste and make meaningful progress toward reducing climate emissions. Reuse and recycling recovery facilities have the highest diversion potential of all the actions identified in the county's Zero Waste Plan - reducing up to 150,000 tons of trash disposed a year. In spring of 2024, the County Board amended the 2024 Capital Budget to include $5 million for the first Recycling Recovery Facility. The current plan is to locate the new Reuse & Recycling Recovery Facility in a central location near the Brooklyn Park transfer station which would provide efficiencies and reduce emissions from transporting waste. The adjacent county site set aside for the anaerobic digestion facility would be repurposed for a recycling recovery facility and other zero-waste infrastructure. The equipment needed to remove recyclables and organics from the trash is highly specialized and is continuing to evolve with the advancement of artificial intelligence. The special nature and the size of the equipment equates into equipment costs totaling nearly 40% of the total project costs. This location will create the opportunity to make this area into a zero-waste innovation hub that could include: Pre-processing to de-package food products that would create a recycling opportunity for the enormous amounts of expired and off-spec food products that get trashed. A salvage and reuse center for building materials and bulky item drop-off facility for residents. It could also provide more options for reusing and recycling new types of bulky items, such as furniture. Construction: 2027 Completion: 2029 As of March 28, 2025 ,This project is included in the city's 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.