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Brian Martinson

@martib13

Association of Minnesota Counties, Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Analyst. Lover of family, public policy and the Minnesota Vikings.

 Oakdale, MN
Joined July 2011
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Reworld municipal waste incinerator destroys 98% of PFAS in EPA study wastedive.com/news/reworld-m… via @WasteDive
Reworld municipal waste incinerator destroys 98% of PFAS in EPA study

Reworld municipal waste incinerator destroys 98% of PFAS in EPA study

The results were better than expected for a municipal solid waste combustion facility. But researchers cautioned additional study is necessary, as conditions vary across such facilities.

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WM adds batteries to recycling watch list resource-recycling.com/e-scr…
WM adds batteries to recycling watch list

WM adds batteries to recycling watch list

The largest waste hauler and recycling company in the United States has updated its list of items to keep out

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Amid growing vape waste woes, industry calls for multilayered solutions wastedive.com/news/vape-wast… via @WasteDive
Amid growing vape waste woes, industry calls for multilayered solutions

Amid growing vape waste woes, industry calls for multilayered solutions

Experts from the EPA, Reworld, Arcwood and state agencies at the Healthcare Waste Institute unpacked complicated regulatory and disposal hurdles, calling for more recycling policies to address...

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The electronics recycling industry has a plastics problem resource-recycling.com/analy…
The electronics recycling industry has a plastics problem

The electronics recycling industry has a plastics problem

For years, the electronics recycling industry has focused heavily on collection volumes, commodity recovery, and certification branding. Meanwhile, one of

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Leader Johnson @Senmarkjohnson with NW MN county commissioners. @MNcounties – at Oakdale, MN
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Lots of interest in the MN drainage law @MNcounties Drainage Conference 2024.
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When you toss your leftovers into the garbage, it may be the last time you think about them, but it’s far from the last time they will affect you. Learn how researchers are turning organic waste into products that protect people and our planet. bit.ly/3LlZv1A
Municipal solid waste fiber following the Hughes process.

ALT Municipal solid waste fiber following the Hughes process.

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#NACoBlog: On February 21, @USTreasury launched the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) for eligible city-county governments naco.org/blog/treasury-relea…
Treasury releases Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund payments to eligible consolidated...

Treasury releases Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund payments to eligible consolidated...

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#NACoBlog: Counties are directly eligible for funding through the Environmental Justice Government-to Government Program naco.org/blog/epa-announces-… The Agency will hold a webinar on the program on January 26.
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MN BWSR@MNBWSR24 Aug 2022
Two Rivers Watershed District Administrator Dan Money discusses the Springbrook flood protection project on today’s Red River Partners Summer Tour. @RRWMB_MN @mnwd46 #MnBWSR among those attending/organizing.
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The halls are quiet with days to go. It is nice weather, at the moment, to take a break on the loggia.
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Thank you, Commissioner @KesslerKatrina2 @MnPCA for speaking at the Solid Waste Administrators Association Winter Training.
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So happy, 49ers!!!
#NACoBlog: @EPA IIJA implementation page has an interactive breakdown tool for over $50 billion investment in the agency’s programs naco.org/blog/epa-launches-b…
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Thom Petersen@ThommyPetersen24 Jun 2021
US Drought Monitor released today shows drought worsening in Minnesota from last week with 20+ counties now in D2 (severe drought) category.⁦@MNagriculture⁩ is convening leaders to address ways to best work through this together. #prayforrain
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.@AngelaDavisMPR is talking trash with MPCA Asst. Comm'r @KirkKoudelka & other guests tomorrow, 6/24 at 11am! Topics include the metro waste management challenges, #recycling goals, why it’s so difficult to reduce the amount of trash we produce, & more: bit.ly/3gNTsmG
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Gary N. Carlson@garyncarlson20 Jun 2021
FWIW—My attempt to keep track of the #mnleg 2021 1st Special Session. #lmcleg.
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ARS is helping the environment by developing biodegradable plastics comprised of biomass, in this case cotton gin trash. Listen to this ARS Science In Your Shopping Cart podcast to find out more youtu.be/YzO_bcOvp5w
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MN BWSR@MNBWSR8 Mar 2021
The Technical Training and Certification Program's new, free online Core Competency Conservation Training series is designed to give #Minnesota #conservation pros a solid foundation. #MnBWSR partners include @MnSWCDs @NRCS_MN @mndnr @MnPCA. Details: bwsr.state.mn.us/sites/defau…
Four screenshots introduce four training modules showing water, plants, ag land and shoreline

ALT Four screenshots introduce four training modules showing water, plants, ag land and shoreline

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Thank you @SenatorWeber for offering SF909 today in the Senate Environment Finance Committee in support of @mncounties and County Feedlot Program funding. #mnag
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