Find information for current Community Recycling Ambassador volunteers including volunteer opportunities and course files and presentations.
Thank you for your continued efforts to help Hennepin County reduce waste and recycle more!
Subscribe to our Community Recycling Ambassador newsletter to receive periodic updates and announcements.
Fill out the Community Recycling Ambassador volunteer hours reporting form to report your hours spent volunteering.
Join the Facebook group.
Thank you to those who attended the 2024 summer refresher! We had a great turn-out, with over 30 CRAs present. Thank you all for your great questions and engaging discussion.
Community Recycling Ambassadors course manual – all chapters (PDF)
Course presentations will be posted here after each class.
There are two ways to be notified of volunteer opportunities:
After participating in a volunteer activity, remember to report your hours by completing the form below.
Tracking volunteer outreach hours is a vital part of the Community Recycling Ambassador program. It helps the volunteer coordinator know your activities and provides an official record of progress toward your 30-hours volunteer time commitment.
Many of you are doing great things in your communities to improve recycling and reduce waste in Hennepin County. Reporting your hours help us track your progress toward completing your 30 payback hours and becoming a certified Community Recycling Ambassador. It also helps us track the impact of the program.
Report your hours by filling out the Community Recycling Ambassador volunteer hours reporting form.
The following resources can help with you do outreach or plan waste reduction and recycling programs.
Environmental education items order form
Order free factsheets, brochures and other items
Environmental education kits and supplies
Includes activity ideas, product examples and more that can be checked out for use at events or presentations
Event recycling
Reserve portable event recycling containers or access the zero waste planning checklist and green event resources
Waste reduction and recycling
Links to Hennepin County's waste reduction and recycling programs and information
The Community Recycling Ambassador newsletter includes recycling news, program updates, volunteer opportunities, and more.