Roseville has officially joined Minneapolis, St. Paul, Edina and St. Louis Park in banning foam take-out containers. After years of work around the issue, this week the Roseville City Council has officially passed the new “Green To Go” ordinance.
The city’s sustainability specialist Noelle Bakken says while it won’t be enforced until 2026, multiple city programs will work together to over the next year to make the plan a reality.
“We are working with Ramsey and Washington (Counties), and recycling and energy,” explained Bakken. “They’re rolling out a curbside compost service to Roseville residents sometime in 2026. But ideally, by the time that restaurants are fully transitioned over to this, our residents will be able to just use that really convenient curbside service.”…