Tell Hennepin County to shut down the HERC trash burner.

The Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) is the state’s largest trash incinerator, located near North Minneapolis amid homes, daycares, and places of worship. HERC burns 1,000 tons of trash per day, enough trash to fill 11 Twins stadiums - trash from half the residents and businesses of Hennepin County, from Bloomington to Minnetoka. In burning trash, it produces some energy, but it also emits mercury, lead, carbon monoxide, and dioxins, poisoning the air of nearby neighborhoods. Shutting down the HERC is environmental justice.

Add your name to the petition to say: YES! I support shutting down the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC)

Woman takes blood pressure at health clinic.

Woman takes blood pressure at health clinic.

Beverly Propes, school nurse with Minneapolis, who has been fighting the HERC as she noticed students near the HERC having worse asthma. Photo Credit: MN Environmental Justice Table. This campaign is being led by the MN Environmental Justice Table. We are sharing our petition signers with them, so they can send these into Hennepin County and you may receive campaigns updates and invitations from them. Learn more about the campaign.

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