MN2020: A Visit to the Eco-Experience
Channel: Minnesota 2020
Date: 2012-08-31

Let's face it, the great Minnesota get-together was about great foods, homegrown entertainment, and people-watching-on-a-stick. But with growing public attention to sustainability, the Eco-Experience exhibit drew fairgoers looking ways to reduce energy and save money.
During the Minnesota State Fair we visited with with Wayne Gjerde of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency about the display "Bottle Buyology," which uses shock value statistics to communicate the need for increased recycling: to reduce waste, and to stimulate Minnesota manufacturing jobs repurposing plastic, metals, and paper.