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Zero Burn Coalition

Working to shut down the Minneapolis trash burner

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Recent News

MPR | State regulators rule that burning trash and wood can be considered 'carbon-free' | MPR News
MSR | Hunger Strike Planned to Demand HERC Incinerator Closure
MinnPost | Dumpster fire: What’s the future of the North Loop’s giant trash incinerator?
KARE11 | North Minneapolis residents call for HERC to be shut down this year
Sahan | Residents call on Hennepin County for clear plan to shut down HERC incinerator. Internal email suggests no closure is imminent
Star Tribune | Closing the HERC incinerator is a necessary step toward our zero-waste future

Resources

What is a "Dirty MRF"?
HERC Comics: Our Current Reality / Our Future
HERCshutdown.org | A guide to the health risks and other detriments of waste incineration
The People’s HERC Transition Plan
The People's HERC Transition Plan - Two Page Fact Sheet
HERC and Environmental Injustices in Minneapolis Fact Sheet - English
HERC and Environmental Injustices in Minneapolis Fact Sheet - Spanish

Press Releases

Jan. 20, 2026: Press Release_Hennepin County Residents Escalate Demands for HERC Closure & Call Out Facility’s Harm to Black, Brown, Immigrant and Working-Class Families
Nov. 20, 2025: With Community Demands Escalating to Close HERC, Commissioner Fernando Agrees to Release Action Plan on December 18