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Dem-Con Companies is a diversified, full-service recycling, processing and disposal company that has served the Twin Cities since 1965.

Shakopee, MN
Joined October 2010
Shovels in the ground digging up excitement for a brand-new clean energy project in Minnesota! Our team was excited to dig up dirt for a groundbreaking to kick off a renewable natural gas project that will transform food and yard waste collected from Twin Cities’ community members into locally produced and lower carbon energy. Working with @Dem_Con and Kanadevia Inova, this made-in-Minnesota RNG will flow through CenterPoint’s system as early as 2027 to heat homes and businesses with locally made renewable energy. The initiative is part of CenterPoint’s five-year innovation plan to invest in renewable energy and cutting-edge technologies to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions for our customers and advance Minnesota’s cleaner energy future. Learn more: CenterPointEnergy.com/NGIA.
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🌱 Big news for Minnesota! CenterPoint Energy is teaming up with @Dem_Con HZI Bioenergy to turn Twin Cities’ food and yard waste into renewable natural gas (RNG) - a cleaner, locally produced energy source. Starting in 2027, this made-in-Minnesota RNG will flow through CenterPoint’s system in Shakopee to power homes and businesses with lower-carbon energy. ♻️ Learn more: centerpointenergy.com/en-us/… #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #Minnesota #RNG #NGIA #Innovation
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From the digital edition: After a devastating facility fire, @Dem_Con set out to design the ideal transfer station. Click the link to read more! buff.ly/3SIwlvF
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Thanks @Dem_Con for coming to @ISD717 today! Great to partner with experts in recycling!
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Today is a perfect day for #outdoor learning!☀️🛶🌻#shakopeeschools 4th grade students joined the @SHSAcademies Environmental Learning Center, @Dem_Con and @wildernessinquiry to connect with, learn about and discover the great outdoors! #OutdoorClassroomDay
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Congratulations to those honored at our 2023 #MBEX Annual Meeting + Luncheon #goodnewstues ○ Distinguished Member: Jon Jasken ○ Volunteer of the Year: Russ Reger @Dem_Con ○ Retiring Board Directors: Kelli Lind, Karin McCabe + Steve Sauer ○ Past President: Randy LaFaive
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A family-owned landfill in Shakopee is growing the recycling side of the business to process and now diverts up to 75% of material that once ended up in the landfill. strib.mn/3CjKG95
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Ever wonder what happens after you leave your recycling bin at the curb? @Dem_Con in Shakopee uses AI robots, magnetic conveyor belts, & wind to turn trash into new stuff. A great third-gen MN company w/ lots of jobs & full benefits. The future of garbage (& recycling) is here!
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Review SWANA's five simple tips to help solid waste workers stay safe on the job. #SafeAndSoundAtWork hubs.ly/H0tvd_b0
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🎅Ho, ho, how's your recycling? ♻️ ❓See whether your recycling is on the naughty or nice list with our 8️⃣question quiz: bit.ly/2RM4MDG #Holidays #Recycling #RecyclingMatters
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Highway 41 will be closed in both directions west of Highway 169 Nov. 2-4 to repair the railroad crossing. Work starts at 7 a.m. Saturday. The road is anticipated to reopen by 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4.
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And THIS is why they call it “Rhythm on the Rails” in @DowntownShako in @CityofShakopee!
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Thank you for the amazing tour of @Dem_Con today!! Their work to reduce landfill waste and innovate in the recycling industry is incredible!! Thank you @KeeganBill and Jenny Potter for your time!
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Thank you to @SenatorGoggin, @dougcarnival, @asnope, @CJDLobbyist, and #MN55a’s Bill Keegan of @Dem_Con for their work and support getting this passed!
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"Our immediate benefit [to adding automation] was reducing labor. Through automation, we reduced labor by 30 percent. It also helps reduce stress injuries." -Bill Keegan, president of @Dem_Con #PPRC18
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After a successful pilot, @AMPRobotics, @Dem_Con & Carton Council installed a second robot to recycle cartons faster!bit.ly/2xKyjAD
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#NeedToKnow A 2nd installation of @AMPRobotics' AMP Cortex robot has been installed at @Dem_Con's Minnesota facility bit.ly/2wQkX9C
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Our new group of Leaders Lab participants visited w/ Jason Haus @Dem_Con to learn about recycling & then toured the Minnesota State Capitol!
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Celebrate green by #recycling. Find out more at IWantToBeRecycled.org #DoBeautifulThings #BeRecycled
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Bill Keegan, President of @Dem_Con, gives EREF CEO, Bryan Staley, a tour of the Materials Recovery Facility.