Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community celebrated its new composting facility, Dakota Prairie Composting, with a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday.
The tribal nation, located southwest of the Twin Cities, opened their former facility, SMSC Organics Recycling Facility in 2011. The facility aimed to protect and preserve the local environment through recycling organic waste.
Chairman Cole Miller says at the time, there was financial risk as the organics composting business came with uncertainty…