Hennepin County Waste Disposal

Program reminders

Yard waste collection: Yard waste collection began April 10, 2017 and will continue through mid-November. You may place yard waste, prepared to collection guidelines, out each week on your garbage day. Minnesota State law prohibits disposing of yard waste with garbage and requires the use of compostable bags for collection of yard waste from your home. Residents may also use their own reusable container approximately 33 gallons in size with sturdy handles to place yard waste out for collection. Visit our Yard Waste webpage for detailed information.

Take a tour of the recycling facility: You can now sign up to attend a tour of the recycling facility where the City's one-sort recyclables are sorted back into paper, plastic, glass and metal. Tours are offered monthly, however, space is limited and some restrictions apply. Click here for more information, tour dates, times, and how to sign up. If you can't attend a tour in person but still want to see how the recycling system works, watch Eureka Recycling's Story of a Cereal Box video.

Hennepin County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events: Each year Hennepin County hosts household hazardous waste (HHW) collection events to make it easier for residents to properly dispose of unwanted chemicals, cleaners, pesticides, bulbs, paints and other items from their home. Events in or near Minneapolis will be held on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on the following dates and locations listed below. For a complete list of items accepted visit Hennepin County's HHW collection events webpage.

• June 9 - 10: St. Louis Park Middle School (2025 Texas Ave S, St. Louis Park)
• June 23 - 24: Minneapolis Snelling Lot (3604 E 44th Street, Minneapolis)
• July 28 - 29: Jenny Lind Elementary School (5025 Bryant Ave N, Minneapolis)
• August 11 - 12: St. Anthony Middle School (5757 Irving Ave S, Minneapolis)
• August 18 - 19: Minneapolis South High School (3131 19th Ave S)

Organics Recycling

There's no extra cost to participate! Organics are collected weekly on your regularly scheduled collection day. Find more information on our Organics Recycling webpages.

Learn how-to participate by watching our How-to video.

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One-Sort Recycling

You can now recycle more! View our Recycling Guide for details or go to the following pages for more detailed recycling information:
Paper Recycling
Food, Beverage & Other Container Recycling
Household Battery Recycling
Electronics Recycling
Large Item
Household Hazardous Waste

Español (Spanish): Un Solo Tipo de Reciclaje
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Label containers in your home so guests know how to properly sort their waste. Stickers are available for your interior recycling, organics recycling, and trash containers located throughout your house. To order stickers to help improve your home collection system, call Solid Waste & Recycling at 612-673-2917 or email your request including the number of each type of stickers you want to SWRcustomer@minneapolismn.gov.

Mission

The Division of Solid Waste & Recycling is committed to excellence in customer service. The mission of the Division is to protect the health and safety of Minneapolis residents by providing solid waste management services that result in a clean and livable city. A Clean City is Job One, and the job is carried out in a safe, environmentally protective and cost effective manner. Solid Waste & Recycling is funded by your monthly fees, sale of metals and recyclables and a Hennepin County recycling grant. Property taxes are not part of the funding for your solid waste and recycling services.