Services
Recycling Information
Residential Curbside Recycling
Recycling is picked up every other week on the same day as your
garbage is collected.
Click
here to see the 2012 Recycling Calendar
Set recyclables out by 7:00 a.m. on the days noted on the
calendar. Place recyclables at the curb 3 feet from your trash cart.
Recyclables must be placed in a bin. Additional recycling bins may
be obtained at no cost by calling the City at (763) 473-4643.
Recycling is no longer billed annually by the city. Randy’s
Environmental Services will include recycling service charges on their quarterly
billing statements. The recycling service charge is $2.20 per month.
If you subscribe to organics collection, your recycling service
charge will be $1.70 per month. There is no tax charged on
recycling or organics collection.
Organics Brochure
- Click here for more information on
organics recycling.
Organics Recycling Video &
Organics Recycling
Presentation 10.25.2010
Learn More About Organics Recycling by Watching This
Video - If you participate in an
organics recycling program at home,
or are just interested in learning more about organics
recycling, watch Hennepin County's new video,
How to Collect Organics at Home. The new video covers
what is accepted for organics recycling in each room of your
house, suggestions for collecting organics at home and tips for
reducing food waste. For more information,
email John Jaimez or call
612-348-5893.
Recycling should be separated into two groups: Containers &
Fibers (paper items)
| Recyclable Containers |
Recyclable Fibers |
- Glass food/beverage bottles and jars
- Metal food/beverage cans
- Plastic bottles and jugs
- Water, soda and juice bottles
- Milk and juice jugs
- Ketchup and salad dressing bottles
- Dishwashing bottles and detergent jugs
- Shampoo, soap and lotion bottles
- Plastic containers (No. 1 to No. 5)
- Margarine, cottage cheese, and other tubs
- Yogurt, pudding and fruit cups
- Plastic Bags (stuff all in one)
Recycling Preparation Tips:
- Remove all pumps
- Give it a quick rinse
- It’s
OK to leave the labels on
- Do not place recyclables in
plastic bags
|
- Mail, office and school papers
- Magazines and catalogs
- Newspapers and inserts
- Phone books
- Shredded paper in closed paper bags
- Cardboard boxes (bundled 2' x 3' or smaller)
- Cereal boxes
- cracker boxes
- pasta boxes
- cake mix boxes
- Shoe boxes
- gift boxes
- electronics boxes
- Boxes from toothpaste, medications and other toiletries
Recycling Preparation Tips:
- Place fiber in a brown paper bag or a separate bin; do not
place in plastic bags
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| Non-Recyclable Containers and Other Items
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Non-Recyclable Fibers
|
- Drinking glasses, mugs, dishes, cookware,
pottery and vases
- Window and mirror glass
- Plastic wrap
- Toys
- Aerosol and paint cans
- Containers that held hazardous products, such as paint
thinner, automotive fluids, nail polish, hobby paints and
yard products such as pesticides
|
- Pizza Boxes & Egg Cartons
- Paper or boxes
soiled with food
- Frozen food, refrigerated food, & microwave
food boxes
- Powdered detergent boxes
- Gift
wrap
- Facial tissue & bathroom tissue
- Paper towels, napkins,
cups and plates
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