ABLE TO RECYCLE:

  • Plastics - #1, #2 and #5 ** Food and Beverage metal cans, steel, tin, bi-metal and aluminum. NO LIDS, please.
  • Clean cardboard-dirty pizza boxes go in the garbage ** Newspaper ** Magazines **catalogs ** paperback books ** phone books ** Paper Food Containers ** juice boxes ** milk cartons lids are accepted on the bottle.
  • Paper ** envelopes ** office paper ** junk mail ** greeting cards ** file folders.
  • Make sure they are put in the bin loose. When in doubt – throw it out.
  • DO NOT BAG RECYCLABLE THROW IN CART LOOSE

DO NOT RECYCLE:

  • Plastic Straws ** Egg Cartons ** Ice Cream Cartons** Hard Covered Books
  • Plastic Bags ** Plastic Food Wrappers ** Plastic without numbers
  • Greasy Good Containers ** Food or Liquid Waste ** Diapers
  • Tissue ** Ceramics ** Dishes ** Mirrors ** Hoses ** Toys ** Tools
  • Styrofoam/Packing materials ** To-Go Lids ** Holiday Decorations
  • Shredded paper DO NOT RECYCLE bag it and put in garbage cart

ITEMS TO SELF-HAUL TO LOCAL RECYCLING FACILITY:

  • Construction Debris ** Scrap Metal ** Electronics **Cables or Batteries
  • Appliances ** Tires **Light Bulbs **All Paint containers-full-dry or aerosol ** Mattresses ** Box Springs **
  • Hazardous Waste- should be taken to Dodge County Transfer Station, 62236 240th Ave Kasson MN 55944 or Olmsted County Recycling Center Plus 305 Energy Parkway NE Rochester MN 55906


Yard Waste: It is against Minnesota state law to put in garbage or recycling carts. Sticks, twigs, garden waste, leaves, grass clippings, stumps, branches and etc. Must be taken to your local composting facility or brush dump or compost in your own yard.

Items That Are Unacceptable in Dumpsters

  • Adhesives (applicators, tubes, glue, etc)
  • Agriculture chemicals or container (pesticides)
  • Appliances
  • Asbestos
  • Batteries
  • Brush
  • Caulk tubes
  • Computer monitor
  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Electrical ballasts
  • Fluorescent lights
  • Garbage (municipal solid waste)
  • Hazardous waste
  • Infectious waste
  • Liquids
  • Machinery or engine parts
  • Medical waste
  • Mercury-containing waste
  • Oil & oil filters
  • Paints
  • Petroleum-based products
  • Radioactive waste
  • Sealants
  • Solvents
  • Tar pails
  • Tires
  • Treated wood - plywood, particleboard, or green lumber
  • TV's
  • Yard waste