Recycling
Recyclable Materials
Preparation of Recyclables
Recycling Container
Pick-up of Recyclables
Recycling Service
Contract & Costs
Holiday Schedule
Hazardous Materials
Electronics Recycling
Apartment &
Condominium Recycling Programs
Hennepin County A - Z Recycling Guide
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Recyclable Materials:
- Newspapers
- Magazines and catalogs
- Mixed paper (junk mail)
- Plastic bottles with necks
- Cans
- Glass
- Telephone books
- Boxboard: cracker, cake and cookie type
boxes. Do not include boxboard products from the refrigerator or
freezer, as they are coated with a moisture barrier.
- Cardboard: flattened, bagged or bundled
and no larger than three feet-by-three feet-by one foot.
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Preparation of Recyclables
Sort rigid materials
from the paper. Place newspaper, magazines and mixed paper together. Place
cans, plastic and glass together. Cans and bottles should be rinsed clean.
Labels need not be removed, but caps and lids should.
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Recycling
Container
A recycling
container has been provided for each dwelling. If you move, please leave
the container for the next resident. If you need a container, call City
Hall at 952-927-8861.
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Pick-up of Recyclables
See map below for pick-up schedule.
Residents should
place recycling containers by the curb by 7 a.m. on pick-up day.
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Recycling Service
Contract & Costs
The City has
contracted with BFI for city-wide weekly pickup of recyclables from all
single-family, townhouses and multi-family homes of eight units or less.
A portion of Edina's
recycling costs are subsidized from state taxes passed through Hennepin
County. The remainder of the cost is paid by residents as a recycling
service charge on city utility bills.
Recycling Rates
Recycling service charges are included in your
water/utility bills.
Quarterly fees for 2008 are:
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Holiday Schedule
Following is BFI/Allied Waste's holiday schedule for 2008.
Recycling collection will be delayed one day for the
rest of the week after the following holidays:
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Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2008
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Independence Day, Friday, July 4, 2008
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Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2008
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Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 2008
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Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2008
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New Years Day, Thursday, January 1, 2009
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Hazardous Materials
If you have questions about disposing of problem waste such as paint, propane gas
tanks or florescent light bulbs,
click here to visit Hennepin County Environmental
Services.
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Electronics
Recycling
Electronics recycling has never been easier or more
important. Most electronics contain toxic metals such as lead, mercury and
cadmium. If any of these contaminants get into our rivers, streams or lakes,
they can harm our health and damage the environment.
Hennepin County takes electronics free of charge,
year-round, from residents at drop-off facilities in Brooklyn Park and
Bloomington.
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South Hennepin Recycling and Problem Waste Drop-Off
Center
1400 W. 96th St., Bloomington
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Hennepin County Recycling Center and Transfer
Station
8100 Jefferson Highway, Brooklyn Park
The facilities are open Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturdays: 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Electronics accepted include TVs, computers (CPUs
monitors, laptops), computer peripherals (keyboards, printers, etc...),
VCRs, DVD players, stereos and more. Some quantity limits apply. These items
are accepted from households only. Electronics from businesses are not
accepted at the facilities.
For more information on electronics recycling, call
Hennepin County at 612-348-3777.
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Apartment & Condominium Recycling
Programs
Owners and managers
of apartment and condominium buildings have made private arrangements for
recycling of newspaper, glass, cans, plastic bottles and corrugated
cardboard. In some instances, additional materials may also be recycled.
Residents of these buildings should check with building managers for
details.
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*HOLIDAY TIP - Greening Your
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For more information, contact Solvei
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