Recycle Something
To find specific recycling information about the following click on the links to find out more.
Electronics -- Printer Cartridges -- Crayons -- Cans -- Paper/Cardboard -- Plastic Bags
Residential Recycling-Twin Cities Metro Area
To find out about residential recycling schedules or to find out what materials may be recycled in your communities, please contact your city or county recycling coordinator. You can use a one-stop shop for information about recycling and household hazardous waste from the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board. Click here to meet the Green Guardian!
Residential Recycling-Outside Twin Cities Metro Area
Click on our link to recycling web pages for each county.
Business Recycling
The Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board, a group of six Twin Cities metro counties, has an on-line Resourceful Waste Management Guide that can help you find homes for various materials. Click here to link to the Guide.
If you are looking for more in-depth ways to recycle and reduce your business waste, you have two options.
1. Contact your county solid waste office. All the Twin Cities metro counties have staff that can help you find ways for you to recycle. To find your county recycling contact, click here.
2. Contact Minnesota Waste Wise, a partnership of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. Minnesota Waste Wise can make a site visit, take a look at where your business waste goes, and recommend how to save you money. To reach Minnesota Waste Wise, call 651-292-4681 or click here to link to their web site.
School Recycling
Public schools in Minnesota are required to recycle at least three types of materials. Ramsey County has a good school recycling guide on-line, for the link click here.