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​Recycling Your Holidays

Recycle your Holidays

​RAM is no longer operating the Recycle Your Holidays™ program, but you can still drop off unwanted light strings at participating locations featuring their own light recycling program during this holiday season. See year round and seasonal drop-off locations below.

Year-Round Drop-Off Locations

  • ACE Hardware – Detroit Lakes – 801 Washington Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 (218) 847-7173
  • ACE Hardware – Brainerd – 214 W Washington Street, Brainerd, MN 56401 (218) 829-5476
  • Andover City Hall – 1685 Crosstown Boulevard, Andover, MN 55304 (763) 767-5175
  • Becker County Courthouse (3rd floor by Zoning Dept.) – 915 Lake Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN (218) 846-7310
  • Becker County Transfer Station – 24413 County Rd 144, Detroit Lakes, MN (218) 846-7310
  • Carver County Environmental Center – 116 Peavey Circle, Chaska, MN (952) 361-1835
  • Chisago County Household Hazardous Waste Facility – 39649 Grand Avenue, North Branch, MN (651) 213-8920
  • City of Hopkins – 11100 Excelsior Blvd, Hopkins, MN (952) 935-8474
  • Coon Rapids Recycling Center – 1831 111th Avenue Coon Rapids, MN 55433 (763) 767-6485
  • Dakota County Recycling Zone – 3365 Dodd Road, Eagan, MN 55121 (651) 905-4520
  • Detroit Lakes Public Library – 1000 Washington Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 (218) 847-2168
  • Goodwill of the Great Plains (Marshall) – 1200 E Main St, Marshall (507) 929-0276
  • Hennepin County Recycling Center and Transfer Station – 8100 Jefferson Highway, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 (612) 348-3777
  • Jobs Plus Inc – 200 16th Ave SE, Waseca, MN (507) 833-5004
  • Lyon County Environmental – 504 Fairgrounds Rd, Marshall (507) 532-8210
  • Otter Tail County Recycling Center – 1115 N. Tower Rd., Fergus Falls, MN (218) 998-8950
  • Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Management Recycling Center – 2115 Jefferson Street, Alexandria, MN (320) 763-9340
  • Ramsey County Household Hazardous Waste Facility – 5 Empire Drive, St. Paul, MN (651) 633-3279 **Non-LED lights may be placed inside regular household containers; LED lighting will need to be brought to the Recycling Center
  • Rice County Recycling Center & Landfill – 3800 E 145h St., Dundas, MN 55019 (507) 332-6833
  • Scott County Household Hazardous Waste Facility – 588 Country Trail E (Hwy 282), Jordan, MN (952) 496-8787
  • South Hennepin Recycling and Problem Waste Drop-Off Center – 1400 West 96th Street Bloomington, MN 55431 (612) 348-3777
  • Steele County Waste Management Recycling Center – 1171 Brady Boulevard, Owatonna, MN (507) 456-4894
  • Washington County Environmental Center – 4039 Cottage Grove Drive, Woodbury, MN (651) 430-6655
  • WACOSA – 321 Sundial Dr, St. Cloud, MN (320) 251-0087 ext 207
  • WACOSA – 321 Sundial Dr, St. Cloud, MN (320) 251-0087 ext 207 Western Lake Superior Sanitary District Materials Recovery Center – 4587 Ridgeview Rd, Duluth, MN 55803 (218) 722-0761

​Seasonal Drop-Off Locations

The majority of these drop-off locations will begin light collection on December 1st and will stop collecting in the first week of February.

  • ALP Utilities – 316 Fillmore St, Alexandria, MN 56308 (320) 763-6501
  • Ace Hardware – Alexandria – 406 Broadway St, Alexandria, MN 56308 (320) 763-5200
  • Ace Hardware – Glenwood – 24 Minnesota Ave W, Glenwood, MN 56334 (320) 634-4770
  • Blue Earth County Household Hazardous Waste Facility (collection in January) – 651 Summit Ave, Mankato MN 56001 (507) 304-4381
  • Brown County REA – 24386 MN-4, Sleepy Eye through Jan 20
  • City of St. Paul Libraries and municipal facilities – stpaul.gov/recycle
  • City of Arden Hills City Hall – 1245 Highway 96 W, Arden Hills, MN 55112 (651) 792-7800
  • City of Plymouth – 14900 23rd Ave N, Plymouth, MN 55447 Nov 21-Jan 31
  • D & G ACE Hardware – 31262 64th Ave Path Cannon Falls, MN 55009 (507) 263-8828
  • Dakota County Northern Service Center – 1 Mendota Road, West St. Paul (651) 554-6600 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Dakota County Western Service Center – 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley (952) 891-7570 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Farmington City Hall – 430 Third Street Farmington, MN 55024 (651) 280-6800 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Farmington Liquor Store (Downtown) – 923 8th Street, Farmington (651) 280-6930 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Farmington Liquor Store (Pilot Knob) – 18350 Pilot Knob Road, Farmington (651) 280-6920 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Farmington Rambling River Center – 325 Oak St., Farmington (651) 280-6970 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Fridley City Hall – 7071 University Ave Fridley (763) 572-3594 Dec 1- Jan 31
  • Hastings Maintenance Facility – 920 10th Street, Hastings (651) 480-6175 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Lakeville City Hall – 20195 Holyoke Ave, Lakeville (952) 985-4400 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Lakeville Liquor Store (Galaxie) – 1600 Galaxie Ave., Lakeville (952) 985-4930 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Lakeville Liquor Store (Heritage) – 20164 Heritage Ave, Lakeville (952) 985-4910 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Lakeville Liquor Store (Kenrick) – 16179 Kenrick Ave, Lakeville (952) 985-4940 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Lakeville Liquor Store (Keokuk) – 20880 Keokuk Avenue, Lakeville (952) 985-4950 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Mendota Heights City Hall – 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights (651) 452-1850 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Olmsted County Recycling Center – 305 Silver Creek Road NE, Rochester, MN 55904 (507) 328-7070
  • Olmsted County Recycling Center – 305 Silver Creek Road NE, Rochester, MN 55904 (507) 328-7070
  • Rosemount Community Center – 13885 Robert Trail S, Rosemount (651) 322-6000 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Rosemount Steeple Center – 14344 Cameo Ave., Rosemount (651) 322-4222 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • Runestone Electric Association – 6839 Power Ln SW, Alexandria, MN 56308 (800) 473-1722
  • Schutz Family Foods – 900 Main St E, Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 (507) 794-5211
  • Sleepy Eye Ace Hardware – 1200 Main St E, Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 (507) 794-3611
  • South St. Paul City Hall – 3rd Avenue North, South St. Paul (651) 554-3200 Nov. 15 – Jan. 31
  • True Value – Osakis – 209 Central Ave, Osakis, MN 56360 (320) 859-4621
  • Washington Square Mall – 808 Washington Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 (218)847-1679