skip navigation
home» for residents» what to throw & buy» household hazardous waste collection sites

Household Hazardous Waste Collection SitesHousehold Hazardous Waste Collection Sites

Open a cupboard in your kitchen, basement, or garage. Read a few labels. If they contain any of these words: CAUTION, WARNING, DANGER, POISON, the products may contain hazardous materials. Hazardous to you, hazardous to your family and hazardous to our environment if not used up or disposed of properly.

  • Don't throw them in the garbage.
  • Don't pour them in the sewer.
  • Don't pour them on the ground.

 

Disposal Guide for Household Hazardous Waste

Refer to this list of some products typically used in and around the home. Unless directed to call first, take them to your county household hazardous waste collection site. Download the Know What to Throw Guide as a reference for when you're not online.

Automotive & Recreation

  • Aerosol cleaners/degreasers/
    lubricants/starting fluid with product remaining (empty aerosol cans may be placed in the garbage)
  • Gasoline

Contact your county for disposal options for:
  • Camping fuels
  • Oil filters
  • Propane tanks
  • Antifreeze
  • Motor oil

Yard & Garden

  • Bug spray
  • Charcoal lighter fluid
  • Fertilizer with weed killer
  • Insect/roach/ant killer
  • Pool chemicals
  • Rodent bait
  • Weed killer

Household Items

  • Aerosol cans with product remaining (empty aerosol cans may be placed in the garbage)
  • Drain cleaner
  • Mothballs
  • Nail polish/remover
  • Oven cleaner
  • Polish with solvents
  • Spot removers
  • Mercury thermometers and thermostats

Contact your county for disposal options for:
  • Batteries
  • Electronics, TVs and computers
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Fluorescent lights
  • Propane and other compressed gas cylinders

Home Improvement & Construction

  • Concrete cleaner
  • Driveway sealer
  • Furniture stripper
  • Glue with solvents
  • Latex paint (Dried latex paint may be placed in the garbage. Leave lids off cans.)
  • Oil-based paint
  • Paint remover/stripper/thinner
  • Roofing tar
  • Stain/varnish
  • Wood preservatives

County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Sites

If you live in a Minnesota county not shown on this map, call your county solid waste management office or the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at 651-296-6300 or 1-800-657-3843. MAP KEY
Maps indicate the location of household hazardous waste collection sites and nearby thoroughfares. The distances shown between roads, intersections and locations are not to scale.

1. Anoka County

763-323-5730

Blaine:
Household Hazardous Waste Facility
3230 101st Avenue NE
(off Radisson Road on 101st Avenue)
November - March
Wed. 2 PM - 8 PM
Sat. 9 AM - 3 PM
Closed holidays.
April - October
Wed. 2 PM - 8 PM
Fri. 9 AM - 3 PM
Sat. 9 AM - 3 PM
Closed holidays.

Map 1

2. Hennepin County

612-348-3777


a. Brooklyn Park:
Recycling Center & Transfer Station
8100 Jefferson Highway
Tues., Thurs., Fri.
10 AM - 6 PM
Wed. 10 AM - 8 PM
Sat. 8 AM - 5 PM
Closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays.


b. Bloomington:
South Hennepin Recycling & Problem Waste Drop-off Center
1400 West 96th St
Tues, Thurs., Fri.
10 AM - 6 PM
Wed. 10 AM - 8 PM
Sat. 8 AM - 5 PM
Closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays.

Map 2

3. Carver County

952-361-1800

 

Chaska:
Environmental Center
116 Peavey Road
April - November:
Wed. Noon - 7 PM
Thurs. Noon - 6 PM
Fri. 10 AM - 4 PM
Sat. 8 AM - Noon
December - March:
Wed. Noon - 7 PM
Thurs. 11 AM - 5 PM
Sat. 8 AM - Noon
Closed holidays. Seasonal sites: Call for locations and hours.

Map 3

4. Ramsey County

651-633-EASY (3279)

 

St. Paul:

HHW Site at Bay West, Inc.
5 Empire Drive (between Rice & Jackson Streets, just north of Pennsylvania Avenue, near the State Capitol)

April - October:
Tue. - Fri. 11 AM - 6 PM
Sat. 9 AM - 4 PM
November:
Thu. - Fri. 11 AM - 6 PM
Sat. 9 AM - 4 PM
December - March:
Fri. 11 AM - 6 PM
Sat. 9 AM - 4 PM

Closed holidays.

Seasonal collection sites
April & October - Maplewood,
May & July - Arden Hills,
June - Roseville,
August - Saint Paul,
September - State Fairgrounds.

Call 651-633-EASY (3279) for locations and hours.

 

Map 4

5. Washington County

 

Woodbury:

Environmental Center
4039 Cottage Grove Drive
(former collection site in Oakdale is now closed)

Open Year-Round
Tues. Noon - 7 PM
Thurs. 9 AM - 2 PM
Sat. 9 AM - 2 PM

Closed holidays.


 

6. Dakota County

952-891-7020

 

Eagan:

The Dakota County Recycling Zone, (formerly the Dakota County Eco-Site), 3365 South Highway 149 (Dodd Road). Recycling Zone hours for hazardous waste drop off:
Wed. 3 PM - 8 PM
Thurs. 12 PM - 5 PM
Sat. 9 AM - 2 PM
Closed holidays.

 



Think Before
You Buy It.

To avoid disposal problems, consider buying less hazardous products. Become a label reader

Household products are hazardous if they are flammable, combustible, corrosive, toxic or reactive. A product's label provides a quick and easy way to judge the product's hazard level or the type of hazard it poses.


For more information on household hazardous waste and the county collection sites, contact your county:

 


If you live in a Minnesota county not listed above, call your county solid waste management office or the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at 651-296-6300 or 1-800-657-3843.