For Residents

Residents—getting rid of your stuff?

Materials by Name

Trying to get rid of stuff? Our materials listings provide information for reuse, recycling and disposal, all based on the item you're looking to get rid of.

Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Sites

SOME TRASH IS TROUBLE FOR THE GARBAGE: Dispose of items safely at one of the many conveniently located county household hazardous waste collection sites

Reduce

Did you know the average person in the Twin Cities throws away 7 pounds of garbage a day? That's enough to fill the Metrodome 11 times each year!

Reuse

What does it mean to reuse? It is purchasing items that can be used over and over again, like cloth napkins instead of paper ones.

Annually, Minnesota recycles over two million tons of waste, the second best rate in the country. Twenty-one percent of our garbage is recyclable paper, and more than half of the people in the state still don’t recycle at all.