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Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Sites

Signal Words ChartOpen 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 drop-off site, listed below. 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
Click on a facility for more information, including a list of other items accepted.

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1

Anoka County Household Hazardous Waste Facility

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.


View more information
(including other items accepted)
3230 101st Avenue NE
(off Radisson Road on 101st Avenue)
Blaine
p: 763-323-5730
2

Dakota County Recycling Zone

Resident Materials Notes

Electronics

Accepts: TV's, computers, computer peripherals, VCRs, DVD players and fax machines.

Fee: No fee for residents.

Data destruction: No

Collection Methods: Drop-off

Scrap Metal

Residents can drop off scrap metal, including snow blowers and bicycles, free of charge. For a complete list of materials accepted from residents, click here.

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. View more information
(including other items accepted)
3365 Dodd Road
Eagan
p: 651-905-4520
3

Hennepin County Recycling Center & Transfer Station

Tues., Thurs., Fri.
10 AM - 6 PM
Wed.
10 AM - 8 PM
Sat.
8 AM - 5 PM
Closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays.


Resident Materials Notes

Electronics

Accepts: TV's, computers, computer peripherals, VCRs, DVD players and fax machines.

Fee: Free IconNo fee for residents for electronics.

Data destruction: No

Collection Methods: Drop-off

Notes: Photocopiers are not accepted at drop-off facilities. There is a limit to the amount of electronics that a household can drop off at our facilities per 12 month period:

  • Five each of the same type of electronic per household (for example, 5 TV's, 5 monitors, 5 CPU's, 5 printers, etc.)

Appliances

Appliances are accepted for $15 each.

Tires

Tires are accepted for $3 each.

Mattresses

Mattresses are accepted for $15 each.

Other fees may apply; contact the facility for more information. View more information
(including other items accepted)
8100 Jefferson Hwy
Brooklyn Park
p: 612-348-3777
4

Ramsey County HHW Site at Bay West, Inc.

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

Details on additional locations and hours can be found on Ramsey County's website, or call 651-633-EASY (3279) for locations and hours.


Resident Materials Notes

Accepts bulbs for recycling for free.

Accepts household hazardous waste for free.

View more information
(including other items accepted)
5 Empire Drive
(between Rice & Jackson Streets, just north of Pennsylvania Ave)
St. Paul
p: 651-633-EASY (3279)
5

South Hennepin Recycling and Problem Waste Drop-Off Center

Tues, Thurs., Fri.
10 AM - 6 PM
Wed.
10 AM - 8 PM
Sat.
8 AM - 5 PM
Closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays.

Resident Materials Notes

Electronics

Accepts: TV's, computers, computer peripherals, VCRs, DVD players and fax machines.

Fee: Free IconNo fee for residents for electronics.

Data destruction: No

Collection Methods: Drop-off

Notes: Photocopiers are not accepted at drop-off facilities. There is a limit to the amount of electronics that a household can drop off at our facilities per 12 month period:

  • Five each of the same type of electronic per household (for example, 5 TV's, 5 monitors, 5 CPU's, 5 printers, etc.)

Appliances

Appliances are accepted for $15 each.

Tires

Tires are accepted for $3 each.

Other fees may apply; contact the facility for more information. View more information
(including other items accepted)
1400 W 96th Street
Bloomington
p: 612-348-3777
6

Washington County Environmental Center

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

Additional locations and hours can be found on the Washington County collection events web page.


Resident Materials Notes

Accepts bulbs for recycling for free.

Accepts household hazardous waste, electronics and recyclables for free.

Electronics

Accepts: computers, computer monitors, peripherals, printers, TVs, DVD & VCR players, fax machines, and cell phones.

Fee: Free Icon No fee for residents

Data destruction: No

Collection Methods: Drop-off

View more information
(including other items accepted)
4039 Cottage Grove Drive
Woodbury
p: 651-430-6655
This information is provided as a public service and is not intended to be an endorsement of any business, organization or service. For additional listings, check your local phone directory.