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Trash & recycling · Minnesota

Trash day in 214 Minnesota towns

Each town’s pickup day, drop-off and rules, from its own website. 1 of them have no curbside pickup: residents take trash to the town drop-off.

214towns
61set pickup day
31day by address
1drop-off only

Tap a town for its pickup day, drop-off and rules.

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Albert LeaAlbert Lea Transfer StationHire your ownAlbion TownshipHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerMonAmboyMondayTrash dayAndoverAndover Recycling CenterHire your ownAnnandaleEvery other weekCurbside recyclingAnokaCity of Anoka recycling drop-off eventHire your ownApple ValleyBy addressHire your own · day by addressArden HillsEvery week, day by addressCurbside recyclingAustinSolid Waste Transfer StationDrop-offAvon TownshipWaste Management (WM) or West Central SanitationTrash hauler
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ThuBadgerThursdayTrash dayBalkan TownshipFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesFriBarnesvilleFridayTown’s haulerBaudetteWalleye Capital SanitationTrash haulerBayportTennis SanitationTrash haulerBeckerHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerBelle PlaineCity of Belle Plaine composting site (yard waste)Hire your ownBig LakeHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerBirchwood VillageTennis Sanitation LLCTrash haulerBlaineBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressBloomingtonBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressBlue EarthCity of Blue Earth Brush SiteHire your ownBlue Earth City TownshipBy addressDay by addressMonBoveyMondayTown’s haulerBrainerdHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerBrooklyn ParkEvery other weekCurbside recyclingTueBrowntonTuesdayTown’s haulerBurnsvilleEvery weekCurbside recycling
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MonCaledoniaMondayTrash dayCannon FallsCompost Pile (Cannon Falls Public Works compost site)Drop-offCarltonFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesCentervilleTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homeChamplinTown’s haulerChamplin Refuse Inc. (CRI) picks up at the curb for every homeThuClintonThursdayTown’s haulerFriCokatoFridayTown’s haulerColeraineEvery other week, day by addressCurbside recyclingWedComfreyWednesdayTrash dayCoon RapidsBy addressDay by addressCorcoranEvery other week, TueCurbside recyclingCottage GroveEvery weekCurbside recyclingCourtlandLJP Waste SolutionsTrash haulerCrystalHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerCurrieTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every home
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MonDasselMondayTrash dayTueDawsonTuesdayTrash dayDaytonEvery other weekCurbside recyclingDeephavenTown’s haulerRepublic Services picks up at the curb for every homeDelanoDelano Public Drop-Off SiteDrop-offThuDundasThursdayTrash day
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ThuEagle LakeThursdayTown’s haulerEast BethelEast Bethel Recycling CenterHire your ownEast Grand ForksEvery other weekCurbside recyclingTueEdgertonTuesdayTrash dayEdinaHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerTueElbow LakeTuesdayTrash dayElk RiverYard Waste Transfer SiteTown’s haulerMonExcelsiorMondayTown’s hauler
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FairmontYard Waste Recycling SiteDrop-offFriFalcon HeightsFridayHire your ownFaribaultHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerFayal TownshipFayal Township Yard Waste SiteDrop-offThuFoleyThursdayHire your ownForest LakeBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressFrazeeEvery other week, FriCurbside recyclingFreeportBorgmann Disposal ServicesTrash haulerFrench Lake TownshipFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesFridleyEvery other week, same day as trashCurbside recycling
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Gem LakeEvery other week, WedCurbside recyclingWedGhentWednesdayTown’s haulerFriGilbertFridayTrash dayGlencoeGlencoe Yard Waste and Compost SiteDrop-offGlenwoodBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressGlyndonGlyndon Recycling CenterDrop-offGolden ValleyEvery other week, FriCurbside recyclingTueGood ThunderTuesdayTown’s haulerGracevilleFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesGrand RapidsTown’s haulerWaste Management picks up at the curb for every homeMonGreen IsleMondayTrash day
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MonHalstadMondayTrash dayHam LakeHam Lake Recycling CenterTown’s haulerHarmonyTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homeHastingsTennis SanitationTrash haulerHelena TownshipHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerHewittTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homeHibbingHibbing Green Center (City Recycling Center)Town pickupTueHokahTuesdayTrash dayHopkinsBy addressDay by addressHoward LakeCity of Howard Lake Compost SiteDrop-offTueHoyt LakesTuesdayTrash dayHutchinsonBy addressDay by address
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IndependenceEvery week, FriCurbside recyclingIsleFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesTueIvanhoeTuesdayTrash day
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JordanCity of Jordan Household Organics & Yard Waste Drop-Off SiteTown’s hauler
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KandiyohiHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerTueKensingtonTuesdayTrash dayMonKerkhovenMondayTrash day
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WedLa CrescentWednesdayTrash dayWedLa Crescent TownshipWednesdayTrash dayLakevilleBy addressHire your own · day by addressWedLastrupWednesdayTrash dayMonLauderdaleMondayTrash dayLe SueurTown’s haulerWaste Management (WM) picks up at the curb for every homeLexingtonEvery other week, same day as trashCurbside recyclingLino LakesHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerLittle CanadaTown’s haulerRepublic Services picks up at the curb for every homeLittle FallsBy addressTown pickup · day by addressLittleforkLittlefork canister siteDrop-offLouisville TownshipShakopee Public Works Clean Up Day siteDrop-offLuverneTwice a month, day by addressCurbside recyclingLyleRecycle CenterDrop-offLyndTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homeLynden TownshipEvery other week, ThuCurbside recycling
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MonMadeliaMondayTrash dayMahtomediMahtomedi food scraps drop-off site (behind the Mahtomedi Fire Station)Hire your ownMaple GroveEvery other week, day by addressCurbside recyclingMonMaple PlainMondayTrash dayThuMapletonThursdayTrash dayMaplewoodBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressMedicine LakeRepublic ServicesTrash haulerWedMedinaWednesdayTrash dayMendota HeightsHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerMiddleville TownshipEvery other weekCurbside recyclingThuMilroyThursdayTrash dayMinneapolisBy addressTown pickup · day by addressWedMinneotaWednesdayTrash dayThuMinnesota LakeThursdayTrash dayWedMontgomeryWednesdayTrash dayMonticelloTown’s haulerLRS picks up at the curb for every homeMontroseMontrose Compost SiteHire your ownMoorheadBy addressTown pickup · day by addressFriMorristownFridayTrash dayMotleyLong Prairie SanitationTrash haulerMoundHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerMounds ViewFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesMountain IronMountain Iron recycling center (Mineral Avenue)Town pickupMountain LakeHometown SanitationTrash hauler
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New BrightonHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerNewfoldenSpruce Valley EnterprisesTrash haulerNew HopeEvery other weekCurbside recyclingNewportEvery weekCurbside recyclingNew RichlandCity Compost DumpTown’s haulerNorth BranchHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerNorthfieldBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressNorth MankatoWest Central SanitationTrash haulerNorth St. PaulBy addressDay by addressNowthenFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rules
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OakdaleHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerWedOliviaWednesdayTrash dayOronoOrono Brush SiteCounty or districtOtsegoHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerOwatonnaOwatonna Compost SiteDrop-off
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Parkers PrairieOtter Tail County Solid Waste Recycling/Transfer StationDrop-offPlatoTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homePorterOlson SanitationTrash haulerPrestonBy addressCounty or district · day by addressPrior LakeHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private hauler
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RamseyACE Solid Waste Customer Convenience CenterHire your ownRed WingBy addressTown pickup · day by addressRedwood FallsBy addressDay by addressRichfieldBy addressDay by addressRobbinsdaleBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressRochesterCounty or districtA county or regional provider runs trash and recyclingWedRockfordWednesdayTrash dayRogersEvery other weekCurbside recyclingRosemountFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesRosevilleBy addressHire your own · day by addressWedRothsayWednesdayTown’s haulerRussellTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every home
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SanbornEvery other weekCurbside recyclingScandiaHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerScandia Valley TownshipScandia Valley Refuse and Recycling Collection CenterDrop-off onlyShakopeeBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressWedSherburnWednesdayTrash dayShoreviewBy addressDay by addressShorewoodEvery other weekCurbside recyclingWedSilver BayWednesdayTrash dayThuSilver LakeThursdayTrash daySleepy EyeFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesSouth St. PaulHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerSt. AnthonyBy addressDay by addressSt. CloudBy addressDay by addressSt. FrancisPolice and Public Works Facility (recycling events and holiday light/cell phone drop-off)Drop-offSt. JamesHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerThuSt. JosephThursdayTown’s haulerThuSt. Joseph TownshipThursdayTrash daySt. Louis ParkThe Buckingham CompaniesTrash haulerSt. PaulBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressSt. PeterBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressMonSwanvilleMondayTown’s hauler
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Thief River FallsBy addressDay by addressTrumanHometown SanitationTrash haulerThuTwin ValleyThursdayTrash day
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MonUpsalaMondayTrash day
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Vadnais HeightsVHG, Inc.Trash hauler
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WaconiaHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerWaite ParkBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressMonWaldorfMondayTrash dayWedWalnut GroveWednesdayTrash dayWatertownWatertown Yard Waste Site (Compost Site)Town’s haulerMonWaverlyMondayTrash dayMonWayzataMondayTrash dayWellsTwice a month, WedCurbside recyclingFriWest ConcordFridayTrash dayWest St. PaulHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerWhite Bear TownshipBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressThuWillernieThursdayTrash dayWillmarBrush SiteDrop-offWindomHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerWedWinnebagoWednesdayTrash dayWedWinnebago City TownshipWednesdayTrash dayThuWinthropThursdayTrash dayWoodburyHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerWorthingtonSchaap SanitationTrash hauler

How Minnesota towns handle trash

Of the 101 towns whose website says who picks up.

  • Town pickup 6%Town crews pick up at the curb
  • Town’s hauler 43%A contract hauler picks up at the curb for every home
  • County or district 3%A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling
  • Hire your own 48%No town pickup: you hire a private hauler
  • Drop-off only <1%No curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-off

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