Solid Waste & Recycling

What To Do List

This alphabetical list helps you determine the best way to dispose of everyday things. Click an item for instructions on how to dispose, recycle, or drop off your items. Click on the icon for more information.

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R	Rocks
Radioactive Materials	Rodent Killer/Poison
Radon	Roofing Material
Railroad Ties	Roofing Tar
Rat Killer/Poison (rodent)	Roofing Tiles
Refrigerated Frozen Boxes	Rust Remover
Refrigerator
Recliner = Couch or Chair
Riding Lawn Mower

Item	What to do	Handle As	Donate
Radioactive Materials	Do NOT place in the garbage cart. This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling or accepted at the South Transfer Station. Disposal with garbage is prohibited. For additional information contact the Minnesota Department of Health or call (651) 215-5800. Items marked Caution, Caustic, Corrosive, Danger, Flammable, Poison, Volatile, or Warning should be considered a hazardous waste product and proper disposal is required. Do NOT place in garbage. Go to Hennepin County A-Z Guide for additional information.
Radon	Do NOT place in the garbage cart. This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling or accepted at the South Transfer Station. Disposal with garbage is prohibited. Items marked Caution, Caustic, Corrosive, Danger, Flammable, Poison, Volatile, or Warning should be considered a hazardous waste product and proper disposal is required. Do NOT place in garbage. Go to Hennepin County A-Z Guide for additional information.
Railroad Ties	Do NOT place in the garbage cart. This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling or accepted at the South Transfer Station. Disposal with garbage is prohibited. Creosote, a preservative, makes railroad ties hazardous. Donate to someone interested in reusing railroad ties in a landscaping project. Burnsville Sanitary Landfill accepts railroad ties for a fee. For additional information call 952-890-4015 or 952-890-3248. Items marked Caution, Caustic, Corrosive, Danger, Flammable, Poison, Volatile, or Warning should be considered a hazardous waste product and proper disposal is required. Do NOT place in garbage. Go to Hennepin County A-Z Guide for additional information.		Donate
Rat Killer/Poison (Rodent)	Do NOT place in the garbage cart. This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling or accepted at the South Transfer Station. Disposal with garbage is prohibited. Items marked Caution, Caustic, Corrosive, Danger, Flammable, Poison, Volatile, or Warning should be considered a hazardous waste product and proper disposal is required. Do NOT place in garbage. Go to Hennepin County A-Z Guide for additional information.
Recliner Chair or Couch	This item collected on recycling week only, due to the metal. Limit of 2 large items per recycling week. Place next to the garbage cart on the recycling day. Please post a sign or write on the item "For Solid Waste". Item will be picked up on next business day after recycling day.	Large Item	Donate
Refrigerated Frozen Food Boxes	Bag and place inside the garbage cart. Frozen food boxes have a plastic coating. We do not accept this item in the recycling program. We wanted to collect as much recycling as possible, but also keep it simple for our customers. Collecting only "Dry food boxes" helps us avoid many problem boxes.
Refrigerator	This item collected on recycling week only. Doors must be removed for collection. Place next to the garbage cart on the recycling day. Please post a sign or write on the item "For Solid Waste". Item will be picked up on next business day after recycling day. Limit of 2 large items per recycling week. NO AMMONIA COOLED - Do NOT place next to the garbage cart. This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling or accepted at the South Transfer Station. Disposal with garbage is prohibited. AMMONIA COOLED REFRIGERATORS/APPLIANCES have special disposal instruction which can be found at the Hennepin County A-Z Guide	Large Item	Donate
Riding Lawn Mower	Do NOT place next to your garbage cart. This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling. Item accepted at South Transfer Station with a voucher, but must drain gasoline and oil. Vouchers are available to customers of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling, see Voucher Program for details.	Voucher	Donate
Rocks	Item accepted at South Transfer Station with a voucher. Vouchers are available to customers of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling, see Voucher Program for details.	Voucher	Donate
Roofing Material	Item accepted at South Transfer Station with a voucher. Vouchers are available to customers of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling, see Voucher Program for details.	Voucher	Donate
Roofing Tar	Do NOT place in the garbage cart. This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling or accepted at the South Transfer Station. Disposal with garbage is prohibited. Items marked Caution, Caustic, Corrosive, Danger, Flammable, Poison, Volatile, or Warning should be considered a hazardous waste product and proper disposal is required. Do NOT place in garbage. Go to Hennepin County A-Z Guide for additional information.
Roofing Tiles	Item accepted at South Transfer Station with a voucher. Vouchers are available to customers of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling, see Voucher Program for details.	Voucher	Donate
Rust Remover	Do NOT place in the garbage cart. This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling or accepted at the South Transfer Station. Disposal with garbage is prohibited. Items marked Caution, Caustic, Corrosive, Danger, Flammable, Poison, Volatile, or Warning should be considered a hazardous waste product and proper disposal is required. Do NOT place in garbage. Go to Hennepin County A-Z Guide for additional information.