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What To Do List - A

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. 

If the item you are looking for is not listed, please call us at 612-673-2917 or email us at SWRcustomer@minneapolismn.gov and we will let you know how to dispose of the item(s) and will add them to the What To Do List.

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Acid Acorns Adhesives Aerosol Cans Air Compressors Air Conditioners Aluminum Cans Aluminum Foil/Trays American Flag

Ammunition Animals: Deceased Answering Machines Ant Poison Antifreeze Appliances Arm Chair Asbestos Ashes: Fireplace, Fire pit

Asphalt Asphalt Sealer Asphalt Shingles Automobiles Automobile Engines Automobile Fluids Automobile Parts Automobile Tires

Item	What to do	Handle As	Donate
Acid	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.
Acorns	Acorns can be included with grass clippings and leaves. Place in bags. Each bag must weigh less than 40 lbs. Do not use bags larger than 33 gallons. State law prohibits disposing of yard waste with the garbage. South Transfer Station does not accept yard waste. Yard waste collected mid-April through mid-November, weather permitting.
Adhesives	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.
Aerosol Cans	Only if the can is empty (no liquid or pressure left), may it go in the garbage. If not empty (still has liquid or pressure left), then Federal law requires treating pressurized cans as hazardous waste. Aerosol cans that are not empty may leak or explode during sorting or baling. 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. Go to Hennepin County A-Z Guide for additional information.
Air Compressors	This item collected on recycling week only. 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
Air Conditioners	This item collected on recycling week only. 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. NO AMMONIA COOLED AIR CONDITIONERS ARE ACCEPTED. Special disposal instruction can be found at Hennepin County A-Z Guide	Large Item	Donate
Aluminum - Foil/Pie Tins/Trays	See Food, Beverage & Other Container Recycling.
Aluminum Cans	See Food, Beverage & Other Container Recycling.
American Flag	Do NOT place in the garbage cart. Contact your local American Legion, who disposes of American Flags with respect, and in the proper manner.
Ammunition: Explosives & Guns	Do NOT place in the garbage cart. Not collected or accepted by Solid Waste & Recycling or with a voucher at the South Transfer Station. Disposal with garbage is prohibited.Call your local police precinct for proper disposal. If you find ammunition that is corroded or appears unsafe due to how it was stored or an item that may be an explosive, do not move it--call 911. 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.
Animals: Deceased Pets Farm Animals Road Kill	Call Minneapolis 311. Disposal with garbage is prohibited. Do NOT place in the garbage cart. This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling or accepted at the South Transfer Station. Pets: Contact a veterinarian, cremation service, pet cemetary, or humane society. Farm Animals: Call the MN Board of Animal Health. Road Kill: Call the road authority that has immediate responsibility.  This will either be Hennepin County or the City's Street Department. Rendering Services: Call the Minnesota Board of Animal Health.
Answering Machines	If the answering machine contains a battery, remove the battery. Hennepin County's HHW and & Drop-Off Facilities will accept for recycling. If unable to deliver to Hennepin County, bag and place the answering machine inside the garbage cart. Please remember to recycle the battery by placing it in a plastic bag on top of your recycling cart.
Ant Poison	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.
Antifreeze	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.
Appliances	This item collected on recycling week only. 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
Arm Chair	This item collected on garbage pickup day. Limit of 2 large items per garbage day. Place next to the garbage car on garbage day. Please post a sign or write on the item "For Solid Waste".	Large Item	Donate
Asbestos	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. For additional information, call: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at (651) 296-6300. Or Look in the Yellow Pages under "Asbestos Removal".
Ashes (Fireplace, Fire pit, Grill)	Double bag and place inside the garbage cart. Make sure the ashes have cooled before double bagging.
Asphalt Sealer	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.
Asphalt Shingles	Disposal with garbage is prohibited. Do NOT place in the garbage cart. 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
Asphalt, Concrete, Cement	Disposal with garbage is prohibited. Do NOT place in the garbage cart. 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
Automobile Cars, Trucks, Pickups	This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling or accepted at the South Transfer Station. Check the Yellow Page under "Scrap Metals" or "Junk Yards", for disposal options, or see "Donate".		Donate
Automobile Fluids	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. By state law, a person cannot place brake fluid, motor oil, oil filters, power steering fluid, or transmission fluid in the garbage, on the land, in water, down a sewer, or in the storm drain. Some automotive service Stations accept automotive fluids and oil filters, usually for a fee.
Automobile Parts	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. Check the Yellow Page under "Scrap Metals". Fenders, doors, engine blocks, etc. can be brought to a scrap metal dealer for recycling.
Automobile Tires	Disposal with garbage is prohibited. Do NOT place in the garbage cart. Solid Waste does NOT pickup this item. Item accepted at South Transfer Station with a voucher. Vouchers are available to customers of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling, see Voucher Program for details. Any store that sell tires is requireded by state law to take them back; they may charge a disposal fee.	Voucher

Last updated Aug 26, 2014

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