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 [email protected] 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 | 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's Green Disposal Guide for additional information. |
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Acorns | Acorns can be included with grass clippings and leaves. Place in bags or in your reusable container. 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. |
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Adhesives | Water-based/latex adhesives may be placed in the garbage. Do not put solvent-based adhesives (labeled 'flammable' in the garbage. Solvent based adhesives are not accepted by Solid Waste & Recycling or at the South Transfer Station. Bring to a Hennepin County Drop-off Facility. |
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Aerosol Cans - empty | Empty aerosol cans that do not contain a flammable product (shaving cream, whipped cream, air freshener) may be placed in your recycling cart. Empty aerosol cans that contain a flammable or hazardous product (butane, penetrants, hair spray, bug spray, spray paint) can be put in your garbage cart. Partially full cans should be brought to a Hennepin County Drop-off Facility for proper disposal and recycling. Go to Hennepin County's Green Disposal Guide for additional information. |
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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. | ||
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's Green Disposal Guide |
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Aluminum - Foil/Pie Tins/Trays | Crunch aluminum foil into a ball at least 3 inches in size and put in your recycling cart. Remove food and place aluminum tins and trays in your recycling cart. |
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Aluminum Cans | Empty and put in your recycling cart. |
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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 you would like recovered by the Police Department call 911 or the non-emergency number for the Police Department. 612-348-2345. |
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Animals: Deceased | Call Minneapolis 311. Disposal with organics recycling or garbage is prohibited. Do NOT place in the organics recycling or garbage carts. This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling or accepted at the South Transfer Station. Pets: Contact a veterinarian, cremation service, pet cemetery, or humane society or call 311 to get in touch with Minneapolis Animal Care and Control. Farm Animals: Call the MN Board of Animal Health. Road Kill: Call the road authority that has immediate responsibility. Call 311 for deceased animals on City streets, Hennepin County for County roads, and MnDOT for State managed roads. Rendering Services: Call the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. |
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Answering Machines | If the answering machine contains a battery, remove the battery. Hennepin County's HHW & Drop-Off Facilities will accept for recycling. If unable to deliver to Hennepin County, bag and place the answering machine inside the garbage cart. |
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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. |
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Antifreeze | Do NOT place in the garbage cart. This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling or accepted at the South Transfer Station. Disposal of liquid antifreeze with garbage is prohibited. Empty antifreeze and other empty automotive fluid bottles may be placed in the trash; they are not accepted with recycling. |
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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. | ||
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". | ||
Asbestos | Asbestos should only be removed by trained professionals. They should take it with them for proper disposal. Do NOT place in the garbage cart. This item NOT collected by Solid Waste & Recycling or accepted at the South Transfer Station. |
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Ashes (Fireplace, Fire pit, Grill) | Ashes should be double bagged and place inside the garbage cart. Make sure the ashes have cooled before double bagging. Ashes are not accepted in the organics program due to chemicals in charcoal and/or lighter fluid. |
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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. |
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Asphalt Shingles | Disposal with garbage is prohibited. Do NOT place in the garbage cart. | ||
Asphalt, Concrete, Cement | Disposal with garbage is prohibited. Do NOT place in the garbage cart. | ||
AutomobileCars, 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". | ||
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
Last updated Dec 24, 2019
