What To Do List - F
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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Fans: Metal and Plastic | If unable to donate, fans are accepted as a large item. Metal fans are 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. | ||
Fast Food Containers | See Paper Recycling. |
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Fax Machine | 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. Go to Hennepin County's Green Disposal Guide for commercial information. | ||
Fertilizer | 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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Fiberglass Insulation | Small amounts of fiberglass can be bagged and placed inside the garbage cart. Dry and clean insulation removed during re-modeling can be reused. Fiberglass is accepted at the South Transfer Station. A voucher is required. Vouchers are for Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling customers only. See Voucher Program for details. Go to Hennepin County's Green Disposal Guide for additional information. | Small amount only
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File Cabinet: Metal or Wood | If unable to donate, file cabinets are accepted as a large item. | ||
File Folders | See Paper Recycling. |
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Fire Extinguishers | 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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Fireplace Ashes | Double bag and place inside the garbage cart. Make sure the ashes have cooled before double bagging. |
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Fireworks | 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 or 911 for proper disposal. If you find an item that may be an explosive, do not move it--call 911. If the item reads: Caution, Caustic, Corrosive, Danger, Flammable, Poison, Volatile, Warning - this would be an indication that it is a Hazardous Waste product and needs proper disposal. Go to Hennepin County's Green Disposal Guide for additional information. |
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Filters | Furnace Filter: Place in garbage. Water purification filter: Filters that contain activated carbon may be placed in the garbage. Motor Oil Filter: See Motor Oil & Oil Filters. | ||
Flags | If unable to donate, bag and place inside the garbage cart. American Flag: Do NOT place in the garbage cart. Contact your local American Legion, who dispose of American Flags with respect, and in the proper manner. |  | Donate |
Flares | 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 or 911 for proper disposal. If you find an item that may be an explosive, do not move it--call 911. If the item reads: Caution, Caustic, Corrosive, Danger, Flammable, Poison, Volatile, Warning - this would be an indication that it is a Hazardous Waste product and needs proper disposal. Go to Hennepin County's Green Disposal Guide for additional information. |
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Flooring | Item accepted at South Transfer Station with a voucher. Vouchers are available to customers of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling, see Voucher Program for details. | ||
Fluorescent Lamps: Non-incandescent | 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. Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) can now be recycled at Menards or Home Depot. Only CFL are accepted. It is illegal to throw CFLs in the garbage due to the presence of a small amount of mercury. For more information on your recycling options, visit earth911.org or www.pca.state.mn.us . Recycling: Call a nearby retailer or hardware store to see if they accept fluorescent lamps for recycling. Check Xcel Energy's program for participating retailers. |
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Food Scraps | This item is compostable and should be placed in your organics recycling cart in a compostable bag (paper bag or certified compostable plastic) for collection. Residents may also bring compostable items to the organics drop-off sites located around the City. Fruit and vegetable scraps can be composted in your backyard in a composting bin (see Home Composting for more information). If the above options are not feasible, bag and place inside the garbage cart. |
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Freezer | 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". Limit of 2 large items per recycling week. Item will be picked up on next business day after recycling day. | ||
Freon | 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 larger tanks of freon, call JR's Appliance at (651) 454-9215. |
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Frozen Food Boxes & Trays | Do NOT place in organics recycling cart. Frozen food boxes without a thick plastic lining may be placed in the recycling cart. See Paper Recycling for how to identify if there's a thick plastic lining. If the box has a thick plastic lining or a foil lining, bag and place in the garbage cart. |
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Fuel Tanks | 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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Furnace | Item accepted at South Transfer Station with a voucher. Vouchers are available to customers of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling. See Voucher Program for details. | ||
Furniture | If unable to donate, furniture can be accepted as a large item. Metal: Items that are more than 50% metal are collected on recycling week only. Place the item next to the garbage cart on the recycling day. Please post a sign or write on the item "For Solid Waste". Limit of 2 large items per recycling week. Item will be picked up on next business day after recycling day. If the furniture is in usable condition, consider donating it to an organization that helps provide household goods to low-income families. Here are several locations that will accept usable household furniture for donation: Bridging - Bloomington, MN (952-888-1105) & Roseville, MN (651-631-3255) | ||
Fuses | Bag and place inside the garbage cart. |
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Last updated Mar 16, 2017
