What To Do List - M
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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| Item | What to do | Handle As | Donate |
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Mace or Pepper Spray | 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. |
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Magazines and catalogs | Place in recycling cart. | | |
Office paper, envelopes, manila folders, notebook paper, Post-It Notes®. Place in recycling cart. | | ||
Mattress | EFFECTIVE July 23, 2012 - Mattresses are now collected on RECYCLING WEEK ONLY. Limit of 2 large items per recycling week. Place next to your garbage cart on recycling week only. Please post a sign or write on the item "For Solid Waste". Will be picked up then next business day after recycling day. | ||
Medical Waste | 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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Medication & Prescriptions | Garbage waste is burn daily, so therefore it's ok to place unsued medications in your cart, but before doing so, see precautions below. NEVER flush your unused medications. Precautions: -Keep the medication in its original container. The labels may contain safety information and the caps are typically childproof. Leaving the content information clearly visible, cover the patient's name with permanent maker. -Modify the contents to discourage consumption.-add a small amount of vinegar to pills or capsules to at least partially dissolve them. -Liquid medications: add enough table salt, flour, or nontoxic powdered spice, such as mustard to make a pungent, unsightly mixture that discourages anyone from eating it. -Blister packs: wrap packages containing pills in opaque tape like duct tape. -Seal and conceal. Tape the medication container lid shut with packing or duct tape and put it inside a non-transparent bag or container such as an empty yogurt or margarine tub to ensure that the contents cannot be seen. Do not conceal medicines in food products because they could be inadvertently consumed by wildlife scavengers. -Discard the container in your garbage can—do not place in the recycling bin. More details go to: MN Pollution control Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fact sheet. | | |
Medication Bottles (empty) | EMPTY medications bottles only. Scratch off or remove patients label and place in recycling cart. |  | |
Mercury and Mercury Switches | 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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Metal Box/Bed Springs, Cloth Box/Bed Springs. | Metal box/bed Springs are collected 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. | ||
Metal Drums | This item collected on recycling week only. Drum must be open and completely empty. Place next to the garbage cart on the recycling day. | ||
Metal Items | Metal items 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". Will be picked up the next business day ONLY on the recycling week. | ||
Metal Shelves | This item collected on recycling week only. Shelving must be less than six (6) feet in length and bundled. Bundles not to exceed 40 lbs. | ||
Microwave | 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. | ||
Microwave Dinner Boxes, Containers, Trays | Bag and place inside the garbage cart. | | |
Milk Cartons | Food & beverage cartons (milk, juice, soup, broth, wine). Rinse and place in recycling cart. | | |
Mineral Spirits | 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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Mirrors | Small pieces can be double bagged and placed inside the cart. Place larger pieces next to the garbage cart. Please post a sign or write on the item "For Solid Waste". Limit of 2 large items per garbage day. | ||
Molds: Plastic | Item accepted at South Transfer Station with a voucher. Vouchers are available to customers of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling, see Voucher Program for details. | ||
Monitor: Computer | 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. | ||
Moth Balls | 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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Motor: empty containers, Oil and Oil Filters | 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. This includes empty motor oil containers. |
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Motors: Household Appliances | ONLY household type motors such as a dryer, lawn mower, snow blower, washing machine or weed trimmer motors. 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. All other motors, check the Yellow Page under "scrap metals". Can be brought to a scrap metal dealer for recycling. | ||
Motorcycles | 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. |
Last updated May. 17, 2013