Collection service providers

• City staff pick up from half of residential customers.
• The City contracts with Minneapolis Refuse Inc. (MRI) to pick up from the other half.

Contact us with questions

Call Solid Waste & Recycling's office

Our collection customers

• 107,000 residential dwelling units (1-4 unit buildings)
• Approximately 200 larger residential or commercial properties
• Neighborhood parks
• City buildings

Note: Other buildings may be able to opt-in to City-provided collection services. 

Learn more about collection for businesses and large buildings

Collection services

We offer the following collection services.

• Garbage (weekly)
• Recycling (every other week)
• Organics recycling (weekly)
• Large items (weekly / every other week)
• Yard waste (weekly, mid-April through mid-November)

More services information

Solid Waste & Recycling fees

Pickup fees are on your monthly City of Minneapolis utility bill. 

See the rates and fees

Vouchers

Customers get vouchers to bring waste to our South Transfer Station. 

• Garbage
• Large items (appliances, electronics, mattresses, metal items)
• Building materials
• Tires

Other services

We also:

• Offer community cleanup programs for you to help us keep the city clean
• Pick up 500 litter containers placed at bus shelters and throughout the city
• Track and remove graffiti
• Track and provide options for illegally dumped items
• Provide education and outreach for:
  • Community events
  • Multi-units buildings
• Offer container rentals for events

Recyclable materials processing

• Recycling is sorted into 12-15 categories.
• Organics and yard waste are brought to a transfer station within city limits. Semi-trucks are filled with yard waste and organics. The semi-trucks drive to a commercial composting facility.
• Large metal items and appliances are disassembled by City staff. The metal is sold to scrap metal vendors for recycling.

• Mattresses are collected and disassembled for recycling
• Electronics are transferred via semi-truck for recycling.
• Tires can only be dropped-off at the South Transfer Station. They are recycled.

Material disposal for residential garbage

Residential garbage is brought to the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC).

HERC is a a waste-to-energy facility owned by Hennepin County in downtown Minneapolis.

Material disposal for building materials

Building materials are brought by customers to the South Transfer Station.

Some are recycled and some are landfilled.  Non-recyclable building materials go to a construction and demolition landfill.

We do not pickup building materials

• You cannot put building materials out for pickup at your home. We will not pick them up.
• You must bring them to the South Transfer Station with a voucher or a private landfill.

Overview

Our office completes studies to determine:

• How well we're doing at recycling and composting
• Opportunities to increase diversion
• Understand opinions and barriers from our customers

Recent studies include

• 2022 Organics Recycling Back-of-Truck Sorts
• 2022 Waste Characterization and Capture Rate Study
• 2020 COVID-19 Waste Behavior Survey Results
• 2019 Multi-unit Recycling Study
• 2018 Resident Survey Results

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