Disposal guide

Disposal method: Large recyclable item pick up, Drop-off

• South Transfer Station with a voucher
• Hennepin County Drop-off Facility

Disposal method: Recycle, Organics

Remove plastic that keeps the top of the box from touching the pizza and put it in the garbage. If there is only a little bit of oil or grease, the pizza box can be recycled. If there is a lot of oil and grease, the pizza box should be put in your organics recycling cart. 

Pizza boxes should be recycled if they can be. Paper can be recycled up to seven times. The paper in a pizza box has another life left as a piece of paper. 

See Accepted recycling

Pizza boxes do not need to have the BPI certification on them to be composted.

See Accepted organics

Disposal method: Large recyclable item pick up

There are building material reuse stores in the City. Search online to find one and call for drop-off information.

Disposal method: Garbage, Drop-off

Disposal method: Garbage

Save for reuse or donate if usable. If unable to reuse, bag and put in your garbage cart. 

Post on a neighborhood social media platform to see if anyone in your neighborhood is interested for reuse. Some local shipping stores may also accept for reuse.

Foam is made of #6 (PS) plastic. No foam of any kind: egg cartons, cups, plates, peanuts, or other #6 plastics is able to be recycled. Polystyrene (#6) plastic has very weak to non-existing markets.