Disposal guide

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.

Disposal method: Hazardous waste, Garbage

Bring full or partly full aerosol cans to a Hennepin County Drop-off facility. 

Hazardous spray cans include

• butane
• penetrants
• hair spray
• bug spray
• spray paint

Items marked Caution, Caustic, Corrosive, Danger, Flammable, Poison, Volatile, or Warning are considered hazardous waste.

Bag and put empty spray cans from hazardous products in the garbage.  

Put empty spray cans from non-hazardous products in your recycling cart.

This includes items like

• spray cheese
• whipped cream
• shaving cream
• sun screen
• air fresheners

Full or partially full spray cans are a safety hazard for collection crews.

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

• South Transfer Station with a voucher
• Hennepin County Drop-off facility
• scrap metal recycler

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

Disposal method: Hazardous waste, Recycle

Bring full or partly full aerosol cans to a Hennepin County Drop-off facility. 

• spray cheese
• whipped cream
• shaving cream
• sun screen
• air fresheners

• butane
• penetrants
• hair spray
• bug spray
• spray paint

Full or partially full spray cans are a safety hazard for collection crews.