May garden tool swap event

You can donate or take garden tools and equipment at our free garden tool swaps.

About this event

Join us and your fellow Minneapolis gardeners

Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling and community partners will hold our sixth annual citywide swap event.

  • You can donate or pick up garden tools and plant related equipment at no cost.
  • From first time gardeners to those with green thumbs, all are welcome at this free event.
  • You can attend the garden tool swap at many locations in Minneapolis.

See event details

Garden tools across grass

What to bring

hand tools, shovels, flower pots, lawn decor at a garden tool swap

Items to bring

  • Garden and yard tools (shovels, trowels, rakes, pitchforks, hoses, hose reels, etc.)
  • Pots and planters (wood, terracotta, decorative plastic) - free of any soil or dirt
  • Potting soil/mix (unused, bagged)
  • Gardening and plant books
  • Garden art and décor
  • Bird houses and feeders (unused or sanitized)

See sanitization instructions

Not accepted

  • Chemicals of any kind (fertilizers, pesticides, weed killer, bug killers, etc.)
  • Mower or power tools
  • Broken items
  • Items too large to carry
  • Used soil from your yard or garden (empty any soil from pots before bringing them to the swap)

Event details

Saturday, April 11

Saturday, April 18

Saturday, May 2

Saturday, May 16

Garden tool swap event information

You can see more details and locations for the garden tool swap event.
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Contact us

Solid Waste & Recycling

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Email Solid Waste & Recycling

Phone

612-673-2917

Address

Eastside Maintenance Facility
2635 University Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418

Office hours

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday

This building is closed to the public.