Recycling
RECYCLING IS MANDATORY...
Click here to see Recycling Ordinance No. 4
THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS CANNOT be thrown in with trash: | |
Newspaper, Junk Mail & Folding Cartons |
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Corrugated Cardboard |
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Magazines |
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Office Paper |
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Aluminum Cans |
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Tin/Steel Cans |
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Glass Bottles & Jars |
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Plastic Bottles |
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Other Plastics |
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Aseptic Packaging |
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CURBSIDE RECYCLING SERVICE is provided by licensed haulers and they are required by the County to provide this service. Most haulers provide this service free! It’s easy, just call your hauler and ask for it!
THE RECYCLING CENTER
Located next to the Transfer Station at 62236 240th Ave on Co Rd 21 between Kasson and Mantorville.
Hours at the Recycling Center: | |
Open | Monday 8 am to 6 pm Tuesday - Friday 8 am to 3 pm Saturday 8 am to Noon |
Phone | 634-7875 |
The Recycling Center, drop box locations and most haulers accept commingled recycling. This means that recycled materials can be put together in the same container. If you have a hauler - they should provide instructions for their recycling requirements. See below for the drop box locations and if separating is required at the location that you use - please follow instructions on the Drop Boxes.
RURAL DROP-OFF RECYCLING DEPOTS are available for people that do not have curbside recycling service. The Depots are available at the following locations around the County:
Township | Location |
Berne -Everything commingled in one box. |
next to the church building |
Claremont - Cardboard and paper separated in one box and all other recycling in the 2nd box. | by the City Shop |
Dodge Center - Cardboard and paper separated in one box and all other recycling in the 2nd box. | North of the City Maintenance Shop |
Hayfield - Cardboard and paper separated in one box and all other recycling in the 2nd box. | next to the Co Shed, N of Hwy 30 on Center St |
Kasson/Mantorville - Separate cardboard. All other items can go together. | Gate C at the Recycling Center |
West Concord- Cardboard and paper separated in one box and all other recycling in the 2nd box. | east side of the liquor store |
Ellington, Old Concord, Westfield and Vernon - Everything commingled in one box. | Township halls |
RECYCLING CENTER DROP BOXES
PLEASE read the signs for what can and cannot go in the drop boxesboxes. Please be sure to remove any styrofoam and plastic from cardboard boxes before putting them into the recycling bin. Thank you. |
PLEASE NOTE: Misuse of these containers may result in their removal.
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ELECTRONIC WASTE cannot go in the trash.
E-waste Fees:
- $15 for TV/Monitors
- $5 for all other e-waste
- If the item is broken down or taken apart an additional $25 special handling fee will be charged.
- Fees are subject to change.
For further information call 507-634-7875.
BRING YOUR UNWANTED CLOTHING AND SHOES TO A USAGAIN BIN AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: |
- Dodge County Recycling Center located on the south
side of the building.
- Hayfield by the Recycling drop boxes.
- Claremont by the Recycling drop boxes.
- West Concord by the Recycling drop boxes.
2014 Household Hazardous Waste collection has been suspended for 2014 in Dodge County. See schedule on HHW web page: click here for link to HHW web page or take items to the Olmsted County Hazardous Waste Facility at 305 Silver Creek Rd NE Rochester, MN.
Minnesota Materials Exchange - The Minnesota Materials Exchange program is a free service that links organizations that have reusable goods they no longer need to those who can use them. By providing a business reuse network, the Materials Exchange program helps prevent usable materials from becoming waste. Click here to visit the website.