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RECYCLING IS MANDATORY…
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FOLLOWING MATERIALS CANNOT be thrown
in with trash: |
| Newspaper,
Junk Mail & Folding Cartons |
- Bundle in paper sacks, do not tie, NO PLASTIC
BAGS, please!
- Include inserts from newspaper & all types
of envelopes
- Folding cartons are cereal or cracker-type
boxes, etc.
- NO waxy coating boxes (i.e. frozen & microwave
food, milk cartons)
- NO tissue paper, napkins, towels
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| Corrugated
Cardboard |
- Layered with a wavy center
- Flatten & bundle together
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| Magazines |
- Bundle in paper sacks, do not tie & NO
PLASTIC Bags, please!
- Include other glossy paper
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Office
Paper
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- Notebook, copy & computer paper, letterhead,
envelopes, etc.
- Bundle in paper sacks - NO PLASTIC BAGS, please!
- Bright colored paper accepted
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| Aluminum
Cans |
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| Tin/Steel
Cans |
- Rinse and remove loose lids
- Remove labels
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| Glass
Bottles & Jars |
- NO LIDS....Please!
- Rinse clean
- No ceramic dishes or mugs, window glass or
plexiglas, light bulbs, glassware or Pyrex
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| Plastic
Bottles |
- NARROW NECK Bottles only
- NO LIDS...Please!!
- Rinse clean & crush to save space
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Electronic Waste cannot go in the trash.
E-waste Fee:
- $15 for TV/Monitor 19” or smaller
- $20 for TV/Monitor 20” or bigger
- $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.
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 |
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!
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 |
next to
the church building |
| Claremont |
next to
the Fire Hall |
| Dodge
Center |
North of the City Maintenance Shop |
| Hayfield |
next to
the Co Shed, N of Hwy 30 on Center St |
| Kasson/Mantorville |
Gate C
at the Recycling Center |
| West Concord |
behind
the liquor store |
| Ellington,
Old Concord, Westfield and Vernon Township Halls |
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All Household Hazardous Waste collection has been suspended for 2009 in Dodge County. See schedule on HHW web page:
click here for link to HHW web page
Minnesota Materials Exchange
http://www.mnexchange.org
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.
Other helpful links: http://www.ourearth.org/
COMPOSTING
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