Organic Recycling Stations in Minneapolis

Are you a resident of Minneapolis or St. Paul looking for a place to dispose of your organic waste? The City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board have opened two Residential Organics Drop-Offs at Pearl Park (414 E Diamond Lake Road) and South Transfer Station (2850 20th Ave S). The South Transfer Station requires that you bring an ID to drop off organic waste and Pearl Park requires a code for the locks, accessible once you sign up at the City's organics website.

3 SIMPLE Steps for Organics Waste Recycling

1. Collect organics in compostable bags (paper or plastic) from your kitchen, bathroom and laundry room.
2. Bring your bagged organics to the drop-off site.
3. Place the bagged organics into the organic carts during hours of operation.
South Transfer Station: Tuesday 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
                                    Wednesday-Friday 12:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
                                    Saturday 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Pearl Park: Open 24/7

Organics include:

• Food Scraps
• Fruits and vegetables
• Meat, fish and bones
• Bread, pasta and baked goods
• Egg shells
• Dairy products

• Food-Soiled Paper
• All paper, non-plastic lined plates, cups, bowls
• Paper towels, napkins, facials tissues, tissue paper, paper egg cartons, pizza boxes
• Boxes from refrigerator or freezer not lined with plastic
• Wax, parchment paper and containers

• Other
• Coffee grounds, filters and tea bags
• Tissues, cotton swabs and Q-tips (paper stem only)
• Wood chopsticks, popsicle sticks and toothpicks
• Dryer lint and vacuum cleaner contents
• Floral trimmings and house plants
• Animal, human hair and nail clippings

Information courtesy of City of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling.