Garbage & Recycling
There's a proper place for all your
waste in Olmsted County!
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SEASONAL NEWS
Memorial Day Holiday Hours
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Christmas Tree Recycling - Christmas trees will be accepted from December 26 through March 31. Residents may take their trees to the Olmsted County Compost Site, located near 305 Silver Creek Road in Rochester. Please remove lights, ornaments, stands and tinsel. No wreaths or artificial trees. Drop off is free of charge. Trees will be chipped into mulch. Some of the resulting mulch will be available to residents free of charge in the spring. The free mulch for 2012 is gone.
- Christmas trees will be accepted from December 26 through March 31. Residents may take their trees to the Olmsted County Compost Site, located near 305 Silver Creek Road in Rochester. Please remove lights, ornaments, stands and tinsel. No wreaths or artificial trees. Drop off is free of charge. Trees will be chipped into mulch. Some of the resulting mulch will be available to residents free of charge in the spring.
The free mulch for 2012 is gone.
For additional information contact Olmsted County Environmental Resources at 507-328-7070.
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NOTICE OF AMENDED ORDINANCE
On March 27, 2012 the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners approved revisions to Solid Waste Ordinance #10 and the Solid Waste Fee Schedule. The full text of the revised ordinance and Solid Waste Ordinance #10 is available for viewing at the Ordinance link on this page.
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OLMSTED COUNTY
INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Recycling
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Waste Reduction/Education
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Yard Waste Composting
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Waste-to-Energy
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Hazardous Waste Management
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Landfilling
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Olmsted County, utilizes an integrated approach to solid waste management to make the most beneficial use of what is thrown away. Click on the above photos for more information about each of the components.
For more information call the Olmsted County Public Works Department at 507-328-7070 or call the Garbage and Recycling Information Line 507-328-7077 (24-hours).
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Holiday Hours - 2012