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Recycling Center Plus
The Olmsted County Recycling Center Plus offers "one-stop" service to individuals who want to transport their own garbage and recyclables.
Located at 305 Silver Creek Road NE-Rochester
Open 8 a.m. -5 p.m. Monday through Saturday (except for legal holidays)
Recyclable items accepted free of charge at the Recycling Center Plus are:
- Aluminum cans (buy-back)
- Clear glass bottles and jars (no window glass, dishware or ceramics)
- Green, brown and other colored glass bottles and jars
- Corrugated cardboard (clean only)
- Boxboard (i.e. cereal, cake and cracker boxes)
- Office paper
- Newspaper,
- Magazines
- Telephone books
- Plastic bottles #1 and #2 (with a neck)
- Tin food cans, EMPTY aerosol and paint cans
- Clean scrap iron, aluminum, copper, brass and stainless steel
The Recycling Center Plus also accepts waste (for a fee) from those who wish to haul their own garbage.Waste brought to the Recycling Center Plus is later transferred to Olmsted County waste disposal facilities.
Items accepted for a fee at the Recycling Center Plus are things like:
- Garbage
- Appliances (recycled)
- Bikes
- Carpeting
- Computer systems (recycled)
- Construction materials
- Drywall
- Furniture
- Grills
- Lawn mowers (empty of fluids)
- Mattresses
- TVs (recycled)
- Tires (recycled)
The operating hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
For more information call 507 328-7070.
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Materials required to be recycled in Olmsted County are:
- Corrugated cardboard
- Aluminum cans
- Newspaper
- Glass bottles and jars
In addition to the above materials, businesses are required to recycle
Other items that may also be recycled are
- Plastic bottles
- Tin/steel cans
- Magazines
- Cereal, cake and cracker boxes
Check with your garbage hauler or recycling center for a complete list and sorting instructions.
Recycling and reducing
Recycling and reducing your waste saves resources.In addition to creating less waste, you may save money on your garbage bill.
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Official Olmsted County Website
Location:
Health and the Environment > Garbage & Recycling > Recycling Center Plus
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