Garbage

Garbage

Start, Stop or Change Service

If you are going to be a new owner or renter, please call Utility Billing at (952) 924-2111, option 5, to have someone check to be sure the previous resident has called to cancel service and that there are no past due amounts on the account. The Utility Billing department can let you know what level of garbage service is currently in place as well...

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About Garbage Collection

Garbage is collected weekly on the same day as recycling and yard waste. Garbage must be set out by 7am to ensure collection. If you believe your garbage was missed, please call Waste Management at (763) 783-5423.

The following links provide more information about garbage collection:

• Bulk Item Collection
• Cart Placement & Storage
• Collection Day Map
• Collection Rates & Fees
• Commercial Collection
• Disclosure Statement
• Educational Tags
• History of Garbage in the Park
• Holiday Collection
• Setup or Change Garbage Service
• Walkup Service for Garbage
• Waste Management

Contact
Public Works
Municipal Service Center | 7305 Oxford Street | St. Louis Park, MN 55426
P: (952) 924-2555 | F: (952) 924-2560 | info@stlouispark.org

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Waste Management

The City provides residential garbage and yard waste service through a contract with Waste Management.

Garbage and Yard Waste Contact Information:

• Waste Management's Customer Service Hotline: (763) 783-5423
• Email: stlouispark@wm.com
• Website: www.wmtwincities.com

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Educational Tags - Garbage

The City requires Waste Management to leave educational tags on your garbage cart for improperly prepared garbage.

Improperly prepared garbage includes:

• garbage that is not bagged;
• has yard waste mixed in;
• is overfilling the cart;
• not using extra refuse stickers for extra bags of garbage outside your cart;
• setting garbage in the street/alley or on the sidewalk; or
• having bulk items set out without prepayment or a scheduled collection.

Call Waste Management Customer Service Hotline at (763) 783-5423 or email them at wm@stlouispark.org if you receive a tag and have questions.

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Cart Placement & Storage

• The grassy area of your boulevard between the street and sidewalk
• Your driveway
• On your property next to your garage if you have alley collection
• On your property adjacent to the alley

Please put carts away promptly once your garbage has collected. If you must store your carts outdoors, please be considerate and store them where they are least visible to your neighbors. The city requires that carts are not stored adjacent to the street, and at least four feet from interior lot lines.

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Bulk Item Collection

There may be times when you have items that cannot be donated, recycled, or do not fit inside your garbage cart with the lid closed.  Waste Management offers easy disposal solutions for many of these difficult to get rid of items such as large broken toys, carpet, mattresses, furniture, general junk, and construction / remodeling materials.

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Commercial Collection

Small businesses, with similar needs as residential customers, are invited to sign-up to participate in the residential solid waste collection program. Requirements to participate are: waste can be collected with garbage carts, recycling can be collected in 18 gallon open bins, businesses are located adjacent to city residential customers, and collection...

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Mixed Municipal Solid Waste Deposit Disclosure

You may be responsible for any liability that results from contamination at a facility where your waste has been deposited. Minnesota believes that its waste management system provides substantially more financial and environmental protection than depositing waste in landfills in other states. Managing your waste in Minnesota may minimize your potential...

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Walkup Service for Garbage

Walkup service is where the driver collects your garbage at a location on your property other than at the curb or alley.  Residents can sign up for this extra service by calling Waste Management at (763) 783-5423. The fee for garbage walk-up service is $3 per month, plus taxes and fees, and will be billed directly to the customer by Waste...

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Holiday Collection

If a holiday falls on the weekend, there will be no delayed collection. If a holiday falls during the week, collection will be delayed by one day all week through Saturday (9am through 6pm). Collection is only affected by the 6 holidays listed below. Collection remains the same on all other holidays throughout the year such as Martin Luther King...

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Collection Rates & Fees

Residents can choose their level of garbage service based on the cart size. The service level you select should be large enough so all your garbage fits inside the cart with the lid completely closed. The standard quarterly rate does not cover the collection of garbage that does not fit easily in your cart when the lid is closed. Three cart sizes...

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