Recycling
sort: title | dateAbout Recycling Collection
updated: Friday, January 27, 2012Recycling is collected weekly on the same day as garbage and yard waste. Recycling must be set out by 7am to ensure collection. If you believe your recycling was missed, please call Eureka Recycling at (651) 222-7678.
There is no additional cost for recycling collection – it is included in your standard garbage collection rate.
The following links provide more information about recycling collection:
- Bins
- Educational Tags
- Find your Collection Day
- Get Caught Recycling Award
- Holiday Collection
- How to Prepare Recycling
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
Annual Recycling Report
updated: Monday, December 12, 2011Interested in learning more about your curbside collection or how your materials are processed? Find out by reading the 2010 Annual Recycling Report. This report only includes tonnages collected by Eureka Recycling at the curb. Additional recyclable materials are collected throughout the year during the annual clean up events and bulk...
Bins
updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011The City provides free green recycling bins for residents to use for setting recyclables for curbside collection. Please do not use plastic bags (except for clothes and linens). Call the City at (952) 924-2555 if you need additional recycling bins.
When you move, leave the recycling bin for the new occupants. Bins are the property of the City of St. Louis Park - not the individual resident.
Educational Tags - Recycling
updated: Wednesday, November 23, 2011The City requires Eureka Recycling to leave educational tags in your recycling bin for improperly prepared recycling. Improperly prepared recycling includes items such as: non-recyclable items, materials are not sorted correctly (papers vs. containers), or placing materials in plastic bags instead of in the bin or in a paper bag.
Electronic Media Recycling
updated: Tuesday, January 31, 2012Hennepin County is the first local option to accept such a wide variety of electronic media for recycling. In the first month of the program, 700 pounds of media have been collected for recycling at the drop-off facilities. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that every month approximately 100,000 pounds of CDs become obsolete in...
Eureka Recycling
updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011The City provides residential recycling service through a contract with Eureka Recycling.
Recycling Contact Information:
- Eureka's Recycling Hotline: (651) 222-SORT (7678)
- Email: info@eurekarecycling.org
- Website: www.eurekarecycling.org
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Get Caught Recycling
updated: Thursday, December 29, 2011The Get Caught Recycling Program began in December 2003 and rewards residents who properly recycle. Each month, the Solid Waste Field Inspector randomly selects 2 addresses that have at least one full recycling bin set out for collection. The winners receive a one-time $50 credit on their utility bill (if in good standing), and a reusable bag...
Holiday Lights Recycling
updated: Tuesday, January 17, 2012Tired of your old holiday decor? Want to update your decorations with efficient LED lights? Or maybe you want to finally get rid of the tangled mess of holiday light strings and cords that no longer work. Instead of tossing them in the trash, bring them to the Rec Center for FREE recycling!
It's easy! Stop by the St. Louis Park Rec Center to drop-off your old holiday light strings, lighted yard decorations and electrical cords (including telephone and extension cords). A designated bin is located next to the customer service desk inside the Rec Center. Items can be dropped off during business hours through January 15, 2012.
Every part of the light string will be recycled and you'll be providing employment training and job opportunities through PPL Industries and ATHC where workers who have social, economic and physical barriers are taught basic employment skills .
Ace Hardware and Xcel Energy have partnered with the Recycling Association of Minnesota and WCCO-TV to present the statewide Recycle Your Holidays campaign.
For more information contact the Rec Center at (952) 924-2540.
Opt Out of Phone Books
updated: Monday, September 26, 2011Tired of phone books piling up on your front doorstep, especially if you don't use them anymore? Opting out is even better than recycling.
A new website recently debuted that allows you to stop phone book deliveries with a just few clicks of a mouse . The website, donttrashthephonebook.org, is a joint effort by Yellow Pages Association, Conservation Minnesota, and local phone book publishers Dex One, Super Media and Yellowbook.
Interesting Fact: Telephone directories were banned from disposal in municipal solid waste (MSW) in Minnesota in 1992 (Minn. Stat. § 115A.951).
Unwanted phone books can be placed in your bin for collection. Contact Eureka Recycling at (651) 222-SORT (7678) for more information on how to recycle phone books.
Pizza Box Recycling
updated: Friday, December 16, 2011Cardboard is a valuable material, and makes up a significant part of the paper recycling stream. However, pizza boxes have not historically been accepted for recycling in Eureka Recycling’s program because there was a concern that the oil and grease left behind in them could affect the paper manufacturing process and the quality of the recycled...
Pumpkin Recycling
updated: Monday, December 19, 2011Pumpkin Recycling is FREE and Good for the Environment!
Waste Management will start collecting pumpkins on Tuesday, November 1 and end when yard waste collection ends.
Residents are asked to place their pumpkins next to yard waste bags, or branch bundles, on their regular garbage collection day, by 7am. If pumpkins are bagged, please remember to use compostable bags and limit the weight to less than 40 pounds per bag.
All candles, candle wax, paint and decorations must be removed. Pumpkins will be composted along with yard waste at a commercial facility.
Contact Waste Management at (763) 783-5423 or Public Works at (952) 924-2555 for more information.
Additional Resources
St. Louis Park Holiday Collection Schedule
St. Louis Park Solid Waste Collection Information
Pumpkins are too Cool!
Recycle Your Cell Phone or Printer Cartridge
updated: Tuesday, January 03, 2012Recycling Association of Minnesota has provided the City of St. Louis Park with collection boxes to recycle the following items: cell phones, PDA's, iPods, MP3 players, and printer inkjet cartridges. These collection boxes are located at City Hall, the Recreation Center, Westwood Hills Nature Center and the Municipal Service Center. For more information...
Recycling Recovery Rate Study
updated: Monday, January 30, 2012In May 2009, recycling and waste sorts were conducted in two suburban communities in Hennepin County – St. Louis Park and Minnetonka. Each sort was one week long, with the primary objective of determining the recycling recovery rate of materials in curbside recycling programs and assessing the potential to increase it.
The recycling recovery rate is the ratio of the amount of material recycled by the resident to the total recyclable material in both the waste cart and the recycling bin. The findings could then be used to target materials for future recycling education efforts.
St. Louis Park Conclusions
- Of the recyclables set out by residents, 64.8% was paper, 32.4% was containers, and 2.7% was combined trash/organics. Household batteries, consumer electronics and HHW/problem materials accounted for less than 0.1% as did clothes/linens.
- The most predominant materials in the curbside recyclables were newspapers/inserts (29.3%) and glass bottles/jars (23.5%).
- Of the waste cart contents, 10.3% was recyclable paper and 4.6% were containers.
- Of the recyclables remaining in the waste carts, those that were found in the largest amounts included:
- Newspapers/Inserts – 2.4%
- Glass Bottles/Jars – 2.1%
- Office Paper/Mail – 1.8%.
- Comparing the recyclables from the curbside program with the recyclables found in the waste carts, five categories have a recycling recovery rate of 75% or greater including:
- Newspapers/Inserts – 89.8%
- Glass Bottles/Jars – 89.1%
- Phone Books – 79.6%
- Corrugated Cardboard – 79.2%
- Magazines/Catalogs – 78.5%
- Organics (food waste, non‐recyclable paper, and yard waste) accounted for 42.0% of the contents of the waste carts.
Additional information can be found in the Hennepin County Suburban Recycling Recovery Rate Study.
Recycling Resources
updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011Arc Greater Twin Cities
Container Recycling Institute
Eureka Recycling
Hennepin County A to Z Disposal Guide
National Crayon Recycling Program
Packing Peanuts
Preserve Gimme 5 Program
Recycle Caps with Aveda
Recycle More Minnesota
RethinkRecycling
Run the Planet
Twin Cities Free Market
Recyclopedia
updated: Friday, December 16, 2011If you'd like some pointers on how to properly dispose of an item, take a look at St. Louis Park's Recyclopedia. The booklet is updated every 2 years and provides information on how to recycle, donate and properly dispose of a wide range of materials. For a free copy, call Public Works at (952) 924-2555 or e-mail pworks@stlouispark.org...
Sorting
updated: Friday, January 27, 2012Please sort your recycling into two categories, Bottles & Cans and Paper & Cardboard. Your materials must be sorted into these two sorting categories to make sure they can be recycled. Place recycling materials in city recycling bins. Paper bags may be used to separate your materials inside the bins. Please do not use plastic...
Walkup Service for Recycling
updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011Walkup service is where the driver collects your recycling at a location on your property other than at the curb or alley. The fee for recycling walk-up service is $3 per month and will be billed directly to the customer by Eureka Recycling on an annual basis. Residents can sign up for this extra service by calling Eureka Recycling at...
Wheel Kits
updated: Monday, September 26, 2011Free Recycling Bin Wheel Kits are Available!
Wheel kits are available to residents on the city’s residential recycling program.
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What are Wheel Kits?
Wheel kits make it easier for residents to move their bins from the house to the curb. A wheel kit consists of 2 wheels, an axle, rope handle, related hardware, and instructions. Existing recycling bins will require holes to be drilled to install the axel/wheels.
How do I get a Wheel Kit?
Call Public Works at (952) 924-2555 to order a free wheel kit. City staff will drop off wheel kits and instructions at your residence on your collection day. Residents will be responsible for doing the installation.
What if my Wheel Kit Breaks?
Call Public Works at (952) 924-2555 to order a free replacement wheel kit. City staff will drop off the replacement kit at your residence on your collection day. Residents will be responsible for doing the re-installation.
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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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Phone Numbers
Garbage & Yardwaste
(763) 783-5423
Recycling
(651) 222-7678
Solid Waste Program
(952) 924-2555
On This Page
- About Recycling
- Annual Recycling Report
- Bins
- Educational Tags
- Electronic Media
- Eureka Recycling
- Get Caught Recycling
- Holiday Lights Recycling
- Phone Books
- Pizza Box Recycling
- Pumpkin Recycling
- Recycle Your Cell Phone or Printer Cartridge
- Recycling Study
- Recycling Resources
- Recyclopedia
- Sorting
- Walkup Service for Recycling
- Wheel Kits
- Plastics Recycling