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Appliances may be a pain to dispose of, but many contain hazardous materials, so they need to be recycled. Discarded appliances are second only to automobiles as a source of recycled metals.

Minnesota law requires that all major appliances be either reused or recycled -- it's illegal to put them with your garbage.



Appliances include:
  • Air conditioners
  • Clothes washers and dryers
  • Dehumidifiers
  • Dishwashers
  • Freezers
  • Furnaces
  • Garbage disposals
  • Heat pumps
  • Microwave ovens
  • Ovens
  • Refrigerators
  • Stoves/Ranges
  • Trash compactors
  • Water heaters

Reuse Tips

  • If your appliance is still in working condition, consider posting it on the Twin Cities Free Market, an online service for residents who want to give or get free reusable goods for the home, garage and garden.
  • Contact a local charity to ask about donating your used, functioning appliances. For a list, refer to the yellow pages under "charities".

Disposal Information

When disposing of refrigerators and freezers, be sure to disable all doors to keep children or animals from getting trapped inside. This can be done by removing the door or inside seal, or by bending the hinges so the door no longer closes. For more information on appliance recycling, contact your county:

Anoka County
Carver County
Dakota County
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Washington County

disposal & drop-off sitesdisposal & drop-off sites

A-Plus Appliance

760 Payne Ave.
St. Paul
p: 651-771-0336

Appliance Service

13122 Johnson Memorial Dr.
Shakopee
p: 952-445-2916

B & E Recycling Station Inc

Lead-acid battery drop-off center

Accepts TVs, computers, and any consumer electronics.

Drop off and pick up options available.


Accepts appliances, electronics, recyclables (cans only) and scrap metal.Limited redemption; ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal (fees apply); accepts appliances, batteries and fluorescent lamps
16501 Hwy 10 NW
Elk River
p: 763-441-7211

Burnsville Landfill/Waste Management

Treated wood waste disposal facility

Accepts TV's, computers, and any consumer electronics.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

Drop off only.

No fee on Sony products. Drive by the scale house. You won't go into the landfill.

No data destruction.

May accept mixed loads of waste including regular trash and bulky non-recyclable items. Call first for items accepted, disposal fees, hours of operation and delivery instructions.


2650 West Cliff Road
Burnsville
p: 952-890-3248

Certified Appliance Recycling Center

Residents and Businesses

Accepts: TV's, computers, computer peripherals, VCRs, DVD players and fax machines.

Fee:  Yes 

Data destruction:  Yes, no additional fee.

Collection Methods:  Drop-off, pick-up


14305 Ewing Ave
Burnsville
p: 952-894-1448

City Tech Recycling

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics.

Drop off and pick up options available.

Call for details.

No data destruction.


6563 145th Ave
Forest Lake
p: 651-464-6763

Don Barbeau Appliance

2301 37th Ave. NE
Columbia Heights
p: 763-788-0778

Elk River Landfill Inc- Waste Management

By appt only.

Landscaping & Tree Waste materials accepted: brush/branches, logs, stumps, Christmas trees, leaves, grass clippings. Debagging required. Tinsel must be removed from Christmas Trees.

Treated wood waste disposal facility

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics. Drop off option available. No fee on Sony products. Data destruction not available.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

May accept mixed loads of waste including regular trash and bulky non-recyclable items. Call first for items accepted, disposal fees, hours of operation and delivery instructions.

 


22460 Highway 169
Elk River
p: 763-441-2464

Green Lights Recycling

Residents and Businesses

Accepts: TV's, computers, computer peripherals, VCRs, DVD players and fax machines.

Fee:  Yes 

Data destruction:  Yes, no additional fee.

Collection Methods:  Drop-off, pick up

Notes:   Call for additional information.

Businesses Only 

Transports lead-acid batteries

Lamp recycler; lamp & ballast transporter


10040 Davenport St. NE
Blaine
p: 763-785-0456

Hennepin County Recycling Center and Transfer Station - Bloomington Location

Resident Materials Notes

Electronics

Accepts: TV's, computers, computer peripherals, VCRs, DVD players and fax machines.

Fee: Free IconNo fee for residents.

Data destruction: No

Collection Methods: Drop-off

Notes: Search for Electronics in our A-Z How-To-Get-Rid-Of-It Guide for a complete list of electronics accepted (see Online Services in the right navigation).  Photocopiers are not accepted at drop-off facilities. There is a limit to the amount of electronics that a household can drop off at our facilities per 12 month period:

  • Five each of the same type of electronic per household (for example, 5 TV's, 5 monitors, 5 CPU's, 5 printers, etc.)
1400 W 96th Street
Bloomington
p: 612-348-3777

Hennepin County Recycling Center and Transfer Station - Brooklyn Park Location

Resident Materials Notes

Electronics

Accepts: TV's, computers, computer peripherals, VCRs, DVD players and fax machines.

Fee: Free IconNo fee for residents.

Data destruction: No

Collection Methods: Drop-off

Notes: Search for Electronics in our A-Z How-To-Get-Rid-Of-It Guide for a complete list of electronics accepted (see Online Services in the right navigation).  Photocopiers are not accepted at drop-off facilities. There is a limit to the amount of electronics that a household can drop off at our facilities per 12 month period:

  • Five each of the same type of electronic per household (for example, 5 TV's, 5 monitors, 5 CPU's, 5 printers, etc.)
8100 Jefferson Hwy
Brooklyn Park
p: 612-348-3777

J&J Recycling

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

May accept mixed loads of waste including regular trash and bulky non-recyclable items. Call first for items accepted, disposal fees, hours of operation and delivery instructions.

No refrigeration units accepted.


607 Barge Channel Rd
St. Paul
p: 651-227-4457

JR's Advanced Recyclers (Appliance Depot)

ResidentsFree Icon and Businesses

Accepts: TV's, computers, computer peripherals, VCRs, DVD players and fax machines.

Fee: Free IconNo fee for residents. Fees apply for businesses.

Data destruction: Yes, additional fee.

Collection Methods: Drop-off, pick-up

Businesses Only

Lead acid battery drop-off center and transporter

Tire transporter


8980 Highway 149 (Dodd Rd)
Inver Grove Heights
p: 651-454-9215

Maple Grove Transfer Station/Waste Management

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics. Drop off only. Data destruction available for no additional fee.


Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, household garbage, scrap metal, tires & treated wood (no railroad ties).


10633 89th Ave. N
Maple Grove
p: 763-425-3736

Plaza TV and Appliance

800 White Bear Ave.
St. Paul
p: 651-731-3603

Recyco Transfer Station

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics. Drop off only. No data destruction.


Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.


1691 91st Ave. NE
Blaine
p: 763-784-4772

South Metro Resource Recovery

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.
3230 W. 130th St.
Shakopee
p: 952-746-5676

The Retrofit Companies

Residents

Accepts: Monitors & CRT's, Printers, Laptops, Hard Drives, Keyboards, Mice, Speakers, Circuit Boards, E-scrap, Televisions, VCR's & DVD Players.

Fee: $0.25 per pound for residents.

Data destruction: Yes, no additional fee.

Collection Methods: Drop-off only


Businesses

Accepts: Monitors & CRT's, Printers, Laptops, Hard Drives, Keyboards, Mice, Speakers, Circuit Boards, E-scrap, Televisions, VCR's & DVD Players.

Fee: Yes

Data destruction: Yes, no additional fee

Collection Methods: Drop-off only

Business Only

Transports lead-acid batteries.

Hazardous Waste Services Provided: Broker, transporter, consultant.

Hazardous Waste Notes: Commercial pick-up available.

Hours: 7:30am - 4:00pm, M - F. Cash, checks, Visa or MC accepted. Drop-off at north side warehouse dock.

Waste Not Handled: Infectious, Radioactive or Explosive Waste


Resident Materials Notes


 

2960 Yorkton Blvd
Little Canada
p: 800-274-1309

Vasko Disposal Solutions/ Veolia ES Solid Waste

Services the counties of: Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington

Accepts boxboard. Appliance recycling pick-up; roll off boxes available; desk side collection boxes and recycling training materials available

Accepts boxboard. Accepts appliances, construction/demo waste, electronics, cell phones, ink jet and toner cartridges, eyeglasses, lead-acid and rechargeable batteries, tires, tree branches and stumps

Lead-acid battery drop-off center.

Accepts ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, empty aerosol cans, aluminum cans, paint cans, steel cans, lead acid batteries, silver, and lead

No redemption for cans; free scrap metal drop-off

Landscaping & Tree Waste materials accepted: brush/branches, logs, stumps, Christmas trees, leaves

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics.

Drop off and pick up options available.

No data destruction.

Check in at the yard office.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.


309 Como Ave
St. Paul
p: 651-487-8546
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