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Organics Recycling and Composting - Western Lake Superior Sanitary District

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Resource Name:Organics Recycling and Composting - Western Lake Superior Sanitary District

address

4587 Ridgeview Road, Duluth, MN 55803

Eligibility

Serves residents of Duluth, Carlton, Cloquet, Hermantown, Proctor, Rice Lake, Scanlon, Thomson, Wrenshall and eight surrounding townships Minnesota

Required documents

None

Hours

  • Household Hazardous Waste: 8 am - 4:30 pm Thursday - Saturday
  • Yard Waste Compost: 8 am - 4:30 pm Wednesday - Saturday
(218)722-0761

Voice

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Hot-Line

(218)722-3336

Voice

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Intake

Application process

Call; walk in

Fees

No charge for leaves, grass clippings, garden waste, and food waste; $10/yard for sod, dirt, brush and tree waste; compost is available for purchase

Service area

Carlton, MN Cloquet, MN Duluth, MN Hermantown, MN Proctor, MN Wrenshall, MN Carlton County, MN Saint Louis County, MN

Yard waste:

- Brush

- Garden debris

- Grass clippings

- Holiday trees

- Leaves

- Small quantities of dirt and sod Food waste:

- Keep a container lined with a compostable bag near the kitchen sink for plate scrapings and prep scraps

- Wrap smelly food, like fish, in newspaper and freeze

- Place food scraps in securely tied compostable bags

- Never use plastic shopping bags

- Twist-ties are okay Allowed: Anything that is or was edible, such as

- Breads

- Cheese

- Coffee grounds and filters

- Dough

- Fish

- Fruits

- Meat

- Old pet food

- Pasta

- Peels and pits

- Raw and cooked food

- Rice

- Small bones

- Spoiled or moldy food

- Tea bags

- Vegetables Not allowed:

- Aluminum foil

- Diapers

- Dirt

- Kitty litter

- Liquids

- Pet waste

- Plastic wrap

- Regular plastic bags or containers

- Rocks

Last Assured

03/12/2025

Providing organization

Western Lake Superior Sanitary District
Wastewater treatment and regional solid waste services for a 530 square mile service area in northeastern Minnesota.