Organics Recycling and Composting - Western Lake Superior Sanitary District
27th Avenue West, Duluth, MN 55806
Eligibility
Serves residents of Duluth, Carlton, Cloquet, Hermantown, Proctor, Rice Lake, Scanlon, Thomson, Wrenshall and eight surrounding townships Minnesota
Hours
- Household Hazardous Waste: 8 am - 4:30 pm Thursday - Saturday
- Yard Waste Compost: 8 am - 4:30 pm Wednesday - Saturday
Email[email protected]
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 County, MN
Carlton, MN
Cloquet, MN
Wrenshall, MN
Saint Louis County, MN
Duluth, MN
Hermantown, MN
Proctor, MN
Other Information
Application Process
- Walk In
Hours of Operation
- Open Saturday or Sunday
Yard waste:
- Brush
- Garden debris
- Grass clippings
- Holiday trees
- Leaves
- Small quantities of dirt and sod
- 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
- 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
- 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.