Recycling drop-off location for the following: - Appliances: air conditioners, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, furnaces, garbage disposals, heat pumps, microwaves, refrigerators/freezers, stoves/ovens, washers/dryers and water heaters - Demo: Glass, shingles, siding and wood - Furniture: Sofas, chairs, recliners, loveseats and mattresses - General garbage (except batteries, oil filters, tires, and yard waste) Also provides residents with facilities to properly dispose of hazardous wastes. Informs residents with information regarding hazardous materials.

Mayor and City Council Members Member contact information Administration Department - Animal Control: For lost dog or animal, please contact the Police Department during business hours, (763)7428-3450; after hours, (952)258-5321 - City code - Licensing and permits information: Visit website for application online Election - Ballot information, election information, serving as an election judge, voter registration, and voting absentee/voting early Building Department - Building inspection, license, and permit information, (763)428-2253 Finance Department - Includes accounts receivable, accounts payable, developing financial and budget reports, managing collection of revenues and investments of funds, payroll, and utility billing Planning Department - Maintains the City's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map Public Works Division - Responsible for operation management and maintenance of city's streets, street construction/repair, parks, water and sewer system - Recycling information - Snow removal information Recreation Department - Includes community gardens, farmers market, and park/facility rentals, (763)428-1033 - Provides a Variety of recreational amenities and programs for all ages such as hockey, softball, tennis, etc. Visit website for more information.

Household Hazardous Waste: County residents may bring certain household hazardous waste such as used oil, products containing mercury, etc. to collection sites for proper disposal. A list of accepted items can be found online. The year round site is at Bay West, Inc. 5 Empire Drive, St. Paul 55103. Needles, syringes, lancets and other medical sharps can be disposed of at the year round collection site. Transport them in an empty detergent bottle or other closed container with a screw on lid and label the container "needles". Residents will be asked to place the container in the collection bin themselves. If there are syringes or epipens with liquid remaining they should be disposed of at the Medicine Collection Program drop off locations. Reuse Center: Located at main collection site, allows for the reuse of still-usable household chemicals such as paints, automotive fluids, and pesticides. Must be 18 or older to take products. Product availability and selection will vary. Yard Waste: County residents may bring leaves, brush, and grass clippings to specific sites and pick up free compost. Items accepted vary by site.

Fond Du Lac Resource Management Division manages the natural resources on the reservation to preserve and protect the environment through research, education, and outreach. Services provided are: - Conservation enforcement - Environmental programs relative to air and water quality, alternative energy, brownfields, and wetlands protection - Fisheries - Forestry - Natural resource management - Wildlife management - Waste site management

Dispose of hazardous products such as paint, solvents, and pesticides The building includes a drive-through bay for dropping off materials for disposal. Products that will be accepted: - Adhesives - Aerosols - Automotive chemicals - Cleaners - Fluorescent Bulbs - Fuels - Garden chemicals - Mercury - Mothballs - Paints - Poisons - Pool chemicals - Roofing tar - Sealers - Solvents Products NOT accepted: - Appliances - Electronics - Explosives - Furniture - Household garbage - Medical waste - Pharmaceutical waste - Tires - Unknowns Reuse Store: In an effort to divert hazardous waste from entering the environment, the Reuse Store encourages reusing materials that come into the Household Hazardous Waste facility. These products are available to residents of the Tri-County area free of charge. Stearns County Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Unit: The mobile unit stops in many communities throughout the summer for free drop off. Call for more information. Car Seat Recycling Program: Residents can drop off their used car seats and they will be disassembled and parts recycled Also provides the Stearns County Waste Wizard Mobile App. It is a tool that will help determine whether a specific item should be recycled, composted, or dropped off at the Stearns County Household Hazardous Waste Facility. The mobile app that provides specific instructions on how to dispose of household items.

Polk County Environmental Services consists of: - Planning and zoning - Solid waste transfer station - Recycling - Household hazardous waste management

Mayor and City Council Members: Member contact information Community Development - Building permits and city licensing, (651)747-2407 - Building and zoning department - Code Enforcement, (651)747-2439 Public Works Department - 651-747-2409; 24 hour emergency number - (651)747-2417 - Provides electric, water and sewer services Utilities Department - Utility billing, (651)747-2413 - 24 hour power outage report line, (651)747-2417 - Garbage, yard waste and recycling information: (651)747-2416 - Garbage provider: Tennis Sanitation Services - Curb-side pickup of bulk items. Call (651)747-2416 to schedule; visit website for list of items that will be picked up. Will not accept hazardous items. - Prescription drug drop off - Individuals can safely and anonymously dispose of prescription drugs: Drop box located in lobby at City Hall; 8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday - How to Drop off Medicine: Keep medicines in their original container and place them in a sealed, clear plastic bag (pills can remain in their blister packs). Use a marker to cross off the patient's name on the medicine containers. Place medicine that is no longer in its original container in a clear plastic bag and write the name of the medicine on the bag. - Medicines Accepted from Households: Prescription, over-the-counter, and pet medications. No medicines from businesses, including healthcare facilities, long-term care facilities, pharmacies, doctors' offices , and veterinary clinics can be accepted. - Visit website for additional information.

Develops programs to protect and clean up the environment, protect groundwater, and establish management of solid waste in Nobles County. Offers its citizens a comprehensive recycling program through curbside and drop-box collection services throughout the county. Also works with the county planning commission which makes recommendations to the County Board of Commissioners regarding conditional use permits, subdivision plats, Zoning Ordinance amendments, and other issues as needed.

Provides services to protect, promote, and improve the environment in Anoka County. Types of services offered are the following: - Education resources on food safety, groundwater protection, hazardous waste management and disposal, and recycling - Regulation of food and lodging establishments, public swimming pools, hazardous and solid waste disposal, and body art establishment - Well water information and testing

Board of Commisioners Departments 911 Answering Center for all cities in Ramsey County except White Bear Lake - 24 hour non-emergency number: (651)767-0640 Attorney's Office: (651)266-3222 - Child Support Services: (651)266-3344 - Victim/Witness Unit: (651)266-3222 Corrections: - Adults: (651)266-2300 - Correctional Facility: (651)266-1400 - Domestic Relations unit: (651)266-2671 - Juveniles: (651)266-5150 County Manager: (651)266-8000 Examiner of Titles: (651)266-2886 Finance Department: (651)266-8041 Household Hazardous Waste 24-hour hotline: (651)633-3279 Human Resources: (651)266-2700 Job Hotline: (651)266-2666 Jury Information: (651)266-8200 Parks and Recreation: (651)748-2500 Passport Center: 90 West Plato Boulevard, (651)266-2171 Property Tax Information: (651)266-2000 Public Defender: (651)757-1600 Public Health: (651)266-2400 Recorder's Office: (651)266-2000 Recycling: (651)222-7678 Sheriff: (651)266-7300 - Emergency Services: 9-1-1 Voter registration and absentee voting: (651)266-2171 Yard Waste Information: (651)266-1155

Administration Mayor and City Council Members Building Department - Building and electrical permits - Code enforcement - Inspections - Planning and zoning City Attorney Community Development - Maintains the City's Comprehensive Plan, which establishes overall goals and policies for community development, revitalization, maintenance, and growth. The Zoning Ordinance is the principal tool used to regulate land uses and development standards. Produces maps, development lists, reports, and presentations for the public. Economic Development - Helps with the development of new businesses and properties throughout the City (320)258-5315 - Helps retain and redevelop businesses - Helps restore blighted properties and downtown historic buildings by encouraging redevelopment activities - Provides residential owners access to financing and rehabilitation services. Visit website for more information Election - Ballot information; election information; register to vote; serving as an election judge; voting absentee/voting early Finance Department - Coordination and planning of all city financial information including annual budget and tax levy - Process accounts receivable, accounts payable, and utility billing. Visit website for online payment or call (320)258-5332 License and Permit - Includes animal, firework, liquor, mobile food unit, peddler/merchant, sign, and special event permit Public works - Includes maintenance of all public parks, properties, and facilities, sanitary sewer services, street repairs and sweeping, snow removal, storm drainage system, and water supply - Garbage services: Allied Waste Services (320) 252-9608 - Recycling information - Snow emergency regulation: visit website for information Sauk Rapids Compost Site - Compost Site located 1 1/4 miles North of Golden Spike Road on County Road 57 - Reserved for single-family use and requires a sticker permit. to access the site. Visit website for more information or call (320)258-5319. Volunteer Fire Department - 408 North Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 - Recreational fire information: Call or visit website for more information (320)255-9058

Seeks the protection of all persons in their environment. Services include: - Information regarding other environmental conditions affecting health such as insect-borne diseases, healthy housing conditions, and clandestine lab clean-up - Licensing and inspection of food and beverage businesses, public lodging, public swimming pools, manufactured home parks, and campgrounds - Managing septic compliance and new system installations to protect public health - Permitting and inspection of well-construction and sealing - Radon test kits and information

Mayor and City Council Member Contact Information Departments - City Attorney - Election - Parks, recreation/ball fields, skating rink, swimming pool - Public Works and Utilities - Sewer maintenance information - Snow removal information - Street cleaning and street construction/repair information - Waste management information - Water department information

Mayor and City Council Members - Member contact information Departments City Attorney - Phone: (651)429- 3323 City Clerk Public Works and Engineering - Responsible for garbage, recycling, road maintenance, stormwater pollution prevention, and traffic control Safety and Inspections - Responsible for city codes, ordinances, and permits and applications.

- Provides recycling and solid waste management services - Also has a waste oil tank for oil and oil filters - Recycling center accepts glass, newspaper, aluminum, bi-metal beverage cans, tin food cans, corrugated cardboard, office and school paper, #1 & #2 plastic, junk mail, magazines -no textiles - Household Hazardous Waste: located behind the main recycle center building - Demolition Landfill - Mattress/box spring recycling program - Sharps disposal information - Compost fact sheet

Bridge Engineering: (651)266-6180 Composting/household hazardous waste: (651)633-EASY (3279) Dead animal pick-up from street, alleys, or sidewalks: (651)266-9700 Garbage/trash collection information: (651)266-6101 Parking meters repair: (651)266-9776 Recycling: (651)222-7678 Residential parking: (651)266-6200 Sewer maintenance: (651)266-6234 Sidewalk snow removal violations: (651)266-8989 Sidewalk repair: (651)266-6120 Snow emergencies: (651)266-PLOW (7569) Street permits: (651)266-6151 Street repairs: (651)266-9700 (Answered 24 hours) Traffic signal and streetlight maintenance: (651)266-9777

- Batteries are accepted at drop-off containers located in libraries, city halls and community centers throughout the county; can also be brought to the drop-off facilities. - Educational materials on reducing household hazardous waste, tips and tricks to expand and make recycling in the home easier, making homemade cleaners and safely using, storing and disposing of products. - Fix-it Clinics: Get household items fixed for free and learn valuable repair skills from volunteers. Bring in small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices and more and receive free guided assistance to disassemble, troubleshoot and fix items. Visit http://www.hennepin.us/fixitclinic or call 612-348-9195 to learn what to bring and for locations and times when clinics are occurring. Clinic events are first come, first served. Volunteer opportunities for persons interested in and have skills for soldering, electronics repair, electrical repair, sewing, wood working and general tinkering. - Free Product Centers: Residents can pick up usable products that were previously dropped off for free. Centers are located at each drop-off facility. - Medicine Disposal: Provides green medicine drop boxes located at law enforcement facilities throughout Hennepin County for residents to dispose of medicines. Visit website for locations and hours http://www.hennepin.us/residents/recycling-hazardous-waste/medicine-disposal Does not provide service to pick up medicines directly from residents homes. - Organics Recycling: Curbside organics recycling is offered in limited cities throughout Hennepin County. Contact the city recycling coordinator for city-specific information. Visit website for information regarding drop-off locations. Composting bins are available for purchase at the Brooklyn Park Drop-Off Facility. - Provides Master Recycler/Composter training course. Contact 612-596-0993. - Provides an online, A to Z How-to-Get-Rid-of-It Guide available to residents and businesses/rental properties/government for disposing of waste and recycling. - Provides organized collection events throughout the year. Visit website for more information on locations, hours, guidelines and materials accepted http://www.hennepin.us/residents/recycling-hazardous-waste/collection-events - Recycling and Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Facilities: Provides two year-round drop-off facilities where residents can get rid of recycling, electronics, appliances and household hazardous waste. - Reduce and reuse services include: Choose to Reuse coupon book offers discounts that can be redeemed at reuse retailers; Choose to Reuse online directory lists businesses and organizations that accept donated goods/merchandise, sells used goods/merchandise, offer repairs or rentals. - Sharps Disposal: Check with healthcare provider, destroy at home using a sharps needle destruction device, use a mail-in program or visit the Hennepin County drop-off facilities located in Bloomington and Brooklyn Park - Yard and Tree Waste Disposal: Visit website for more information regarding managing yard waste www.hennepin.us/residents/recycling-hazardous-waste/yard-tree-waste-disposal

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

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

City Clerk: Connie Wiertzema, (507)962-3290 City Maintenance: Eric Harnack, (507)962-3293 - Recyclable items are picked up the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. - City provides each household with 2 recycling containers. - Curbside recycling: Mandatory curbside recycling program to help keep the environment safe and landfill costs down. - Questions or concerns with regard to the service of garbage or recycling services, should be directed to Town and Country Disposal at (712)472-2493 For further city information call city hall.

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