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Provides various environmental services including:

- Healthy Homes Program information, including information about food safety, pests, radon, and water safety - Household hazardous waste, electronics, and recyclables disposal

​- Organics recycling

- Product room where individuals may browse shelves and take home products such as automotive products, household cleaners, paint, stain, and other items

Mayor and City Council Members - Member contact information Animal Control Lost and found: Animal Humane Society; 1411 Main Street NW, Coon Rapids, MN, 55448. Open 12 noon - 8 pm Tuesday - Friday; 10 am - 6 pm Saturday - Sunday. Building Department - Oversees building, mechanical, plumbing, excavating-mining permits, applications, and building inspections City Attorney Community Development - Maintains the City’s Comprehensive Plan, code enforcement regulations, developing businesses, and the local economy, long-range planning initiatives, planning and land use map, subdivision regulations, and zoning ordinance - Responsible for implementing the City’s housing goals, advancing infrastructure projects, protecting environmental quality, and fostering partnerships to improve access to community services Election - Ballot and election information Engineering Department - Hakanson Anderson Inc. - Includes consolation services, land surveying, planning, and supervising buildings of city streets License and Permit - Dog licenses Parks and Recreation Department - Nowthen Memorial Park, Twin Lakes City Park, and walking trails Public Works - Responsible for maintaining and creating city roads; brush and tree cutting; park mowing and maintenance; snow plowing and many other miscellaneous duties. Hours of operation are 7 am - 3 pm Monday - Friday. Recycling Information - Open 11 am -5 pm Tuesday - Friday; 9 am - 12 noon Saturday. Items accepted without charge are cardboard, catalogs, magazines, newspaper, inserts, office paper, paper bags, phone books, school paper, shredded paper (in closed paper bags), glass (brown, clear, and green food containers), metal (aluminum food and pop cans), steel/tin cans, plastic (bottles and containers marked with recycling symbol), and scrap metal. Items accepted with a charge are appliances, TVs, computers, monitors, tires, bulbs, and electronics.

Accepts disposal of or recycle many bulky items that don’t fit in the trash can. Acceptable items:

- Appliances

- Bulky waste

- Construction

- Demolition debris

- Electronics for a fee

- Holiday lights, electric cords

- Household junk (e.g. broken furniture, old carpeting, unrecoverable textiles)

- Scrap metal and household recyclables are free

- Tires Customers are responsible for unloading their own materials.

- Accepts latex paint; insect repellents; oil-based paint; aerosol cans; paint thinner; adhesives; brake fluid; household solvents; varnish strippers; driveway sealers; transmission fluid; wood preservatives; weed killers; oven cleaners; stains and varnish; glues and cements; mercury; gasoline and kerosene; rust removers; ammonia; ant and roach killer; patching cement; pool chemicals; car waxes; acids and bases; asbestos cements; garden pesticides; motor oil (accepted in containers of five gallons or less); antifreeze (accepted in containers of five gallons or less); batteries; lead-based paints; rat killer and poison; Compressed Gas Cynlinders less than 30 ounces; and more common household hazardous wastes - Accepts small business and commercial waste for disposal. Must be VSQG licensed by the state. - Freeuse Center offers household cleaners and paint products for reuse - Miscellaneous recycling services for VHS tapes, cassette tapes, cell phones, inkjet cartridges, toner cartridges, DVDs, CDs, floppy disks, handheld electronics, chargers, gaming devices, memory drives, holiday light strands, bubble wrap, packing peanuts, polystyrene, wine corks, #5 household plastic, cooking oil, and more

Provides drop-off sites for recyclable materials and information on how to dispose of nonrecyclable materials. Recyclable materials accepted at drop-off sites may include appliances, electronics, household items, mattresses, and tires.

Visit website for a list of drop off locations, times, and what can be recycled: https://www.co.houston.mn.us/departments/environmental-services/

- Offers a 24-hour drop-off for residential recycling. No business quantities at the drop-off. - Drive-through facility offers an attendant to help unload recyclables. Businesses with large quantities would have to reach out by phone.

- Accepts containers including plastic, glass, aluminum and tin, mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, old clothing and rags, and scrap metal

- Items accepted at the drive-through facility for a fee include major appliances, tires, automotive batteries, pallets, and electronics

Provides the following services: 

- Community education on environmental issues such as recycling, solid waste, and solid waste reduction

- Disposal information for household items such as appliances, batteries, electronic waste, and more. 

- Hazardous waste information

- Management of county campgrounds, fairgrounds, lakes, parks, and trails

- Recycling collection

Best Buy will recycle electronic equipment for free at all big-box locations. Residents can get rid of their old or unwanted appliances and electronics using: - Recycling Kiosks located just inside the front doors - At the Customer Service counter - Appliance and TV recycling options whereby Best Buy will remove an appliance or TV free of charge from a customer's home when a new product is purchased and delivered by Best Buy or, for a fee, pickups can be scheduled with no product purchase - Reclaimed products from trade-in. Three items per household per day. Accepts most electronics and large appliances, with a few exceptions. Most large appliances can be recycled for a fee through the haul away recycling program. Call 1-800-RECYCLING or visit www.1800recycling.com to find alternative locations to recycle electronics or appliances that Best Buy does not accept. Rechargeable batteries can be dropped off at any U.S. and Puerto Rico Best Buy stores. Does not accept alkaline batteries for disposal. Visit www.1800RECYCLING.com to find recycling centers. Visit website to view program details.

Provides waste reduction services and countywide recycling, organics, and hazardous waste programs through education, technical assistance, and resource support. Services offered:

- Christmas Tree Recycling

- Electronics Recycling

- Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection

- Mercury Products Recycling

- Organics and Yard Waste Composting

- Oil Recycling

- Refuse Transfer Stations

- Residential Recycling Programs

- Sanitary Landfills

- Trash/Garbage Pickup

- Used Sharps Disposal

• Recycling, electronic waste recycling(No monitors or televisions) and redemption center

• We buy all scrap metals, cars, batteries, copper and iron

• Can't get here? Give us a call and we will come and pick it up

Provides waste reduction services and countywide recycling, organics, and hazardous waste programs through education, technical assistance, and resource support. Services offered:

- Christmas Tree Recycling

- Electronics Recycling

- Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection

- Mercury Products Recycling

- Organics and Yard Waste Composting

- Oil Recycling

- Refuse Transfer Stations

- Residential Recycling Programs

- Sanitary Landfills

- Trash/Garbage Pickup

- Used Sharps Disposal

Provides waste reduction services and countywide recycling, organics, and hazardous waste programs through education, technical assistance, and resource support. Services offered:

- Christmas Tree Recycling

- Electronics Recycling

- Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection

- Mercury Products Recycling

- Organics and Yard Waste Composting

- Oil Recycling

- Refuse Transfer Stations

- Residential Recycling Programs

- Sanitary Landfills

- Trash/Garbage Pickup

- Used Sharps Disposal

Provides recycling, reuse, and hazardous waste disposal for residents:

- Appliances: Air conditioners, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, furnaces, garbage disposals, heat pumps, microwaves, refrigerators/freezers, stoves/ovens, washers/dryers, water heaters

- Electronics: Computers, monitors, televisions, printers, small electronics

- Household hazardous waste: Paint, solvents, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, cleaners, pesticides, automotive fluids

- Furniture and reusable items: Sofas, chairs, recliners, loveseats, mattresses, and items in the Product ReUse Room for donation/reuse

- Organics/Compost: Food scraps and other compostable materials (for residents without curbside organics collection)

Also provides residents with information and guidance regarding proper disposal of hazardous and hard-to-recycle materials and promotes waste reduction, recycling, and resource reuse.

Mayor and City Council Members: Members contact information Departments: - City Manager's Office: Oversees departments within the city and manages the day to day operations of all functions of the city government - Assessing: Determines the value of residential and commercial property. - Building Inspections Division: Building permits and inspections. - City Attorney Office - City Clerk's Office: Provides licenses for dogs, fireworks, liquor establishments, tobacco, election information, and voter registration. Civic Center including banquet room reservations. - Economic Development Division: Zoning map, planning, and sign permits. - Finance Department Accounts Payable - Human Resources Department - Public Works Department: Takes reports for a street light outage or traffic sign missing or needing repair. Address located at 1831 111th Avenue Coon Rapids, MN 55433. Hours of operation 7 am - 3:30 pm Monday - Friday. - Utility Division: Maintenance of the water system and sanitary sewer system - Streets Division: Provides maintenance for potholes, cracked sealing, snow plowing, sanding, streets, park signs, maintenance of street lights, traffic lights, and storm drain system. - Forestry Division: Maintenance of publicly owned trees and shrubs, boulevards, and street-scaping. - Recycling Center: Tire, mattress, electronics, motor oil, scrap metal, plastics, styrofoam (no peanuts), telephone book recycling, and trash pickup. Address is located at 1831 111th Avenue Coon Rapids, MN 55433. - Utility Billing Department: Water billing department.

Accepts items that are flammable, corrosive, toxic, poisonous, or reactive including: - Adhesives and putties - Aerosol Spray Products: Spray paint, oven cleaner, and pesticides - Appliances: Washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, dehumidifiers, water heaters, and window air conditioners; ammonia appliances - Automotive Chemicals: Gas, oil and antifreeze (must be in a container that is two and a half gallons or smaller in size); brake or power steering fluid - Batteries (lead acid) - Cell phones - Electronics: TVs; stereos, and computer components - Fuels and Solvents: Fingernail polish remover, charcoal lighter fluid, and kerosene - Household Chemicals: Oven cleaner; household or toilet bowl or drain cleaners; furniture polish; moth balls; unused or outdated medicines - Mercury: Fluorescent tubes, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), thermometers, and thermostats - Paint Products: Paint, stain, varnish, polyurethane, and paint stripper - Sharps (needles) - Tires: From cars and light trucks (SUVs and pickup trucks) - Wood preservatives - Yard Chemicals: Non-agricultural pesticides, poisons, weed killers, and pool chemicals

RE-USE Room: Residents and businesses can look through thousands of household products to take. Commonly found items include interior and exterior house paint; stain and varnish; spray paint; automotive products (antifreeze and other fluids, oils and lubricants, waxes and cleaners); lawn and garden products; household items (cleaning chemicals, tile products, caulk, adhesives, and putty).

Provides waste reduction services and countywide recycling, organics, and hazardous waste programs through education, technical assistance, and resource support. Services offered:

- Christmas Tree Recycling

- Electronics Recycling

- Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection

- Mercury Products Recycling

- Organics and Yard Waste Composting

- Oil Recycling

- Refuse Transfer Stations

- Residential Recycling Programs

- Sanitary Landfills

- Trash/Garbage Pickup

- Used Sharps Disposal

Provides various environmental services including:

- Healthy Homes Program information, including information about food safety, pests, radon, and water safety - Household hazardous waste, electronics, and recyclables disposal

​- Organics recycling

- Product room where individuals may browse shelves and take home products such as automotive products, household cleaners, paint, stain, and other items

Provides recycling, reuse, and hazardous waste disposal for residents:

- Appliances: Air conditioners, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, furnaces, garbage disposals, heat pumps, microwaves, refrigerators/freezers, stoves/ovens, washers/dryers, water heaters

- Electronics: Computers, monitors, televisions, printers, small electronics

- Household hazardous waste: Paint, solvents, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, cleaners, pesticides, automotive fluids

- Furniture and reusable items: Sofas, chairs, recliners, loveseats, mattresses, and items in the Product ReUse Room for donation/reuse

- Organics/Compost: Food scraps and other compostable materials (for residents without curbside organics collection)

Also provides residents with information and guidance regarding proper disposal of hazardous and hard-to-recycle materials and promotes waste reduction, recycling, and resource reuse.

Offers drop-off recycling services for materials such as aluminum, cardboard, glass, magazines, newspapers, office paper, phone books, plastic, and tin. Additional items such as furniture, electronics, and mattresses may be dropped off; visit the website for more information.

Non-recyclable items include dinnerware, flower pots, light bulbs, plastic bags, plastic toys, and Styrofoam. For a full list of non-recyclable items, visit the website.

Accepts and provides pick up of donated electronic items such as: 

- Batteries

- Calculators and GPS

- Cell phones, smart phones, and telephones

- Computers, notebooks, and laptops

- Cathode Ray Tub (CRT) TV's and monitors (CRT TV's may have a fee charge)

- Flat panel TV's and monitors

- Hard drives and motherboards

- Ink and toner

- iPads and tablets

- Mice, keyboards, and cords

- Modems, internet routers, hubs, and firewalls

- MP3 players, iPods, and iTouch

- Projector TV's

- Random electronic hardware

- Scanners, printers, and fax machines

- Stereo, record players, and speakers

Residents are provided means to recycle through the Solid Waste Management Program provided by Waste Management of Bemidji. They provide recycling areas at both Bemidji and Blackduck Solid Waste Transfer Stations. There are rural sites located at strategic points throughout the county. Transfer Stations: - Bemidji Solid Waste Transfer Station 751 Industrial Drive SE Bemidji, 56601 (218)755-1440 8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday 8 am - 1 pm Saturday - Blackduck/Kelliher Transfer Station 33003 Highway 72 NE Blackduck, 56630 (218)835-6961 8 am - 5 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Wednesday Closed 8 am - 1 pm Saturday Transfer Stations will accept: Appliances(i.e. white goods), stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers, freezers, dish washers, water heaters, air conditioners, de-humidifiers, fluorescent tubes less than 4 feet in length, tires, engine oil, used oil, anti-freeze, automotive batteries and household hazardous waste Rural Sites: - Ten Lakes Site 23170 Power Dam Road NE Bemidji, 56601 - Waskish Site 5537 Hillman Drive Waskish, 56685 8 am - 6 pm Monday - Saturday - Nebish Site 4934 Lumberjack Road NW Puposky, 56667 8 am - 6 pm Monday - Friday 8 am - 3 pm Saturday - Pinewood Site 12921 Centerline Road NW Pinewood, 56664 8 am - 6 pm Monday - Friday 8 am - 3 pm Saturday - Fourtown Site 63063 Fourtown Road NW Fourtown 9 am - 8 pm Monday - Sunday Additional drop-off sites within the City of Bemidji & Northern Township: - Young & Davis 170 Anne Street NW - North of Herberger's 2815 Ridgeway Avenue NW - Tom's Stop 8000 Irvine Avenue NW

• Cohasset Transfer Station (218)328-5801 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Saturday Closed Sundays and Holidays

• Itasca County Outlying Transfer Stations Summer Hours (April 15 - Sept. 14) 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Thursday - Monday Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

• Winter Hours (Sept. 15 - April 14) 8:30 am - 4 pm Friday, Saturday and Monday ONLY Spring Lake and Bray Lake open Sundays through deer season

• Acceptable Waste and rates: Household garbage:$2.00 per 33 gallon bag or equivalent Itasca County Demo Landfill, Spring Lake and Bray Lake: - Demolition $9 per cubic yard

• Appliances and scrap metal $4 per item or equivalent

• Tires 15" and under $2

• Tires 16" and over $7

• All sites accept properly prepared recyclables Canister Sites: - Accept Household garbage and recyclables only

• Deer River

• Long Lake

• Iron Range

• Sunrise

• Squaw Lake

• Suomi

• Goodland

• Sago

• Bigfork

• Bass Lake

• Bray Lake

• Spring Lake Demolition: - Concrete brick

• Bituminous concrete

• Untreated wood

• Masonry

• Glass

• Trees

• Rock

• Plastic building parts only

- Collects recyclables - Accepts the following: tires, appliances, scrap metal, used motor oil, pain, batteries, e-waste, furniture, mixed solid wastes, #1 & #2 plastics, aluminum, tin, glass, paper, & corrugated cardboard

- 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

Household hazardous waste materials accepted: - Aerosols - Antifreeze - Batteries - Bug killer - Fire extinguishers - Electronics - Fire extinguishers - Fireworks - Fluorescent light bulbs - Gasoline - Household cleaners - Latex/oil paint - Lawn and garden products - Mercury thermometers - Pesticides - Pool and spa chemicals - Propane tanks/gas cylinders - Thermostats - Used oil/filters - Weed killer - Most products labeled dangerous, flammable, poison, combustible, or corrosive Recycling materials accepted: - Aluminum foil (clean) - Books (hard and soft covers) - Boxes (cake mixes, cereal, toothpaste, pasta, and other dry goods) - Cans - aluminum and steel - Cartons: Milk, soup, and wine - Corrugated cardboard - Eyeglasses - Glass bottles and jars - Grills - Holiday lights that are tangled, broken, or unwanted (cord adapters and battery packs not accepted) - Magazines and catalogs - Mixed mail - Metal cans - Newspaper - Office paper - Plastic bags - Plastic bottles, jugs, and tubs - Printer cartridges (inkjet only) - Scrap metal - Shredded paper Other waste accepted: - Bicycles - Cooking oil - Fruit, pudding, and yogurt cups - Home sharps (needles, syringes, and lancets) - Lawn mowers - Snow blowers - Tires Aluminum Can Buy Back: Gopher Resource Corporation buys aluminum cans from the public Product Reuse Area: Usable chemical products such as paints, stains, cleaners, automotive products such as car wax and brake fluid and solvents are placed in the reuse area and are free for taking