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

Accepts hazardous materials from residents of Waseca County. Does not and cannot accept business waste. Also accepts agricultural materials for disposal from county residents.

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Household Chemicals: Oven cleaner; household or toilet bowl or drain cleaners; furniture polish; moth balls; unused or outdated medicines - Mercury: Fluorescent tubes, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), thermometers, and thermostats - Paint Products: Paint, stain, varnish, polyurethane,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-ag 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).

The Winona County Planning and Environmental Services Department provides the household hazardous waste facility for community residents to dispose of household hazardous waste at no charge. Types of waste products accepted at the facility include - Paint - Stain - Varnish - Cleaners - Solvents - Antifreeze - Motor oil - Filters - Aerosol cans - Pesticides - Fluorescent bulbs - Rechargeable batteries - Propane cylinders - Residential sharps - Acids/bases - Some medications The facility operates a used product exchange for paint and other usable products.

- 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

- ADA: (612)596-0300 - Adopt-A-Highway information: (612)596-0339 - Dead animal pickup (for deer only; all other animals call Animal Control): (612)596-0299 - Election Information: (612)348-5151 - Government Center, 300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis: (612)348-8240 - Jail, (City/County) 350 South 5th Street, Minneapolis: (612)348-5112 - Juvenile Detention Center: (612)348-8122 - Licensing: (612)348-8240, (drivers, game, fishing, marriage) - Map request hotline: (612)596-0352 - Notary Public filings: (612)348-8240 - Permit information/office: (612)596-0339 - Personnel: (612)348-2163; employment opportunities, 612-348-7855 - Probation Files - Adult: (612)348-2110; Juvenile: 612-348-3700 - Property Tax Information: (612)348-3011 - Public Defender: (612)348-7530 - Recorder/Registrar: (612)348-5139 - Recycling Hotline: (612)348-3777 - Retirees to the rescue (property tax work-off program): (612)348-3046 - Roads - Construction and Maintenance (Public Works): (612)596-0300 - Traffic sign information: (612)596-0310 - Traffic signal information: (612)596-0293, (612)673-5750 - Traffic Violations (District Court Customer Service Line): (612)348-2040 - Voter Registration: (612)348-5151 - Warrant information: (612)48-2000

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.

Serves as the single point of contact for the City of Minneapolis for non-emergency requests for information and services. Mayor and City Council Contact Information - City Hall Information Line: (612)673-3000 or 3-1-1 - Blooming Boulevards - Domestic Partnership Registration, (612)673-2216 - Elections and Voter Registration - Graffiti Hotline - Mississippi Mile Hotline - Neighborhood Association Information, (612)673-3737 - Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) Revitalizes neighborhoods based on plans created by citizens and local government - Pollution and Noise Control - Property Tax Information, (612)673-3000 - Public Affairs - Film, Video and Recording - Public Works - Recycling Collection, Organics Recycling (612)673-2917 - Rental Problems-Housing Services - Sidewalks: Call to report badly cracked, broken, or unshoveled walks - Sign Language Coordinator - Skyways; Call for maps and information on hours - Voter registration and election information: https://vote.minneapolismn.gov/ - Water Emergency, (612)673-5600; Water problems, answered 24-hours-a-day - Yellow Ribbon: Resources and support for local service members, veterans and their families. - Zoning Information Animals: - Animal Adoption - Animal Control, (612)673-6222 - Animal Licenses and permits - Animal rescue - Barking Dog Complaints Assessor, City: - General Information - Homestead Information, (612)348-3046 or email [email protected] - Real Estate Information - This Old House Program Attorney, City: - City of Minneapolis Attorney Automobiles: - Abandoned on Private Land - Abandoned on Streets - Impound Lot, (612)673-5777; 50 Van White Memorial Boulevard, Minneapolis 55405 (as of 11/21 new office is located within the current Impound Lot site with improved access and new entrance) Bicycles: - Bicycle Registration - Information on Stolen and Recovered, (612)673-5665 City Council: - General Information - Council Meeting Schedule - Ordinance Information - Civil Rights - Minneapolis - Communication - Film, Video and Recording Community Planning and Economic Development: - General Information - Business Association Information - Business Development - Business Licensing - Business Loans - Energy and Property Improvement Loans - Homeowner Assistance - Sale of Vacant Lots Employment: - City Employment - Employment Training - Jobs Hot Line, (612)673-2282 option 1 or visit website Fire: - Emergency, 9-1-1 - Administration - Fire Prevention - Broken Fire Hydrants, business hours (612)673-3000 or 3-1-1; after hours (612)673-5600 Garbage Collection: - (612)673-2917; Call for schedules, garbage cart damage or theft, and information on the collection of large items, leaves, and yard waste. Health: - Health and Family Support - Food Sanitation Concerns Housing: - Building Codes - Building Permits - Energy Conservation, (612)335-5858 - Home Improvement: visit website - Homestead Information - Housing Complaints - Inspections - Mortgage Loans - Public Housing Authority, (612)342-1400 - Renters rights and resources, visit website - Rubbish and Weed Complaints - Section 8 Housing, (612)342-1480 - Tenant Advocacy and housing counseling, (612)673-3000 or 3-1-1 for tenants and landlords living in Minneapolis Libraries: - General Information Licenses: - Bicycle (registration) - Driver and Vehicle Licenses, (612)348-8240 - General Information on Licenses and Locations, (612)348-8240 - Business Licenses - Handgun Licenses Minneapolis Community Development Agency: - General Information - Business Association Information - Business Licensing - Business Loans - Energy and Property Improvement Loans - Homeowner Assistance - Sale of Vacant Lots Minneapolis Maps: - General Information - Ward and Precinct Parking: - Parking Cards - Hooded Meters - Out of Order Meters - Monthly and Event Parking - Permits for Critical Areas - Ramp and Lot Maintenance Parks and Recreation: - Boulevard Trees, (612)230-6400 - Park Information, (612)230-6400 - Park Maintenance, (612)230-6400 Police: - Emergency, 9-1-1 - Administration - Civilian Police Review: Call to report alleged abuse of Minneapolis Police Authority - Community Crime Prevention SAFE - Report crimes that do not require an emergency police response (i.e., property damage, non-violent theft report, traffic and parking issues, other report-only calls).Can also visit website to file a police report online. Records: - Birth, Death and Marriage, (612)348-8240 - Real Estate, (612)348-3011 Schools: - Minneapolis Public, (612)668-0000 Call for phone numbers and addresses of schools, faculty and staff, School Board Members, and enrollment information - Senior Ombudsman Sewer Emergency: - Business Hours - After hours, (612)673-5600 - Call if your drains are backed up Snow Emergencies: - (612)348-SNOW(7669) Call 24 hour hotline for up-to-date plowing schedules and parking restrictions. To sign up on-line to receive snow emergency alerts go to: www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/snow/esubscribe.asp; Impound Lot, 50 Van White Memorial Boulevard, Minneapolis 55405 (as of 11/21 new office is located within the current Impound Lot site with improved access and new entrance) - Snow Plowing and Sanding Streets and Alleys: - Block Party Permits - Storm Drain Repair - Parade and Race Permits - Parkway Lights Out - Pothole Repair - Street and Alley Maintenance - Street Lights Out, Metal Poles - Street Lights Out, Wooden Poles (Xcel), (800)960-6235 - Street Use Permits - General Utility Billing Office: - (612)673-1114 or 3-1-1; Call for all water, sewer, and solid waste billing questions

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.

Product Reuse Center at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility : - May take 5 items from the center a day for personal use - Partially used cans of paint - Household cleaners Reuse Area at the Materials Recovery Center: - May take 2 free items a day - Bikes - Furniture - Housewares, and more Rewards for Reuse program: - Enter to win a $25 gift card - Take a picture of what was created with products from the Center and send it in to WLSSD

- 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

Household hazardous waste program for the region serving multiple counties. The facility helps residents properly dispose of items that contain toxic and potentially hazardous ingredients such as cleanser, paints, oils, pesticides, etc. - Clean Shop: licensed to accept hazardous waste generated from businesses and farming operations. For those businesses that are already registered with a Minnesota waste ID, the center can accept waste from Minimal Generators (MG) and Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQG). - Product Exchange: keeps a product reuse shelf where residents can reuse items that are recieved but in good working order. New items arrive daily and are available for free.

- 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

- Planning and zoning - Solid waste management/programs - Feedlot permits - Floodplain management - Shoreland management/alteration permits - Construction site permits - Recycling and hazardous waste information - Issues building and septic system permits - Enforcement and investigation of complaints - Public education on environmental issues like recycling, solid waste, and backyard burning

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.

County service linking businesses, institutions, farms, and individuals discarding usable materials with those who can reuse them. Chemicals, construction materials, electronics, glass, oils, waxes, paint, coatings, paper, plastic, rubber, textiles, leather, transportation materials, wood waste, appliances, residential, and household items, etc.

The Resource Recovery Center uses a single stream recycling program. All recyclable newspaper, magazine, junk mail, all office and computer paper, cardboard, telephone books, hard and soft covered books, cake/cereal/chip/cracker boxes, brochures, paper bags, glass bottles and jars, tin cans, aluminum cans, foil and plates, plastic bottles and jugs, and ice cream pails can be put in the same container for pick up. City residential and business recycling collection schedules vary; contact local hauler or city hall for schedule. RURAL RECYCLING PROGRAM: All recyclable newspaper, magazine, junk mail, all office and computer paper, cardboard, telephone books, hard and soft covered books, cake/cereal/chip/cracker boxes, brochures, paper bags, glass bottles and jars, tin cans, aluminum cans, foil and plates, plastic bottles and jugs, and ice cream pails can be put in the same container. The recycling center also accepts the following problem materials for recycling: used oil and oil filters, tires, antifreeze, fluorescent and high intensity discharge light bulbs, CFLs, ballasts, appliances, lead-acid batteries, button batteries, rechargeable batteries, and scrap metal. The following items are accepted: clean and dry clothing, bedding, curtains, scatter rugs, belts, shoes, purses; stained materials accepted, must be clean and dry. Call or visit website for recycling household hazardous waste information.

Product Reuse Center at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility : - May take 5 items from the center a day for personal use - Partially used cans of paint - Household cleaners Reuse Area at the Materials Recovery Center: - May take 2 free items a day - Bikes - Furniture - Housewares, and more Rewards for Reuse program: - Enter to win a $25 gift card - Take a picture of what was created with products from the Center and send it in to WLSSD

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

Products for Sale - Radon Kits: Short term and long term - Well Water Test Kits: Coliform bacteria, nitrate - nitrogen, sulfate and fluoride - Biodegradable Bags: Mini bags - three gallon; lawn and leaf bags - 30 gallon; kitchen bags - 15 gallon; Kraft bags - bundle of brown paper lawn bags - Kitchen pails Product Reuse Area - Useable household chemical products are placed and free for residents to take. Automotive products, cleaners and paints. Items Accepted for Recycling - Household Hazardous Waste: Household cleaners; gasoline and other automotive products; pesticides; latex and oil-based paints, pesticides/fertilizers/weed killer; propane tanks; aerosol cans; paint remover/stripper/thinner; stain/varnish; insect/roach/ant killer; mercury thermometers and thermostats; rechargeable batteries - Household Sharps and Needles: Must be in approved container - Recyclables: Newspapers and inserts; corrugated cardboard; magazines and catalogs; mail, phone books and office paper; steel and aluminum cans, foil and trays; tin; glass bottles and jars; boxboard (cracker, cereal, pop/beer, etc.); food and beverage plastics #1 - 7; milk carton and juice boxes - Batteries: Automotive and household - Cartridges: Inkjet and printer - Used motor oil, filters and antifreeze - Scrap Metal: All non metal material must be removed - Clothing/useable products - Cooking Oil: Vegetable, peanut, canola, olive, soybean, corn and sunflower - Bicycles - Lawnmowers/Other Small Engine Devices: Must be drained of all fluids - Fluorescent Bulbs: Residents - maximum of 25 bulbs - Organics: All food products including meat and bones; coffee grounds and tea bags; non-recyclable paper such as pizza boxes, paper towels, paper plates, paper napkins and waxed paper containers - Residential Electronics: TVs/monitors; CPUs and laptops; printers and scanners; keyboards and mice; VCR and DVD players; CD players; stereos and speakers; miscellaneous items (phones, etc.) - Business electronics - Appliances: Refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, washers, dryers, microwaves, water softeners, dehumidifiers, water heaters, treadmills and air conditioners - Business appliances - Tires: Car, truck, SUV, semi, farm (small) front and farm (large) rear - Shoes - Mattresses and box springs - Christmas trees

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