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- Administers curbside and rural recycling programs that include mattresses, box springs, tires, agricultural plastics, car seats, and commercial/pre-consumer waste. Conducts paper drives and operates an aluminum redemption program. - Non-profit organizations can be listed in the Donation Directory. This directory allows residents and businesses to donate their aluminum can values to area non-profits. Non-profits must be a 501(c)3 to register for the directory. - Paper drive options for non-profits

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.

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 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 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.

• 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

Mayor and City Council Members: - Member contact information City Departments: - Administration Department - City Attorney - Columbia Heights Recycling/Drop Off Center: Address 3801 Madison Street NE Columbia Heights, MN 55421. Intake Phone (763)706-3613. Hours of operation is 9 am - 1 pm Saturday. Accepted items are paper, cans, oil filters, cardboard, tires, used oil, glass bottles, and scrap metal. - Community Development Department: Handles property records, city planning, permits, and licensing. Property records intake phone number (763)706-3670. - Garbage Service and Water/Sewer Utility Billing (763)706-3640 - Hylander Center: Gymnasium and exercise room facility run by the City of Columbia Heights. Address 1400 49th Avenue. Intake phone number (763)528-4495. Rates vary based on residency status. - Public Works Department: Oversees the maintenance of streets, snow plowing, street sweeping, and tree trimming. Address 637 38th Avenue NE Columbia Heights, MN 55421. Intake phone number (763)706-3700. Email [email protected]. Hours of operation is 7 am - 3 pm Monday - Friday.