Recycling Services

Recycling information for St. Louis County

General Recycling Information:

Recycling FAQ's

»Is there curbside pick up where I live?
»What can I recycle?
»Where can I drop-off my recyclables?
»Recycling No-Nos.
»Where do our recyclables go?
»Why can't we recycle #3-#7 plastics?

Recycling is not only easy but it makes a difference in St. Louis County.
The good news: Last year folks in St. Louis County recycled 40 tons of aluminum cans saving over 27.36 kilo-watt hours of electricity!
The bad news: Last year, almost 20 times that weight in recyclable aluminum ended up in the landfill rather than being recycled.
The good news: Last year we recycled a total of 4,839 tons of cardboard, paper, and cans and bottles saving 14,517 cubic yards of landfill space.
The bad news: Last year over two and a half times that much still ended up in the landfill! Let's all recycle MORE!

Recycling Services

Iron Range Area Curbside Contacts

Where can I recycle my....?

Duluth Area Contact Info

St. Louis County provides several rural drop-off collection locations for convenient recycling of paper and food and beverage materials throughout our Solid Waste Management Area.

List of recycling drop-off locations.

Floodwood Services and Training provides recycling services for the Floodwood area. For more information call 746-2230 or visit their web site at http://www.fst2b.org/10.html

For more information on St. Louis County Recycling Services call 800-450-9278 or e-mail mcreynoldsm@stlouiscountymn.gov.