Important notice for visitors to the Courthouse in Duluth: effective Monday, March 30, the 2nd Street entrance will be closed to the public. Visitors may enter the building through the main entrance off the Civic Center/Priley Drive or via the skywalk from the 3rd Street ramp.  

Scheduled maintenance: Tuesday, 4/28/2026 from 6-7pm. Users may experience a short downtime to the county website during this maintenance window.

Garbage
 
 

garbage

For the beauty and health of our environment, we rely on residents and visitors to properly dispose of garbage. St. Louis County manages the following:

  • The Regional Landfill near Virginia
  • Solid waste transfer stations near Aurora, Brookston, Cook, Ely, and Hibbing
  • 15 canister sites
  • Hazardous waste facilities near Virginia and Hibbing

Several communities within the County's Solid Waste Management Area offer municipal garbage collection including:

Eveleth | 218-744-7444
Gilbert | 218-748-2232
Hibbing | 218-403-5733
McKinley | 218-749-5313
Mt. Iron | 218-748-7570
Virginia | 218-748-7515

Licensed garbage haulers

Contact

Environmental Services 
Solid Waste Service Area
Virginia, MN
218-471-7703
800-450-9278
Email

All contacts

Out of Service Area
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD)
218-722-3336

Service Area

Solid Waste Service Area
Virginia, MN
218-471-7703

Out of Service Area
WLSSD
218-722-3336
   

Burning

If you're still using a burn barrel, wood stove, or fire pit for your trash, you're putting your health, your neighbor's health, and our environment at risk.

How to Properly Dispose of Trash