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County
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| Solid Waste
Administrator: Lee Williams (507) 835-0662, fax (507) 835-0633 lee.williams@co.waseca.mn.us |
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| Waseca County has an extensive Waste Management Program available to the residents of Waseca County. Materials that are brought out to the Recycling Center should be separated and clean. The materials that are not recyclable will qualify as garbage. There is a charge for garbage, demolition, tires, brush, oil filters, business fluorescent bulbs, appliances, cement, and electronics. | |
Waste Management Categories |
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| DEMOLITION | This consists of building debris, construction materials, windows, doors, carpeting, cement, bricks, wood, metals, etc. |
| GARBAGE | Household trash |
| COMPOST | Leaves, grass clippings, weeds, vines |
| BRUSH | Limbs, logs, Christmas trees, prunings |
| MISC. | Tires, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, paint, appliances, furniture, electronics, oil filters. |
| RECYCLING | Plastics, papers, glass, metals, cloths, cardboard, aluminum, tin, magazines, phone books |
| Many common household products, such as paints, solvents, cleaning products, adhesives and pesticides can be hazardous to humans, animals and at the environment when improperly disposed. Waseca County accepts these hazardous products in the summer months. Our Haz schedule is: May thru Sept., on Wednesdays and the 2nd & 4th Saturdays. Wednesdays from 8am to 3pm and on the Saturdays 8am to Noon. We only accept hazardous materials from residents of Waseca County, we can no accepts wastes from businesses. Our facility also operates an exchange program for paints, and the like. You do not need to bring materials out to utilize the exchange shelves, the products we have on the shelves are good useable. Although we ca not guarantee the products, you are able to open the cans and see what you are getting. | |
| SPECIAL WASTES | These materials are required by Minnesota State Law to be recycled. In most cases, citizens must pay to recycle these items. Charges vary with the place of business and type of material. |
Hours: |
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| Summer May-October |
Mon-Fri: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Winter November-April |
Mon-Fri: 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| Year-round | Saturdays: 7:00 a.m. to 12 noon |
Locations: We have three locations that accept recyclable materials. |
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| Main Recycling Center | Located 5 miles south on Highway 13, on the east side of the highway. |
| City of Waseca | 900 Third St. N.E. (Waseca County Fairgrounds) This site is open on the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon. FOR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS ONLY. NO GARBAGE IS ACCEPTED AT THIS LOCATION. |
| City of New Richland | In New Richland operational on the first and third Saturday of each month from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon. FOR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS ONLY. NO GARBAGE IS ACCEPTED AT THIS LOCATION. |
| Charges | |
| NC | Chipped brush, leaves or compost |
| $5.00 | Loose brush or rock, concrete or demolition per pick-up |
| $7.00-$10.00 | Loose brush or rock, concrete
or demolition per truck/trailer (Based on volume or carrier) |
| NC | Clean fill |
| $.50 each | Oil filters |
| $3.00 each | Car tires |
| $8.00 each | Truck tires |
| $20.00 each | Tractor tires |
| 150.00 | Large Load Tires (per ton) |
| $4.00 each | Single mattress/Box Springs |
| $6.00 each | Double and larger mattresses/boxsprings |
| $5.00 each | CPU, Faxes, Copiers |
| $10.00 each | Large Copiers |
| $12.00 each | All TVs and Monitors |
| $5.00 each | Air conditioner, microwave, dehumidifier, water softeners |
| $12.00 each | Appliances: Stove, refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, etc. |
| $1.50 | Lawn/leaf bag (equals 30-33 gallons) |
| $2.00 each | Can or Barrel |
| $16.00 | 1/2 load--van, pick-up or trailer |
| $24.00 | 3/4 load--van, pick-up or trailer |
| $32.00 | Full load--van, pick-up or trailer |
| $57 per ton | Large Loads: Trash/Demolition (Weight determined by scale.) |
| Household waste is defined as household trash, small appliances (toasters, mixers, blenders, etc.), furniture, tables, chairs, cabinets. | |
| Demolition is defined as any construction materials; destruction materials are doors, windows, sheetrock, boards, siding, shingles, tar paper, etc. | |
| For further information, questions
or any materials that may not appear on this list, please call 835-0662
or 835-0664.. Note: Fees double for uncovered loads. |
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