Electronics Recycling in Blaine, MN
Blaine's Recycling Saturday takes small electronics for $6 each on the third Saturday of the month.
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Before you go
- List each device; operators often price printers, phones and audio equipment differently.
- Erase phones and remove memory cards before you drop them off.
- Ask whether there’s a per-pound or per-item fee.
Minnesota rules
- Covered electronic devices under Minn. Stat. 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 are computers (including tablets and laptops), peripherals, fax machines, DVD players, VCRs and video display devices sold to households. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.1310 Electronics: definitions (opens in new tab)
- The manufacturer cost responsibility excludes the costs of receiving and gathering devices from households before they are loaded for transport to a recycler, so collection is not paid for by manufacturers under the statute. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.1318 Electronics: responsibilities (opens in new tab)
More Minnesota rules (12)
- Registered collectors of household electronics must state any end-of-life fees they will charge at the collection point, so residents may be charged when dropping off electronics. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.1312 Electronics: registration program (opens in new tab)
- No one may operate as a collector of covered electronic devices from households without registering with the MPCA each year. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.1312 Electronics: registration program (opens in new tab)
- Collection sites must be staffed and open to the public often enough to serve their area, and collectors may limit how many devices (or devices of a type) they take per customer per day or per delivery. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.1318 Electronics: responsibilities (opens in new tab)
- Products with a nonremovable rechargeable battery, or powered by rechargeable batteries that have not been removed, are banned from the trash. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.9157 Rechargeable batteries and products (opens in new tab)
- Minn. Stat. 115A.9565: since July 1, 2006, no one may put an electronic product containing a cathode-ray tube (CRT) in mixed municipal solid waste (the trash). Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.9565 Cathode-ray tube prohibition (opens in new tab)
- Each year, video display device manufacturers must recycle, or arrange collection and recycling of, an amount of video display devices set by the MPCA, and pay transport and recycling costs for devices counted toward that obligation. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.1318 Electronics: responsibilities (opens in new tab)
- Administrative penalties for a household that violates the mercury disposal ban may not exceed $700. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.932 Mercury prohibition (opens in new tab)
- Household hazardous waste is waste from household activity that has the characteristics of, or is listed as, hazardous waste, not waste from commercial activity in a home. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab)
- The MPCA must run a statewide household hazardous waste program, including collection sites and information, education and technical assistance. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab)
- Each county must have a household hazardous waste management plan (education, reduction, and separating and collecting HHW from trash) and had to implement it by June 30, 1992. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab)
- HHW programs must be allowed to accept up to 100 pounds of waste a year from a business generating 220 pounds or less of hazardous waste a month. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab)
- An HHW collection site is a permanent or temporary location with scheduled hours where people may bring household hazardous waste. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (27)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Recycling Drop-off Center (opens in new tab) · City of Saint Paul Public Works
- The Environmental Center does not accept cardboard or other recycling from businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Electronics and Small Appliances Recycling (opens in new tab) · Ramsey County
- Electronics, kitchen countertop appliances and small electric items can be dropped off free of charge; open to residents of Ramsey, Washington, Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Carver and Scott counties. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted: computers and accessories including monitors, laptops, tablets, printers; televisions and accessories including VCRs, DVRs, game consoles and cable boxes. Do not dismantle TVs. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Do not dismantle TVs or other electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Environmental Centers (opens in new tab) · Washington County
- Open to residents of Washington, Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Scott counties; show your driver's license or other proof of residency. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Electronics accepted: cell phones and tablets; computers, monitors, printers and accessories; gaming consoles; items with rechargeable batteries; microwaves; TVs, DVD players and VCRs. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Household Hazardous Waste Facility (opens in new tab) · Anoka County Recycling & Resource Solutions
- There is no charge to use the site; bring identification such as a driver's license as proof of residency. Businesses are not permitted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents of Hennepin, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Not accepted: appliances, dried paint, electronics, garbage and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recycling Center FAQs (opens in new tab) · City of Coon Rapids Recycling Division
- The Recycling Center is open to residents of Anoka County only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A to Z Recycling List (opens in new tab) · City of Coon Rapids Recycling Division
- Small electronics such as computers, laptops and game systems are $1 per pound; tube TVs and monitors $25–$60 by size. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Monthly Recycling Saturdays (opens in new tab) · City of Blaine
- Blaine's recycling drop-off day is the third Saturday of the month (none in January), 8 a.m.–noon, at Recycling Technologies, entrance 1525 99th Lane NE; cash or check. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Tablets, laptops and cellphones are free ($7 if a computer has a hard drive); small items such as DVD players and stereos $6 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Minnesota Statutes 115A.9565 Cathode-ray tube prohibition (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Minn. Stat. 115A.9565: since July 1, 2006, no one may put an electronic product containing a cathode-ray tube (CRT) in mixed municipal solid waste (the trash). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Minnesota Statutes 115A.1310 Electronics: definitions (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Covered electronic devices under Minn. Stat. 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 are computers (including tablets and laptops), peripherals, fax machines, DVD players, VCRs and video display devices sold to households. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Minnesota Statutes 115A.1318 Electronics: responsibilities (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Each year, video display device manufacturers must recycle, or arrange collection and recycling of, an amount of video display devices set by the MPCA, and pay transport and recycling costs for devices counted toward that obligation. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The manufacturer cost responsibility excludes the costs of receiving and gathering devices from households before they are loaded for transport to a recycler, so collection is not paid for by manufacturers under the statute. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Collection sites must be staffed and open to the public often enough to serve their area, and collectors may limit how many devices (or devices of a type) they take per customer per day or per delivery. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Minnesota Statutes 115A.1312 Electronics: registration program (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Registered collectors of household electronics must state any end-of-life fees they will charge at the collection point, so residents may be charged when dropping off electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
- No one may operate as a collector of covered electronic devices from households without registering with the MPCA each year. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Minnesota Statutes 115A.9157 Rechargeable batteries and products (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Products with a nonremovable rechargeable battery, or powered by rechargeable batteries that have not been removed, are banned from the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Minnesota Statutes 115A.932 Mercury prohibition (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Administrative penalties for a household that violates the mercury disposal ban may not exceed $700. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Household hazardous waste is waste from household activity that has the characteristics of, or is listed as, hazardous waste, not waste from commercial activity in a home. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The MPCA must run a statewide household hazardous waste program, including collection sites and information, education and technical assistance. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Each county must have a household hazardous waste management plan (education, reduction, and separating and collecting HHW from trash) and had to implement it by June 30, 1992. Checked October 26, 2026.
- HHW programs must be allowed to accept up to 100 pounds of waste a year from a business generating 220 pounds or less of hazardous waste a month. Checked October 26, 2026.
- An HHW collection site is a permanent or temporary location with scheduled hours where people may bring household hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
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