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Recycling in Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin County's Brooklyn Park Transfer Station (8100 Jefferson Highway) takes household hazardous waste, electronics, appliances, tires and mattresses. The city also runs a twice-yearly special material drop-off at 8300 Noble Avenue North and a fall bulky waste curbside cleanup that rotates through one third of the city each year.

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Drop-off household hazardous waste and recycling (opens in new tab) · Hennepin County Environment and Energy
    • Hennepin County runs drop-off facilities for household hazardous waste and problem materials at 1400 West 96th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431 and 8100 Jefferson Highway, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Both Hennepin County drop-off facilities are open Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed Sunday and Monday. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The facilities serve Hennepin County households only; household hazardous waste is also accepted from Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott and Washington County households. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Proof of residency, such as a driver's license or utility bill, is required. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Questions: environment@hennepin.us or 612-348-3777. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Recycling Events (opens in new tab) · City of Brooklyn Park Operations and Maintenance
    • Twice a year Brooklyn Park hosts a special material drop-off at 8300 Noble Avenue North for residents of Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Crystal and New Hope. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Accepted free: household and automotive batteries, cardboard boxes, electronics (cell phones, printers, stereos), scrap metal. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Cardboard boxes (flattened, non-paper items removed) are accepted free. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Scrap metal is accepted free, including grills, metal bed frames and shelving. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Appliances such as freezers, microwaves, refrigerators and washer/dryers are $10 each; computers, monitors and TVs $5 each; mattresses/box springs $20 each; tires $2 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Not accepted: exercise equipment, furniture, garbage, paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Every fall there is a bulky waste curbside cleanup for about one third of the city; residents get a postcard with their date. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Limits: unusable furniture two, mattresses or box springs two, appliances two; general junk one level truck bed. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Appliances (limit 2) such as microwaves, refrigerators, stoves and washers; tie doors shut and place apart from other waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Old or unusable furniture (limit 2) such as couches, chairs and tables. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Not accepted at curbside cleanup: batteries, cardboard, computers, paint, tires, TVs (take them to the Hennepin County drop-off facility). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare: Minnesota (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
    • PaintCare drop-off sites throughout Minnesota are open to households, businesses, government agencies and others with leftover paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • There is no charge for dropping off paint at a PaintCare drop-off site; the program is funded by the PaintCare fee on new paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • PaintCare lists 265 year-round drop-off sites in Minnesota; the program began in November 2014. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • PaintCare sites accept house paint, primers, stains, sealers and clear coatings such as shellac and varnish. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • PaintCare offers a free large volume pickup service for 100+ gallons of unwanted paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Minnesota Statutes 115A.1415 Architectural paint product stewardship program (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Architectural paint under the law means interior and exterior architectural coatings sold in containers of five gallons or less, not industrial, original equipment or specialty coatings. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Minnesota Statutes 325E.1151 Lead acid battery purchase and return (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Buyers of a lead acid battery at retail must return a used one or pay a surcharge of at least $10, refunded if a used battery and receipt are brought back within 30 days. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Retailers of lead acid batteries must accept them from consumers and may not charge to receive them. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • A consumer may not deliver more than five lead acid batteries to a retailer at one time. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The required retailer notice says the retailer must accept used lead acid batteries even if you do not buy a battery. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Minnesota Statutes 325E.115 Lead acid batteries; collection for recycling (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Anyone selling lead acid batteries at retail in Minnesota must accept lead acid batteries from customers at the point of transfer; wholesalers must too. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Minnesota Statutes 325E.32 Waste tires; collection (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Retail sellers of automotive tires must accept waste tires from customers for collection and recycling, as many as the customer buys. Checked October 26, 2026.

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