Electronics Recycling in Minneapolis, MN

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Drop-off household hazardous waste and recycling (opens in new tab) · Hennepin County Environment and Energy
  • 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.
  • TVs, computer monitors and laptops are $10 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Other electronics are accepted (limit five of the same type per year): computer peripherals, audio and video equipment, phones and rechargeable products. 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.
• Large item collection (opens in new tab) · City of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling
  • With City garbage collection, crews take up to two large items each week; some items only on recycling week. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Large items must be out by 6 a.m. with a note saying "For Solid Waste" attached to each item. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Households with dumpsters or private-hauler carts do not have City collection service. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • On recycling day the City takes major appliances (freezers and refrigerators with doors removed, microwaves, dryers, washing machines) and electronics (TVs, computers, monitors, accessories). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Large items with recyclable parts go out on recycling day; crews tag them with a "We'll be back" sticker and return the next business day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents can use up to six cleanup vouchers a year at the South Transfer Station; each covers up to two large recyclable items. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Garbage drop-off site (opens in new tab) · City of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling
  • The South Transfer Station is for City customers only: you need City garbage or water service, and must call for a voucher or pass first. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Drop-off items and fees (South Transfer Station) (opens in new tab) · City of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling
  • You can bring household garbage and furniture, appliances and electronics, mattresses and box springs, scrap metal and tires (eight per voucher); no paint or hazardous materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Over a voucher's limit (or with a pay-per-use pass): appliance, electronic item, mattress or box spring $25 each; tires $6 (17" or smaller), $14 (18"–50"), $25 (over 50"); $15 administrative fee; fees go on the utility bill. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • All fees are added to the utility bill; cash, checks and credit cards are not accepted at the station. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Recycling drop-off sites (opens in new tab) · City of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling
  • Items not taken in the blue recycling cart, including batteries, electronics (computers, TVs) and hazardous waste, can go to drop-off programs listed in Hennepin County's Green Disposal Guide. 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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