Recycling in Rochester, MN

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Recycling Center Plus (opens in new tab) · Olmsted County Environmental Resources
  • Recycling Center Plus: 305 Energy Parkway NE, Rochester, MN 55906; 507-328-7070; open Tuesday–Saturday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted free of charge but pre-sorted: corrugated cardboard (clean only) and clean scrap iron, aluminum, copper, brass and stainless steel. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted for a fee (household quantities): appliances, computer systems, furniture, mattresses (eight or fewer per day), TVs and automotive tires (eight or fewer per day). Checked October 26, 2026.
• Olmsted County Solid Waste Fee Schedule (opens in new tab) · Olmsted County Environmental Resources
  • Fee schedule: couches (single section, no hide-a-bed or recliner), futon mattresses and box springs $20 each; couches with hide-a-bed or recliner $30 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Automotive and light truck tires $5 each (maximum 8 per day); recyclable mattresses $30 each (maximum 8 per day). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Household-size appliances: $10 each non-freon, $15 each freon type (such as refrigerators). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Household flat-screen monitors/TVs: $10 up to 32", $20 for 33"–60", $30 over 60"; CRT monitors/TVs from $20; cell phones free. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Hazardous Waste Facility (opens in new tab) · Olmsted County Environmental Resources
  • Residents can bring household hazardous waste, including automotive, rechargeable and button batteries and paints. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Items accepted at mobile collections can also be brought to the Hazardous Waste Facility for free. 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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