Garbage & Recycling

Address: 305 Energy Parkway NE, Rochester, MN 55906
Phone: 507-328-7070
Fax: 507-328-7090
Facility Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Department Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Email: pwservice@co.olmsted.mn.us

Address: 305 Energy Parkway NE, Rochester, MN 55906
Phone: 507-328-7070
Fax: 507-328-7090
Facility Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Department Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Email: pwservice@co.olmsted.mn.us

Address: 7401 19th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901
Phone: 507-328-7346 (after business hours call 507-328-7070)
Fax: 507-328-7090
Landfill Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Department Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Email: pwservice@co.olmsted.mn.us

Good decisions are based on knowledge. Our goal is to teach Olmsted County residents how to make the most of our resources through an understanding of how and why our Integrated Solid Waste Management System provides a proper place for waste.

Effective waste education helps us all to become stewards of our environment.

The OWEF produces steam and electricity which is provided to 25+ buildings in the Olmsted County District Energy System (OCDES) and reduces the volume of waste that goes to a landfill by about 90%.

To report illegal garbage dumping within the City of Rochester, call Rochester Community Development at 507-328-2950.

To report illegal garbage dumping outside of Rochester's city limits, call the Olmsted County Planning Department at 507-328-7100.

1. Hire a Licensed Waste Hauler

Types of Waste Collected:

Municipal Solid Waste (Garbage & Recycling) = MSW
Construction & Demolition Debris = C & D
Industrial Solid Waste = ISW
Infectious Waste = IW

Ace Solid Waste, Inc.
507-433-8131
Services: MSW, C & D, ISW

Most people's understanding of the recycling process ends at the curb. Materials that are out of sight are usually out of mind. But curbside collection is just the beginning of a long journey that sees recyclable materials consolidated at local transfer stations, loaded onto trucks, and shipped to Twin Cities Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs). 

MRFs are high-tech facilities where humans and machines work together to sort out the items we toss into our recycling carts. This video by Dem-Con Materials Recovery does a great job of showing how a MRF operates.