Disposal options - Garbage and Recycling
Hire a licensed waste hauler
Olmsted County efficiently manages garbage and recycling disposal through streamlined processes outlined in the Designated Waste and Solid Waste Management ordinances. These regulations cover self-hauler procedures, hauler licensing, and registration. With a focus on safeguarding public health, welfare, and the integrated waste management system, the county oversees solid waste activities, addressing health threats and enhancing the management of Mixed Municipal Solid Waste through comprehensive services. In addition, Olmsted County is committed to educating, ensuring compliance, and relieving waste generators by assuming non-hazardous waste titles, thereby mitigating long-term financial and environmental risks.
Below are various waste disposal options and information on the environmental service charge.
Class A Hauler
A Class A License is required in Olmsted County for Commercial Haulers to provide Hauler Services for MMSW, Industrial Waste, Recyclable Materials, Source Separated Organic Materials, Construction Debris, Demolition Debris, or Infectious Waste.
Only licensed Class A Haulers listed below can operate within Olmsted County. If you have been contacted by or have hired a hauler not included in the list below, please contact Olmsted County as soon as you can at 507-328-7070.
Types of waste collected:
Municipal Solid Waste (Garbage) = MSW
Recycling = RECY
Construction & Demolition Debris = C & D
Industrial Solid Waste = ISW
Infectious Waste = IW
Bulky Materials = BULKY
Ace Solid Waste, Inc.
507-433-8131
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, ISW
Aspen Waste Systems of Minnesota, Inc.
507-268-5349
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, ISW
Harter’s Disposal of Minnesota, LLC
507-910-8053
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, ISW, BULKY
LRS of Minnesota, LLC
507-281-5850
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, ISW
Veit Disposal
507-281-3867
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, ISW, BULKY
Walters Recycling & Refuse, Inc
763-780-8464
Services: MSW, RECY
Waste Management
877-480-4439
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, ISW
Watson Roll-Off, LLC
507-280-0447
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, ISW, IW, BULKY
Wm Hanson Waste Removal & Recycling
507-259-7124
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, ISW, BULKY
Class B Hauler
A Class B License is required in Olmsted County for Commercial Haulers to provide Collection and transportation of Source Separated Organic Materials only.
Only licensed Class A Haulers listed below can operate within Olmsted County. If you have been contacted by or have hired a hauler not included in the list below, please contact Olmsted County as soon as you can at 507-328-7070.
Types of waste collected:
Source Separated Organic Materials Commercial = SSOM-C
Source Separated Organic Materials Residential = SSOM-R
Green RU LLC
515-325-6133
Services: SSOM-C
Front Door to Farm Compost Service
507-226-3093
Services: SSOM-R
Class C Hauler
A Class C License is required in Olmsted County for Commercial Haulers to provide Hauler Services utilizing roll-off trucks hauling roll-off containers (“open top”), roll-off trailers, and compactor boxes for MSW, Industrial Waste, Recyclable Materials, Source Separated Organic Materials, Construction Debris, Demolition Debris, and Infectious Waste.
Only licensed Class C Haulers listed below can operate within Olmsted County. If you have been contacted by or have hired a hauler not included in the list below, please contact Olmsted County as soon as you can at 507-328-7070.
Types of waste collected:
Municipal Solid Waste (Garbage) = MSW
Recycling = RECY
Construction & Demolition Debris = C & D
Industrial Solid Waste = ISW
Infectious Waste = IW
Bulky Materials = BULKY
Countryside Rental LLC
507-298-0950
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, ISW, BULKY
Class D Hauler
A Class D License is required in Olmsted County for Persons providing Collection and transportation of Bulky Items and Solid Waste as an adjunct secondary service to a primary service providing labor or general site cleanup services.
Class D Haulers are not licensed to provide weekly garbage collection and transportation services.
Any entity or individual offering junk hauling services within Olmsted County must hold a valid license for operation. If you encounter or employ a hauler for waste removal within the county boundaries and they are not included in the authorized list provided, please get in touch with us at 507-328-7070. Your cooperation ensures compliance with licensing regulations and helps maintain the integrity of waste management services in Olmsted County.
*Engaging in the services of an unlicensed junk hauler could expose you to potential liabilities or legal repercussions if the hauler fails to dispose of your waste properly.
Types of waste collected:
Municipal Solid Waste (Garbage) = MSW
Recycling = RECY
Construction & Demolition Debris = C & D
Bulky Materials = BULK
Yard Waste = YW
Big Red Moving LLC
612-212-6836
Services: MSW, BULKY, YW
Junk B Gone
507-280-0404
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, BULKY
Junk Genius
507-800-5865
Services: MSW, C & D & BULKY
Junk It
507-254-7833
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, BULKY
Junk Pros
507-398-6207
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, BULKY
Junk Recyclers
507-216-2365
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, BULKY
Sunshine Junk Removal
651-927-9004
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, BULKY
Two Men and a Truck
507-258-5558
Services: MSW, RECY, C & D, BULKY
Environmental service charge information
Garbage haulers in Olmsted County offer collection services with volume-based fees (meaning the more you throw away, the more you pay). Reusing and recycling can reduce waste and save resources. All Class A Haulers are required to offer recycling collection services to their customers.
All garbage haulers must also collect an Environmental Service Charge from their customers to help fund Olmsted County environmental education and waste abatement activities.
Self-Haul to the Recycling Center Plus
A Self-Hauler is a generator that does not contract with a Class A, Class B, or Class C Licensed Hauler but instead collects and transports their own solid waste to the Recycling Center Plus for disposal. A Self-Hauler shall not provide collection and transportation services to someone else for compensation.
If you have questions regarding self-hauling, please call Olmsted County at 507-328-7070.
The following recyclable materials are accepted free of charge but must be pre-sorted:
- Aluminum cans
- Clear glass bottles and jars (no window glass, dishware, or ceramics)
- Colored glass bottles and jars: green, brown, and other colors (no window glass, dishware, or ceramics)
- Corrugated cardboard (clean only) - remove packaging materials
- White office paper
- Newspaper, magazines, flyers/pamphlets, colored paper
- Paperboard boxes (flattened - no freezer boxes), e.g., cereal & cracker boxes
- Plastics #1 and #2 (with a neck) and clean plastic #5 dairy containers
- Tin/steel food cans
- Clean scrap iron, aluminum, copper, brass, and stainless steel
Styrofoam is not accepted in the recycling area at the facility; it is garbage.
Items commonly accepted for a fee at the Recycling Center Plus include, but are not limited to:
(Household quantities)
- Garbage
- Appliances (recycled)
- Bikes
- Brush/tree waste (incidental quantities)
- Carpeting
- Computer systems (recycled)
- Construction and demolition materials (residential quantities)
- Drywall
- Furniture
- Grills
- Lawnmowers (empty of fluids)
- Mattresses
- TVs (recycled)
- Tires (automotive) 8 or fewer per day