Minnesota
Recycling drop-off
Carver County recycling drop-off
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Carver County Environmental Center.
Not a household-trash drop-off. This page covers only the specifically listed recycling, compost, hazardous or specialty materials. Check the accepted materials before loading your vehicle.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-06
Who can use it
Residents of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Ramsey, Scott and Washington Counties may use material-disposal service. Bring driver license. Businesses must arrange a separate appointment; no business walk-in under resident rules.
Hours
- Wednesday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-noon. Sunday-Tuesday closed. Facility-local Central Time.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: No permit fee stated on the linked page; confirm access requirements.
Where to buy: Contact the facility for access questions.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Household appliances | $10 each. Commercial $2/cubic foot; gas/ammonia appliances have specialty rates, not the standard $10. |
| TVs and monitors | $10; large screen 30 inches or more and all console sets $20. |
| Mattress or box spring | $35 each; must be clean, dry and free of bugs. Not a furniture or general trash service. |
| Tires | Car/truck/SUV $5; semi $15; large farm rear $50. |
| No-charge resident streams | Listed HHW, household/auto batteries, non-TV residential electronics, residential fluorescent bulbs up to 25, motor oil/filters/antifreeze in 5-gallon or smaller containers, cooking oil and designated household recycling. |
| Payment | Cash, checks or credit cards; exact change or card preferred. Bring help for heavy-item unloading. |
Hazardous waste
Residential HHW list includes paints, solvents, household cleaners, pesticides, mercury devices, fuels and propane tanks in designated streams. Call ahead for mercury debris or unusual material. Business hazardous waste by appointment only; no business walk-in.
Holiday closures
Official 2026 closures: November 11; November 26-28; December 24-26, in addition to regular Sunday-Tuesday closures.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-06 from official sources .
Other notes
- No trash/garbage, furniture, construction/demolition debris, brush/yard waste, carpet, clothing, foam, window/auto/mirror glass, ordinary dishware, toilets/sinks or pharmaceuticals. Special acceptance of paid mattresses does not extend to sofas or other furniture.
- Keep HHW in rigid tubs/boxes, not large trash bags, accessible for first unloading. Separate bulbs, chemicals and batteries into different containers. Staff will not enter vehicles; bring assistance for bulky/heavy loads.
- Battery wording conflicts: main exclusion list says lithium batteries over 500 watts, while detailed section says 500 watt-hours or more. Use the more explicit 500 Wh-or-larger exclusion and call before bringing a large battery; watts and watt-hours are not interchangeable.
- Household sharps are a specific exception to general medical-waste exclusion: approved purpose-made sharps container only, screw lid secured, no more than three-quarters full. Declare sharps to staff; no loose needles or medications.
- Organic food-scrap collection and dry plastic-film recycling have their own streams. Ordinary plastic containers limited to 1, 2 and 5; do not put plastic bags in single stream. No-charge film collection excludes wet/nylon-reinforced and certain food bags.
- Use Peavey Circle center, not Environmental Services administrative office at 600 East Fourth Street. Reuse Room has separate eligibility/limits; this listing performs no release form or business-program signup.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-06. If something conflicts, trust the town.