Recycling Centers in Barnesville, Minnesota

Recycling Center

The recycling center located at 205 Front Street North in Barnesville offers self-service recycling hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Visitors are required to sort their recyclables into appropriate bins, with city staff available on-site to provide guidance. Accepted items include aluminum cans (rinsed and flattened), tin/steel/bi-metal cans (cleaned and flattened), glass bottles/jars (cleaned with lids removed), plastic containers #1 and #2 (cleaned and flattened), newspapers (stacked in paper grocery bags), cardboard (flattened and cut to size), magazines/junk mail/scrap paper (glossy and non-glossy), tires without rims, major appliances (fee applies), and yard waste (compost bin for branches and sticks). Specific instructions are provided for each material type, including what is not accepted (e.g., certain plastics, glass items, contaminated cardboard). The center also highlights the prohibition of dumping cement or demolition materials, emphasizing that such actions are illegal and subject to fines. For more information on recycling, composting, or hazardous waste issues, visitors are encouraged to contact City Hall.