The Columbia Heights Recycling Center is a municipal drop-off site at 3801 Madison Street NE, open Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm. It is staffed by volunteers from the local Kiwanis Club and is free for residents, available to area residents and businesses. The center accepts a defined list of materials including cardboard and mixed paper, metal, glass, and plastic containers, scrap metal, used oil and oil filters, household batteries, tires (residents only), fluorescent bulbs, film plastics, Styrofoam, and bicycles. Only the items on its posted list are accepted; for other materials the city points residents to the Anoka County Recycling Guide.
Listed hours: Mon-Fri Closed · Sat 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Sun Closed
Accepts: Corrugated cardboard, Paper bags, Magazines, Mixed paper, Phone books, Aluminum cans, Metal containers, Glass containers, Plastic containers (#1, #2, or #5, no larger than a 5-gallon bucket), Used oil, Oil filters, Scrap metal (chairs, tables, lamps, pots, pans, grills, tools, fencing, rods, buckets, yard equipment), Car and light truck tires (off the rim; residents only, limit 4 per household per year), Household batteries, String/holiday lights, Antifreeze, Fluorescent bulbs (Xcel Energy customers only, limit 10 per property), Film plastics, Styrofoam, Bicycles
Services: Saturday drop-off recycling · Scrap metal drop-off · Used oil and oil filter collection · Household battery collection · Tire recycling (residents only) · Fluorescent bulb recycling (Xcel customers) · Film plastic and Styrofoam drop-off
When is the Columbia Heights Recycling Center open?
It is open Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm. It is closed on 2026 holidays falling on Saturdays: July 4, Nov 28, and Dec 26.
Where is the Recycling Center located?
It is located at 3801 Madison Street NE in Columbia Heights, MN.