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Chesney Auto Salvage is a family-owned auto salvage yard in Duluth, Minnesota founded in 1965. The business operates a 40-acre facility stocked with parts for foreign and domestic vehicles, offers DIY customer part-picking at discounted rates, and provides a standard 90-day warranty on all parts.
Services: used auto parts sales · DIY customer part picking · international shipping · delivery to parts stores · junk car buying
Accepts: foreign and domestic vehicles
Can I pick my own parts at Chesney?
Yes, DIY customer part picking is available at discounted rates (some exclusions apply).
Do you ship internationally?
Yes, Chesney Auto Salvage offers international shipping and delivery to parts stores.
214 1/2 E 1st St Duluth MN 55802 USA
4587 Ridgeview Rd Duluth MN 55803 USA
The recycling center is operated by the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD) in Duluth, MN. It consists of a Materials Recovery Center, a Household Hazardous Waste facility, and a Yard Waste Compost Site. The Materials Recovery Center is open Wednesday to Saturday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, accepting various recyclable materials. The Household Hazardous Waste facility operates on Thursdays and Fridays from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm for safe disposal of hazardous items. The Yard Waste Compost Site is open on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays for yard waste and compost drop-off. The Resource Renew Administration Offices are open Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Specific holidays when all facilities are closed are listed. Visitors can pick up prepaid compost bins and rain barrels starting April 19 at the Yard Waste Compost Site. The WLSSD is dedicated to preventing pollution and protecting the environment, focusing on treating sewage in the Duluth-Cloquet area. For more details and disposal guidelines, visitors are encouraged to refer to the provided resources and guides on the website.
Services: Recycling drop-off · Household material recovery · Disposal guidance
Accepts: Household recyclables, Special materials
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Duluth include Duluth, Ferrous Metals, Non-Ferrous Metals, Aluminum Cans, Appliances. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
Duluth's hard-to-dispose items go to WLSSD, the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, which runs separate sites for different problems: a Materials Recovery Center on Ridgeview Road, a Household Hazardous Waste facility on Courtland Street, and a yard waste compost site. Each keeps its own limited schedule and none of them open Monday or Tuesday. Minnesota law also puts several automotive fluids off-limits for the trash entirely.
The Materials Recovery Center at 4587 Ridgeview Rd is open Wednesday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. The Household Hazardous Waste facility at 2626 Courtland Street is open Thursday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Both are closed Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, plus major holidays including Christmas Eve and the day after Thanksgiving.
Residential-sized appliances are $5 each at the Materials Recovery Center, with one free microwave per day. Appliances must be empty and staff may verify. Minnesota Power gives its residential customers a $25 reward for refrigerator or freezer recycling.
No. By state law a person cannot place brake fluid, motor oil, oil filters, power steering fluid, or transmission fluid in the garbage, on the land, in water, down a sewer, or in a storm drain. Those fluids go to the WLSSD Household Hazardous Waste facility. See our household hazardous waste guide.
The Materials Recovery Center accepts cool wood ash at no cost and provides a barrel for it, and clean wood ash can also be used as a soil additive. Transport only cool ash. Asphalt shingles are accepted as mixed waste at $24 per cubic yard plus tax.
Empty metal or plastic barrels and drums are accepted at the Materials Recovery Center. Metal barrels are free to dispose of as scrap metal; plastic barrels are charged at the mixed waste rate. All barrels must be cut in half or have the ends removed before disposal or they will not be accepted, and all labels must be removed.
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