Recycling centers in Mora

Arthur Township Recycling Center is open for public residential use and does not accept commercial recycling. The township lists separate preparation rules for cans, bottles and glass, paper, cardboard, batteries, bulbs, waste oil, filters and antifreeze; its page excludes items such as electronics, mattresses, paint and hazardous materials.

The East Central Solid Waste Commission runs this sanitary landfill at Minnesota Highway 23 and County Road 60 in Mora, one of three ECSWC sites alongside the Hinckley and Cambridge transfer stations. The commission serves Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties. It takes household and demolition waste and recycles appliances, tires, electronics, scrap metal, and mattresses. The commission office and scale house sit here, and the board meets at 9 a.m. on the second Monday of each month. Only the five member counties plus Aitkin send waste here, and Minnesota statute keeps metro waste out of every ECSWC facility. CRT televisions and monitors are banned from the landfill. Asbestos is accepted only on Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with prior approval, wetted, bagged, and labeled. Deer carcasses go in separate dumpsters, and burn barrels are turned in at no cost.