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Accepts: Junk cars, Wrecked vehicles, Foreign and domestic autos
Do you buy junk or wrecked vehicles?
Yes, Automotive Recyclers buys junk and wrecked cars and trucks.
What warranty comes with used parts?
All used parts carry a 30-day warranty.
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Rochester include Cardboard, Appliances, auto salvage, junk cars, used auto parts. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
Rochester is the Olmsted County seat, and county recycling runs out of a single campus at 305 Energy Parkway NE where the Recycling Center Plus and the Hazardous Waste Facility sit side by side. Sorted household recyclables go in free, while bulky goods, electronics, and appliances carry a posted fee. Both facilities keep the same Tuesday through Saturday hours, so one trip can cover cans, cardboard, paint, and batteries.
At Olmsted County's Recycling Center Plus, 305 Energy Parkway NE, open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Materials must be pre-sorted before you arrive. The free list covers aluminum cans, glass bottles and jars, corrugated cardboard, white office paper, newspaper and magazines, paperboard boxes, plastics numbered 1, 2, and 5, tin and steel food cans, and clean scrap metal such as iron, aluminum, copper, brass, and stainless steel.
The county charges a posted fee for household quantities of appliances, bikes, carpeting, computer systems, construction and demolition materials, drywall, furniture, garbage, grills, lawn mowers emptied of fluids, mattresses at eight or fewer per day, TVs, and automotive tires at eight or fewer per day. Check the current fee schedule before loading a large item.
Eight or fewer automotive tires per day are handled at the Recycling Center Plus for a fee. Nine or more go to the Kalmar Landfill at $435 per ton, and the county asks that you call 507-328-7070 in advance.
The Olmsted County Hazardous Waste Facility shares the same 305 Energy Parkway NE campus and the same Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. schedule. It accepts aerosols, automotive, rechargeable, and button batteries, household cleaners, mercury thermostats and thermometers, pesticides, paints and solvents, stains, varnishes, sharps, and used antifreeze from residents.
Products dropped off that are still usable get shelved in a Reuse Center where residents can take them free of charge. Common stock includes automotive products, aerosols, cleaning products, paints, paint solvents, pesticides, varnishes, and wood stains. The room holds three customers at a time, visits are limited to five minutes, and you may take up to ten items per visit.
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