Recycling Centers in Minnesota
279 recycling locations in 121 cities. Choose a city to see hours, what each center accepts, and who pays cash.
Minnesota at a glance: 209 recycling centers, 43 scrap yards, 20 electronics recyclers, 3 household hazardous waste facilities, 3 transfer stations. Minnesota has no statewide bottle deposit, so scrap yards are the main way to get paid for cans and metal.
Top cities for recycling in Minnesota
- Minneapolis28 locations
- Saint Paul21 locations
- Blaine7 locations
- Duluth6 locations
- Mankato6 locations
- Brooklyn Park5 locations
- Lakeville5 locations
- Saint Cloud5 locations
- Shakopee5 locations
- Alexandria5 locations
- Rochester4 locations
- Bloomington4 locations
- Plymouth4 locations
- Burnsville4 locations
- Inver Grove Heights4 locations
- Fridley4 locations
- Winona4 locations
- Brainerd4 locations
- Pine City4 locations
- Maple Grove3 locations
- Eagan3 locations
- Eden Prairie3 locations
- Roseville3 locations
- Rosemount3 locations
All Minnesota cities
- Albany 2
- Albert Lea 1
- Alexandria 5
- Andover 1
- Anoka 3
- Apple Valley 2
- Arden Hills 1
- Austin 3
- Backus 1
- Becker 1
- Bemidji 3
- Blaine 7
- Bloomington 4
- Brainerd 4
- Brooklyn Park 5
- Brook Park 1
- Buffalo 1
- Burnsville 4
- Cambridge 2
- Cannon Falls 1
- Chatfield 1
- Claremont 1
- Cloquet 1
- Cokato 2
- Coon Rapids 1
- Deer River 1
- Dent 1
- Detroit Lakes 2
- Dodge Center 1
- Duluth 6
- Eagan 3
- Eden Prairie 3
- Edina 2
- Elk River 2
- Ely 1
- Eveleth 1
- Eyota 1
- Fairmont 1
- Farmington 1
- Fergus Falls 1
- Forest Lake 1
- Fosston 1
- Fridley 4
- Glenwood 2
- Good Thunder 1
- Grand Rapids 1
- Hermantown 1
- Hibbing 1
- Hopkins 2
- Houston 1
- Hugo 2
- Hutchinson 1
- Inver Grove Heights 4
- Iron 1
- Ironton 1
- Isanti 1
- Kasson 2
- Lake City 3
- Lakeville 5
- Lino Lakes 3
- Little Falls 2
- Mankato 6
- Maple Grove 3
- Maplewood 1
- Marshall 1
- Mayer 2
- Medina 3
- Milaca 1
- Minneapolis 28
- Monticello 1
- Moorhead 2
- Mora 1
- Mound 1
- New Brighton 1
- New Hope 1
- Newport 2
- New Ulm 1
- Northfield 1
- North Mankato 1
- Norwood Young America 1
- Nowthen 1
- Orono 1
- Oronoco 1
- Otsego 2
- Owatonna 3
- Park Rapids 2
- Pine City 4
- Plymouth 4
- Preston 2
- Prior Lake 1
- Red Wing 1
- Riverton 1
- Rochester 4
- Rogers 3
- Rosemount 3
- Roseville 3
- Royalton 1
- Rush City 1
- Saint Cloud 5
- Saint James 1
- Saint Paul 21
- Sanborn 1
- Sandstone 1
- Sauk Centre 1
- Savage 2
- Shakopee 5
- South St Paul 1
- St Michael 1
- St Peter 1
- Thief River Falls 2
- Two Harbors 1
- Virginia 1
- Wadena 2
- Waseca 1
- Watertown 1
- West Concord 1
- Willmar 2
- Winnebago 1
- Winona 4
- Worthington 1
- Wyoming 1
Minnesota recycling questions
How many recycling centers are there in Minnesota?
We list 279 recycling locations across 121 cities in Minnesota, including drop-off centers, scrap yards and specialty recyclers. Minneapolis has the most, with 28.
Does Minnesota pay for cans and bottles?
Minnesota does not have a statewide bottle deposit law, so there is no standard deposit refund. Scrap yards often pay by the pound for loose aluminum cans, and the price changes with the metals market. Call ahead to confirm the current rate.