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Environmental Services
600 East 4th Street
Chaska, MN 55318
(952) 361-1800
environment@carvercountymn.gov

Environmental Center
116 Peavey Circle
Chaska, MN 55318
(952) 361-1835

Future Planning

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The 2024-2044 Carver County Solid Waste Management Plan

The Carver County Solid Waste Management Plan outlines how solid waste is managed in the County, and identifies practices that address environmental concerns, promote resource conservation, and comply with regulatory requirements. This planning helps Carver County manage waste which reduces potential harm to the environment, saving tax-dollars over time. Every six years, Carver County must update its Solid Waste Management Plan to predict future waste volumes and how to manage them. Our plan follows the guidelines established by the Metropolitan Policy Plan created by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Carver County is holding stakeholder meetings this year to help update the County’s Solid Waste Management Plan. The updated plan will replace the existing Solid Waste Management Plan (2018 - 2038) and be active through 2044.

The Planning Process

Community Engagement

As part of updating the County Solid Waste Management Plan, we want to hear from you. Your input is important and helps us make informed decisions about household waste (garbage), recycling, and organics.

Take the 2024 Carver County Waste Management Survey and guide the future of waste in Carver County.

We will share results here and RecycleCarver on Facebook. We appreciate your input!

The Planning Timeline

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency prepares the Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan every six years with input from state agencies, county staff, and representatives of the waste industry, environmental groups, businesses, and citizens. The plan establishes a framework for managing waste in the seven-county metro area over a 20-year period.

Stakeholder Meetings

To gather ideas, input and feedback for the Solid Waste Management Plan, Carver County assembled a stakeholder group. The group consists of Carver County residents, businesses, non- profits and local governments.

During the planning process, the stakeholder group will meet, discuss the strategies in the MPCA policy plan, and provide recommendations on which strategies they would like to see the County pursue.

County staff will then incorporate those recommendations into the County Solid Waste Management plan to establish the framework for managing solid waste for the next twenty years.

Solid Waste Managment Plan Survey

Household hazardous waste, problem materials, and recycling program future services planning

The Carver County Environmental Services Department operates a robust household hazardous waste, problem material, and recycling program. This includes the operation of the Environmental Center in Chaska, three annual collection events in the western part of the County, and four satellite collection facilities in partnership with host communities. The Environmental Center was established in 2002 and has experienced a substantial increase in participation, volume, and complexity of collected materials over the last 20 years. This has created storage constraints, safety challenges, and traffic congestion, leading to the facility exceeding its maximum operational capacity at times. This Future Services and Facility Plan characterizes the current program, evaluates options, and provides recommendations for the future.

Household Hazardous Waste, Problem Materials, and Recycling Program Future Services and Facility Plan