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Environmental Services
600 East 4th Street
Chaska, MN 55318
(952) 361-1800
environment@co.carver.mn.us
Environmental Center
116 Peavey Circle
Chaska, MN 55318
(952) 361-1835
Departments » Public Services » Environmental Services » Recycle
Recycling Drop-Off Sites
Carver County operates recycling drop-off sites in the cities of Cologne, Mayer and Norwood Young America, a cardboard recycling site in Chanhassen, and the Environmental Center in Chaska. All sites are open to residents year-round. The menu below is your guide to the locations, hours and staffing for each site. For questions regarding hours or closed days, please ask recycling site staff or call (952) 361-1800.
Location
(Near Public Works on the corner of Park Pl. and Park Rd.)
7900 Park Place
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Monday | 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |
Tuesday | 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |
Wednesday | 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |
Thursday | 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |
Friday | 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |
Saturday | CLOSED |
Sunday | CLOSED |
Only flattened cardboard boxes are accepted at this location. No other materials are accepted.
Cologne Recycling Drop-off Site Brochure
Location
(City Public Works Gated Area)
304 Louis St W
Cologne, MN 55322
Hours
Monday | 7:00 am - 3:30 pm |
Tuesday | 7:00 am - 3:30 pm |
Wednesday | 7:00 am - 3:30 pm |
Thursday | 7:00 am - 3:30 pm |
Friday | 7:00 am - 3:30 pm |
1st and 3rd Saturday | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Sunday | CLOSED |
2024 Closed Days
Sat. 1/13
Sat. 1/15
Mon. 2/19
Sat. 5/25
Mon. 5/27
Wed. 6/19
Thur. 7/4
Mon. 9/2
Mon. 11/11
Thur. 11/28
Fri. 11/29
Wed. 12/25
Wed. 1/1/25
Materials Accepted
Materials must be removed from any plastic bags. For questions regarding materials currently accepted or how materials should be sorted, please ask recycling site staff or call (952) 361-1800.
General Recyclables
▶ Fibers (brown grocery bags, beer & soda cases, cake & snack boxes, cardboard [non-waxed], catalogs, cereal boxes, magazines, office/school paper [all colors], junk mail, newspaper & inserts, telephone books and other soft cover books, pizza delivery boxes, broth boxes, drink boxes, juice cartons, milk cartons) (please flatten & breakdown cardboard)
▶ Plastic food and beverage containers #1, #2 and #5 (berry containers, juice containers, milk jugs, plastic containers with a screw top, water bottles, yogurt tubs, butter tubs)
▶ Plastic grocery bags, shrink/stretch wrap. Must be clean, dry and separated from other general household recycling.
▶ Metal & Glass (aluminum cans, empty aerosol cans [non-toxic & no caps], metal household items [cooking pots & pans], steel food cans, tin & other household metals, beer bottles, glass containers that contained food or beverage product, all colored glass [brown, green and clear]
Special Wastes
▶ Used motor oil, oil filters & antifreeze (take containers home & throw in household trash)
▶ Scrap metal (metal only, no appliances)
Materials NOT Accepted
▶ Aerosol & paint cans
▶ Auto glass
▶ Batteries
▶ Broken glass
▶ Carpet
▶ Clothes, shoes & household textiles
▶ Construction & demolition debris
▶ Containers that held hazardous products such as paint thinner containers
▶ Drinking glasses, dishes, Pyrex glass & vases
▶ Electronics & appliances
▶ Extension cords
▶ Feed bags, dog food bags & seed bags fibers
▶ Fluorescent bulbs
▶ Furniture & mattresses
▶ Garden Hoses
▶ Gift wrap
▶ Household garbage
▶ Household hazardous waste
▶ Lawn edging
▶ Medical waste
▶ Motor oil bottles & other containers that held hazardous products
▶ Needles & syringes
▶ Paper plates, cups, napkins & towels
▶ Paper soiled with food
▶ Pizza boxes
▶ Plastic tarps
▶ Porcelain toilets and sinks
▶ Shredded paper
▶ Styrofoam
▶ Tires
▶ Window glass & mirrors
Mayer Recycling Drop-off Site Brochure
Location
(east of the waste water treatment facility)
15300 County Road 30
Mayer, MN 55360
Hours
April 1st - October 31st | November 1st - March 31st | ||
Monday | CLOSED | Monday | CLOSED |
Tuesday | CLOSED | Tuesday | CLOSED |
Wednesday | 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Wednesday | CLOSED |
Thursday | CLOSED | Thursday | CLOSED |
Friday | CLOSED | Friday | CLOSED |
Saturday | 8:00 am - 2:00 pm | Saturday | 8:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Sunday | CLOSED | Sunday | CLOSED |
2024 Closed Days
Sat. 1/13, Sat. 2/17, Sat. 3/30, Sat. 5/25, Wed. 6/19, Sat. 8/31 Sat. 11/9, Sat. 11/30, Wed. 12/25,
Wed. 1/1/25
Materials Accepted
The list below is your guide to what types of materials are accepted at the Carver County Rural Recycling Drop-off Sites. Materials must be removed from any plastic bags. For questions regarding materials currently accepted or how materials should be sorted, please ask recycling site staff or call (952) 361-1800.
General Recyclables
▶ Fibers (brown grocery bags, beer & soda cases, cake & snack boxes, cardboard [non-waxed], catalogs, cereal boxes, magazines, office/school paper [all colors], junk mail, newspaper & inserts, telephone books and other soft cover books, pizza delivery boxes, broth boxes, drink boxes, juice cartons, milk cartons) (please flatten & breakdown cardboard)
▶ Plastic food and beverage containers #1, #2 and #5 (berry containers, juice containers, milk jugs, plastic containers with a screw top, water bottles, yogurt tubs, butter tubs)
▶ Plastic grocery bags, shrink/stretch wrap. Must be clean, dry and separated from other general household recycling.
▶ Metal & Glass (aluminum cans, empty aerosol cans [non-toxic & no caps], metal household items [cooking pots & pans], steel food cans, tin & other household metals, beer bottles, glass containers that contained food or beverage product, all colored glass [brown, green and clear]
Special Wastes
▶ Used motor oil, oil filters & antifreeze (take containers home & throw in household trash)
▶ Scrap metal (metal only, no appliances)
Materials NOT Accepted
▶ Aerosol & paint cans
▶ Auto glass
▶ Batteries
▶ Broken glass
▶ Carpet
▶ Clothes, shoes & household textiles
▶ Construction & demolition debris
▶ Containers that held hazardous products such as paint thinner containers
▶ Drinking glasses, dishes, Pyrex glass & vases
▶ Electronics & appliances
▶ Extension cords
▶ Feed bags, dog food bags & seed bags fibers
▶ Fluorescent bulbs
▶ Furniture & mattresses
▶ Garden Hoses
▶ Gift wrap
▶ Household garbage
▶ Household hazardous waste
▶ Lawn edging
▶ Medical waste
▶ Motor oil bottles & other containers that held hazardous products
▶ Needles & syringes
▶ Paper plates, cups, napkins & towels
▶ Paper soiled with food
▶ Pizza boxes
▶ Plastic tarps
▶ Porcelain toilets and sinks
▶ Shredded paper
▶ Styrofoam
▶ Tires
▶ Window glass & mirrors
Location
(SW corner of Railroad & Reform)
421 W Railroad Street
NYA, MN 55368
Hours
This site is currently closed due to road construction. Carver County residents are encouraged to visit one of the other recycling sites during the closure.
2024 Closed Dates
Sat. 5/25
Sat. 8/31
Thurs. 11/28
Fri. 11/29
Sat. 11/30
Wed. 12/25
Wed. 1/1/25
Materials Accepted
Materials must be removed from any plastic bags. For questions regarding materials currently accepted or how materials should be sorted, please ask recycling site staff or call (952) 361-1800.
General Recyclables
▶ Fibers (brown grocery bags, beer & soda cases, cake & snack boxes, cardboard [non-waxed], catalogs, cereal boxes, magazines, office/school paper [all colors], junk mail, newspaper & inserts, telephone books and other soft cover books, pizza delivery boxes, broth boxes, drink boxes, juice cartons, milk cartons) (please flatten & breakdown cardboard)
▶ Plastic food and beverage containers #1, #2 and #5 (berry containers, juice containers, milk jugs, plastic containers with a screw top, water bottles, yogurt tubs, butter tubs)
▶ Plastic grocery bags, shrink/stretch wrap. Must be clean, dry and separated from other general household recycling.
▶ Metal & Glass (aluminum cans, empty aerosol cans [non-toxic & no caps], metal household items [cooking pots & pans], steel food cans, tin & other household metals, beer bottles, glass containers that contained food or beverage product, all colored glass [brown, green and clear]
Special Wastes
▶ Used motor oil, oil filters & antifreeze (take containers home & throw in household trash)
▶ Scrap metal (metal only, no appliances)
Materials NOT Accepted
▶ Aerosol & paint cans
▶ Auto glass
▶ Batteries
▶ Broken glass
▶ Carpet
▶ Clothes, shoes & household textiles
▶ Construction & demolition debris
▶ Containers that held hazardous products such as paint thinner containers
▶ Drinking glasses, dishes, Pyrex glass & vases
▶ Electronics & appliances
▶ Extension cords
▶ Feed bags, dog food bags & seed bags fibers
▶ Fluorescent bulbs
▶ Furniture & mattresses
▶ Garden Hoses
▶ Gift wrap
▶ Household garbage
▶ Household hazardous waste
▶ Lawn edging
▶ Medical waste
▶ Motor oil bottles & other containers that held hazardous products
▶ Needles & syringes
▶ Paper plates, cups, napkins & towels
▶ Paper soiled with food
▶ Pizza boxes
▶ Plastic tarps
▶ Porcelain toilets and sinks
▶ Shredded paper
▶ Styrofoam
▶ Tires
▶ Window glass & mirrors