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Waste Disposal

Chanhassen Garbage Haulers

The City of Chanhassen does not provide garbage service. It is up to each resident to contact a licensed hauler from the list below. Haulers are also required to provide recycling services, including recycling containers. The following companies are licensed haulers of residential trash and/or recyclables in the City of Chanhassen:
Allied Waste Services, Eden Prairie 952-941-5174
Aspen Waste Systems, Inc., Minneapolis 612-884-8000
Dick’s Sanitation, Lakeville 952-469-2239
Evergreen Sanitation, Prior Lake 952-224-7100
Haugen’s, Buffalo (construction debris, roll-offs) 763-477-4120
Randy’s Sanitation, Delano 763-972-3335
Tidy Disposal, Belle Plaine 952-873-2636
Waconia Roll-off, Inc. 952-442-4848
Waste Management, Winsted 1-800-450-9378
Waste Technology, Brooklyn Park 763-315-1955
TCW Disposal, Inc., Hamburg 952-467-3858

There are also a number of licensed haulers of commercial, construction/demo and roll-off garbage. Call the City of Chanhassen at 952-227-1100 for more information about these services.

Carver County Environmental Center
116 Peavey Circle, Chaska 952-361-1835
Recyclables and household hazardous waste may be dropped off at this site, in many cases at no cost. The center also will collect items such as yard waste, electronics, appliances, and tires for a fee.
The center features a product reuse area and an environmental education clearing house. Items, such as composting bins and radon test kits, also are for sale.

Recycling

Curbside Collection
Chanhassen requires all refuse haulers operating within the city to provide curbside pick-up of recyclable materials such as newsprint, glass, metal cans and plastic beverage bottles. Each refuse hauler is required to provide households with recycling containers to encourage participation. Contact your hauler for a specific list of accepted recyclables.

Compost Sites

There are several options for disposing of yard waste (leaves, grass, wood). Yard waste is accepted for a fee at the Call Carver County Environmental Center — call 952-361-1835 for information. Yard waste can be composted and reused — call Carver County Environmental Services at 952-361-1806. It is illegal to dispose of yard and tree waste with your household garbage; however, your hauler may, for a fee, pick up yard waste to be composted. Call your hauler for information about rules and/or fees.
Leaves and grass clippings cannot be thrown into the garbage. They must be handled separately, either in a backyard compost pile or at a special site. Privately operated compost sites, which charge for their services, include:
RRT Process Solutions
Hwy. 169 at Co. Rd. 14 , Shakopee 952-445-2139

Questions?

Call haulers who will be collecting the recyclables for additional instructions and information on yard waste collection. Call Chanhassen City Hall at 952-227-1100 for general information about recycling. Home composters are available for purchase from Carver County; call 952-361-1800 to order.

Recycling Household Items

CAP Agency Thrift Shop 952-448-9878
Salvation Army 612-332-5855
Goodwill Drive-Thru Donation Center
2543 Como Ave., St. Paul 651-646-2591
Goodwill Stores
1025 Hill St., Hopkins 952-935-2760
1210 Shakopee Town Square, Shakopee 952-233-8897
Carver County Environmental Center 952-361-1835
MN Pollution Control Agency 651-296-6300

Household Hazardous Waste

Disposal Information
Carver County Environmental Center 952-361-1835
MN Pollution Control Agency 651-296-6300
Household hazardous waste must be disposed of properly to avoid endangering health and contaminating ground water. These wastes include: solvents, household cleaners, pesticides, paint, wood preservatives, aerosols, batteries, automotive oil and antifreeze. The best way to handle the waste – except those that are banned – is to use it or give it to someone who will. If these options are not available to you, please contact the county for collection information.
Sellers of automotive products may take used automotive wastes, perhaps for a fee. Check before bringing the waste in.
The county also schedules periodic hazardous waste collection programs.


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Guide to Jordan
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