Curbside Recycling is Collected every-other-week from all Lyon County communities. Recycling weeks are indicated with shading. For questions, please call (507) 532-8210. Please place your carts properly and respectfully as indicated below.

• Have the cart at your curb the night before your scheduled pickup day.
• Face the lid opening toward the street (Handle facing the house)
• Leave 3 feet of space between each cart and each object (mailbox, vehicle, other carts, etc.)
• In winter months be aware to not place too close to snowbanks, etc.
• In all seasons be aware of high winds. We do not provide cleanup service if your cart tips over.

Please call regarding curbside, Community Drop Site, or other recycling questions.

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Recycling Drop-off Containers are currently available for all RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING ONLY. Due to space considerations, NO Business Recycling is permitted. Businesses are encouraged to check with a local waste services provider to ask about setting up a business recycling account.

-->> CLICK HERE for a map link showing locations.

• Amiret:             County Highway shop.
• Balaton:            Next to the railroad tracks and E 2nd Street
• Cottonwood:    County Highway / Cottonwood City Shop
• Florence:          Blaine Street, County Rd 52
• Garvin:             SE corner of Sherman Street and 1st Street
• Ghent:              113 1/2 Burlingame Street West (Hwy 68), AgPlus building
• Green Valley:   North side of town, West of the Church on Township Hall property
• Lynd:               East Railroad Street
• Marshall:         Lyon County Fairgrounds paved parking lot East of Public Works Building
• Minneota:        County Road 3 on South edge of town by County Shop
• Russell:            Next to the County Shop
• Taunton:          East side of Fire Hall
• Tracy:               Tracy Food Pride

Locations subject to change.

Did you know Recycling can get CONTAMINATED??? 

Please learn what you can recycle and what is best to throw in the trash can to keep waste hauling workers, and Material Recovery Facility workers safe. Remember, they are people who have the same right to workplace safety as you do.

DEM-CON Companies in Shakopee, MN receives all the recyclables collected in Lyon County. From there, sorted and processed recyclables are shipped to end markets to be used in the manufacture of new products. On my visit I witnessed firsthand examples of the "wrong stuff" that gets put in recycling carts.

Two cases in point; 

1) One of the loads from Lyon County contained quite a few needles/sharps and other medical items such as bags and tubes. 

We know that contamination is a big headache for collection providers, and also for the Material Recovery Facility as it can cause lower production rates; damaged equipment and degradation of quality of the acceptable materials.  But the biggest concern is to the employees who work at these facilities that are being exposed to health and safety hazards caused by the unacceptable items.

Examples of things that are unacceptable and safety/health hazards are: medical waste of any kind including sharps; any type of gaseous containers, e.g. propane/oxygen/helium canisters; knives hoses/cords; diapers; etc.

2) Some material such as plastic bags are a huge problem for recycling sorting facilities like Millennium. Its no different than farm equipment such as a combine gets plastic bags wrapped up in the gears - it halts the harvest. The same is true for the Material Recovery Facility when things like plastic bags, diapers, wire hangers,  medical waste, etc. get past the workers. And of course there’s that yuck factor if it happens to be say something like a diaper.

If you have a chance watch a short (34 seconds) clip regarding contamination at www.youtube.com/watch?v=83sYHe3jdGA   It’s part of Rhode Island’s recycling program information.  Good title - Recycle Better to Keep Our Workers Safe – and a good idea!

Please learn what you can recycle and what is best to throw in the trash can to keep waste hauling workers, and Material Recovery Facility workers safe. Remember, they are people who have the same right to workplace safety as you do.