Trash & Recycling in Carver County, MN (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Carver County, Minnesota.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Carver County's disposal chapter bars several common household items from the regular garbage stream. Yard waste, lead-acid batteries, mercury or nickel-cadmium dry cell batteries, used motor oil and major appliances all have to be kept out of mixed municipal solid waste set out for pickup.
Carver County Trash Pickup Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsCarver County Code of Ordinances § 50.009(B)-(F)
(B) Yard waste cannot be disposed of in land disposal or MMSW processing, except composting, facilities unless that facility is specifically licensed or permitted to accept yard waste... (C) Lead acid batteries may not be disposed of in the MMSW stream. Used lead acid batteries must be accepted by retailers who sell new lead acid batteries. (D) Dry cell batteries containing mercuric oxide, silv...
Bin Placement Rules
Carver County limits how long garbage carts can sit at the curb and dictates where rural residents must place them for pickup. Containers can be set out for collection no more than 24 hours if the storage spot differs from the pickup spot, and roadside carts belong on the far shoulder edge.
Carver County Garbage Cart Set-Out Rules
Some RestrictionsCarver County Code of Ordinances § 50.008(C)
(C) (1) If the location of storage is different than the location of set-out for collection, containers may not be set out for collection for more than 24 hours. (2) For a resident with collection service in a rural area who sets out containers for collection on a public road, containers must be placed on the shoulder of the roadway. (3) These containers must be placed on the edge of the should...
Bulk Item Disposal
Refrigerators, freezers, AC units and other major appliances cannot go out with your regular trash in Carver County. County Code § 50.074 bars them from mixed municipal waste and caps how many can be stockpiled on a residential lot.
Carver County Major Appliance Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsCarver County Code of Ordinances § 50.074
(A) All handling, management and processing of major appliances must be in accordance with agency rules and other provisions of this chapter. (B) A person may not place major appliances in mixed municipal waste or dispose of them in a MMSW processing or disposal facility. ... (F)(1) No more than 50 scrap major appliances may be stockpiled per parcel of land for persons who process major applian...
Illegal Dumping
Anyone who unlawfully dumps solid waste on public or private land, shorelands, roadways or waters in Carver County faces a civil penalty of two to five times the cost of removing and disposing of the waste, on top of a possible misdemeanor charge under the chapter's general penalty section.
Carver County Illegal Dumping Civil Penalty
Significant RestrictionsCarver County Code of Ordinances § 50.009(A)(3)
(3) Consistent with M.S. § 115A.99(1), as it may be amended from time to time, a person who unlawfully places any portion of solid waste in or on public or private lands, shorelands, roadways or waters is subject to a civil penalty of not less than twice nor more than five times the amount of cost incurred by a state agency or political subdivision to remove, process and dispose of the waste. A...
Yard Waste Collection
Carver County bars yard waste from regular trash disposal or processing facilities under Code Section 50.070 unless the facility has a licensed compost area or an agency-and-county exemption. Backyard compost piles run for a resident's own property skip county licensing but must sit at least five feet from the property line.
Carver County Yard Waste Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsCarver County Code of Ordinances § 50.070
Yard waste may not be disposed of at a MMSW disposal or processing facility, unless that facility has a designated yard waste compost area which has been licensed by the county or has received an exemption from this requirement from the agency and the county... Yard waste composting sites maintained by individual residents or businesses for wastes generated solely from the residence or business...
Collection Schedule
Carver County requires non-farm properties to have their garbage containers emptied at least every 15 days and farm properties at least every 30 days. The county also funds solid waste service through an annual service fee assessed on every parcel in the county.
Carver County Trash Removal Frequency Rule
Some RestrictionsCarver County Code of Ordinances § 50.008(B)(3)-(4)
(3) For non-farm properties, the property owner shall cause the contents of all MMSW containers to be removed for processing/disposal no less frequently than once every 15 calendar days. Non-putrescible source-separated recyclable materials may be stored in containers without collection for longer than 15 calendar days on non-farm properties. (4) For farm properties, the property owner shall ca...
Recycling Rules
Carver County requires licensed haulers to collect recyclables at least twice a month and bans putting beverage containers, glass and newsprint in with regular household trash. Multi-family owners must offer their tenants a recycling drop location, and haulers cannot charge recyclers more than non-recyclers.
Carver County Mandatory Recycling Rules
Significant RestrictionsCarver County Code of Ordinances § 50.024
§ 50.024 RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING; MANDATORY. (A) This section shall be effective upon action by the County Board. (B) It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of a residential or multi-unit residential building to generate and deposit for collection mixed municipal solid waste that contains any of the following recyclable materials: (1) Beverage containers; (2) Glass recyclables; (3) Newspr...
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