Bulky items like furniture and mattresses are not collected in regular curbside service in Eagan; residents arrange a one-time pickup with their licensed hauler or use a drop-off site. Appliances and electronics are banned from the trash under Minnesota law and must be recycled, including at The Recycling Zone in Eagan and county recycling events.
Because Eagan uses an open hauler system with no city collection, bulky and large item disposal is arranged directly with a resident's licensed hauler or through county options. Large items not accepted in regular curbside garbage, such as furniture and mattresses not in usable condition, can be handled by calling your garbage hauler for a one-time pickup or by taking them to a landfill. Appliances are subject to a Minnesota disposal ban: state law prohibits appliances from being placed with household garbage because they contain components harmful to human health and the environment, so major appliances no longer in usable condition must be recycled through specialized appliance recyclers. Electronics, scrap metal, paint, household chemicals and hazardous waste can be brought to The Recycling Zone, the Dakota County-run facility located at 3365 Dodd Road in Eagan. Note that The Recycling Zone itself does not accept appliances, carpet, furniture, mattresses, lumber or yard waste, so those bulky items go through a hauler or landfill. Dakota Valley Recycling also coordinates annual collection events for bulky items, electronics, carpet and other problem materials that are not accepted curbside.
Setting out bulky items, appliances or electronics with regular curbside garbage can mean they are left uncollected and may constitute a refuse storage or nuisance violation if they accumulate. Placing appliances or covered electronics in the trash also violates Minnesota's disposal bans. Dumping bulky items on public or private land without consent is unlawful deposit of refuse under state law.
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