Eagan, MN Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Mandatory service
- Every household and commercial establishment
- Hauler requirement
- Must be licensed with the city
- Self-haul exception
- Must meet § 6.37, Subd. 3 standards
- Multi-unit add-on
- Dakota County Ord. 110 recycling rules
- Penalty
- Public nuisance, misdemeanor under § 10.99
Summary
In the City of Eagan, every household in a residential or multidwelling district, and every commercial establishment, must have garbage and refuse collection, and that collection must come from a hauler licensed by the city. Self-hauling is allowed only if the household or business meets the licensed-hauler standards in Code § 6.37, Subd. 3, or otherwise disposes of the waste in an environmentally sound manner.
B.Garbage and refuse collection. Every household in residential and multidwelling districts and all commercial establishments shall have garbage and refuse collection. Such collection must be made by a garbage and refuse hauler that is licensed with the city, except commercial establishments and households in a residential district need not contract with a licensed hauler when it hauls its garbage and refuse from its own property and complies with the standards defined in section 6.37, subdivision 3 of the City Code or provided the garbage and refuse is disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.
Full Breakdown
Eagan City Code § 10.01, Subd. 5(B) makes garbage and refuse collection mandatory: every household in a residential or multidwelling district and every commercial establishment 'shall have' it, and the hauler doing the collecting must be licensed with the city. The only carve-out is for a household or commercial establishment that hauls its own garbage and refuse from its own property, and even then it must comply with the licensed-hauler standards set out in Code § 6.37, Subd. 3, or dispose of the waste in an environmentally sound manner.
Section 6.37 is the city's solid waste hauler licensing chapter, so a resident who self-hauls is still expected to meet the same operational standard the city imposes on licensed haulers rather than dispose of waste however they choose. Subd. 7 of § 10.01 layers on Dakota County's Solid Waste Management Ordinance No. 110 for multi-unit residential buildings and large event venues, requiring recycling service, adequate container capacity, and labeled trash, recycling and organics containers co-located within ten feet of each other, effective as of the county's November 26, 2019 adoption.
Together these subdivisions mean an Eagan household cannot simply skip collection or dump its own refuse without a licensed hauler or county-compliant program in place, and multi-unit properties face the added county recycling and labeling requirements.
Violations & Fines
Failing to maintain garbage and refuse collection, or hauling waste without meeting the § 6.37, Subd. 3 standards, violates Eagan City Code § 10.01 and is a public nuisance and misdemeanor under § 10.99, enforceable by Community Development code enforcement against the property owner or occupant.
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