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Brooklyn Park, MN Trash & Recycling: Mandatory Organics Recycling (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Who must offer SSO service
Every licensed residential garbage hauler
SSO includes
Food waste, compostable organics
SSO excludes
Yard waste (regulated separately)
Disposal destination
Licensed composting, recycling, or transfer site

Summary

In the City of Brooklyn Park, every licensed residential garbage hauler must offer source separated organics (SSO) recycling collection under § 98.08(B), hauling food waste and other compostable material to a licensed composting, recycling, or transfer site. SSO is defined separately from yard waste under the city's chapter 98 definitions.

SOURCE SEPARATED ORGANIC MATERIAL (SSO). Shall have the meaning set forth in Minnesota Statutes and shall include food waste and other compostable organic materials that are source separated for recovery. The term "organics" does not include yard waste for purposes of this subchapter (also referred to as "food waste/organics" and "source separated organics."). ... Similarly, each licensee must offer source separated organics (SSO) recycling collection service in which the licensee will collect and haul away SSO to a licensed and permitted recycling or composting site, or transfer site.

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Full Breakdown

Chapter 98 treats organics as its own recycling stream, distinct from both garbage and yard waste. 01 defines source separated organic material (SSO) using the state law meaning, covering food waste and other compostable organic materials that a generator separates out for recovery, and the definition specifically excludes yard waste from the SSO category for purposes of this subchapter. 08(B) then imposes the same mandatory-offering structure the chapter uses for yard waste: each licensee, meaning every business licensed to haul residential garbage in the city, must offer SSO recycling collection service, separately collecting and hauling the material away to a site that is licensed and permitted to receive it, whether that is a composting facility, a recycling facility, or a transfer site. 03.

Violations & Fines

A licensed hauler that fails to offer the source separated organics collection service required by § 98.08(B) is subject to the general chapter 98 penalty in § 98.99, defaulting to § 10.99's misdemeanor penalty of up to 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine, and can also have its license conditions revisited under the § 98.03 regulation and hearing process.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is food scrap recycling required in Brooklyn Park?
Section 98.08(B) requires every hauler licensed to collect residential garbage in the city to offer source separated organics collection, so the service itself is mandatory for haulers, delivering the material to a licensed composting, recycling, or transfer site.
Does yard waste count as organics under Brooklyn Park's code?
No. Section 98.01 defines source separated organic material to cover food waste and other compostable organics, and specifically excludes yard waste, which the city regulates as its own category under § 98.04(A) and § 98.08(A).
What happens if my hauler does not offer organics recycling?
A hauler that skips the mandatory SSO service in § 98.08(B) is in violation of Chapter 98 and can face the chapter's penalty as well as review of its city license under the regulation process in § 98.03.

Sources & Official References

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