Prior Lake uses private licensed haulers (organized by individual subscription) for residential trash and recycling. Service days vary by hauler; the city does not provide municipal collection.
Prior Lake operates on an open-collection model: residents contract directly with licensed waste haulers - typically Waste Management, Republic Services, Dick's Sanitation, and others. Each hauler sets its own pickup day, container requirements, and rates. Containers must be stored out of public view except on pickup day per City Code Sec. 5-23. Curbside placement is typically the evening before the scheduled pickup; bins must be returned within 24 hours of pickup. Yard waste is collected by some haulers separately during the growing season; alternatively, Scott County operates a yard waste compost site.
Leaving bins at the curb outside the allowed window is enforced under Sec. 5-23 as a misdemeanor with fines up to $1,000. Failing to subscribe to or properly use waste service can result in nuisance citations for accumulated trash.
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