All Dakota County residents, businesses, multifamily properties, schools, and governments must recycle a designated list of materials, and every licensed hauler must accept them. The Designated List of Recyclables is set by the County Board and posted online. Recycling supports Minnesota's goal to recycle 75% of waste by 2030.
Dakota County Ordinance 110 (Solid Waste Management) makes recycling mandatory countywide. The ordinance establishes a Designated List of Recyclables - approved by the County Board of Commissioners and published on the county website - that represents the minimum haulers must accept and generators must recycle. This applies to residents, businesses, multifamily properties (with separate designated lists for recyclables and for organics/food scraps), schools, event venues, and government. Residents place accepted materials (paper, cardboard, cartons, metal cans, glass bottles, and plastics #1, #2, #5) loose in the recycling cart - not in plastic bags. Containers must be labeled per Section 16.06. Statewide, Minn. Stat. 115A requires metro counties to ensure recycling opportunities are available to residents.
Failure to recycle the designated list, or a hauler failing to accept it, violates Ordinance 110 and is a misdemeanor (Sec. 2242); the county may issue citations, each day a separate offense.
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