Maple Grove, MN Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Who must sort
- Anyone generating waste who recycles
- Paper rule
- Dry, no plastic bags
- Yard waste
- Separate container, state-mandated
- Governing section
- Maple Grove City Code § 26-53
Summary
Maple Grove, Minnesota requires anyone who generates solid waste and wants curbside recycling to separate paper, aluminum, glass, metal, cardboard, and organics into the city's recycling containers before collection.
Any person who owns, leases or occupies any building...within the city and who generates mixed municipal solid waste and wishes to participate in the city's recycling efforts shall separate from all solid waste the following designated recyclable materials and yard waste before disposal, removal or collection...Paper recyclables shall be placed within the recycling container provided by the city, maintained in a dry condition free of any other substance, and shall not be placed in plastic bags.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Maple Grove City Code § 26-53(a) spells out precollection sorting: paper recyclables must stay dry and out of plastic bags, aluminum, glass, and metal recyclables must be rinsed clean and placed loose in the recycling container, corrugated cardboard has to be broken down, and organic recyclables go in an approved compostable bag or container from the hauler. Yard waste must be kept in a separate container from trash and recyclables, the code calls that a mandatory requirement under state law regardless of whether a resident otherwise participates in the city's recycling program.
Violations & Fines
Mixing recyclables into trash or bagging paper recyclables in plastic violates the sorting rules in § 26-53; noncompliant material can be left uncollected, and unsegregated yard waste is a separate violation of the state-mandated separation rule.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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