Minnetonka, MN Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

Subdivision 4 of § 835.030 puts the recycling duty on the building owner, whether the owner acts directly or through a property manager or owners’ association. The owner must provide residents with the opportunity to recycle, and the materials include, at a minimum, newspaper, cans, glass containers, corrugated cardboard, and plastic bottles. Other recyclable materials must be added when the City of Minnetonka directs the owner to do so, so the list can grow by city direction without a code amendment. Collection of the recyclables must occur at least monthly.

There is an off-ramp. If a multiple dwelling building is included in the city's curbside recycling program, the building owner's duty under that paragraph does not apply. Buildings of up to eight units can be included in the city's program, at the city's discretion, so a small building has no right to join and the call belongs to the city.

The rest of § 835.030 sets the ground rules for anyone handling recyclables. A person who conducts recycling and recycling collection in the city must obtain a collector's permit from the city. Recyclable materials remain the property of the generator until the generator disposes of them off-site or a licensed collector collects them, and no one other than the licensed collector responsible for that location can take recyclables a generator has put out for collection.

Residential frequency is set in § 835.010: recyclables from residential dwellings must be disposed of at least bi-weekly, and multiple dwellings must dispose of waste at least once each week. Under § 835.015, source-separated organics and recyclables must be kept in separate containers.