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

Sec. 19-3(h) puts the recycling duty directly on residents: those living in single-family detached, single-family attached, and multi-family dwelling units are required to separate targeted recyclables from the waste stream for recycling, and anyone who fails or refuses to comply is subject to a fine at the value found in Sec. 2-3. 'Targeted recyclables' is a defined term in Sec. 19-2 meaning the recyclable materials identified on the county's standard list of residential curbside recyclables, so the exact list of accepted materials is set by Washington County, not the city, and can expand over time.

On the supply side, Sec. 19-7(3) requires every single-family and multi-unit residential hauling licensee to provide curbside recycling collection to all of its customers, covering at minimum all targeted recyclables, as a condition of holding a city hauler's license. Sec. 19-7(4) sets the pickup cadence: haulers must collect recyclables at least biweekly and on the same day as the customer's scheduled garbage collection. Haulers may commingle different recyclables in a single container, but Sec. 19-9(6) requires them to tell each customer, at least annually, that recyclables are separated after collection and to describe that recycling process.

A hauler who instead dumps a customer's separated recyclables into the regular garbage or refuse stream commits a misdemeanor under Sec. 19-3(j), a stiffer penalty than the fine that applies to a resident's own noncompliance, and Sec. 19-3(i) separately bars haulers from picking up garbage that still has targeted recyclables mixed in.