Minnesota law requires every county, metro or not, to give residents an opportunity to recycle. Wright County meets that duty through city curbside programs and its Buffalo recycling facility. Accepted materials go in a single-stream cart.
Wright County sits outside the seven-county Twin Cities metro, so it does not carry the metro's 75-percent recycling goal, but the statewide duty still applies. Under MN Stat. 115A.552, every county must ensure residents have an opportunity to recycle, and Wright County meets it through city curbside collection and drop-off recycling at its Buffalo facility. Residents put accepted materials in one single-stream cart: paper, cardboard, cans, glass bottles and jars, and common plastics. Contaminated loads, plastic bags, or food waste can get a cart tagged and skipped.
Repeatedly contaminating recycling with trash, bags, or food waste can get a cart tagged and left at the curb, and city ordinances may add a warning, then small fines for continued misuse.
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Wright County, MN
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Wright County, MN
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Wright County, MN
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