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Recycling and Solid Waste
The city is committed to reducing, reusing and recycling products in our community.
Accordingly, all residential trash haulers must provide weekly curbside recycling service in addition to
trash pickup.
Curbside Recycling | Recycling Incentive Program | What and How to Recycle
Residential Waste Removal | Commercial Waste Removal
Curbside Recycling
The City of Cottage Grove has three licensed trash haulers that are also required to offer recycling pick up. Licensed haulers empty recycling bins placed curbside in conjunction with trash pickup, Tennis Sanitation and Tennis Brothers Sanitation pick up recyclables every week, while Waste Management picks up recyclables every other week.
Generally speaking, solid waste is collected per the map below.
Further any additional information on your curbside recycling can be found on your hauler's website at one of the following links: Waste Management, Tennis Sanitation or Tennis Brother's Sanitation.
[ Click on map for a larger view ]
Cottage Grove believes that recycling and conservation are important. City staff tries to make
recycling an issue to be considered at many community events through fun activities, educational materials, and
appearances by Freckles, the Recycling and Recreation Frog.
Recycling Incentive Program
Every resident has an opportunity to win prizes for your recycling efforts!
Each week City Staff draws two residence addresses at random, checks to see if their
recycling bin is out and has recyclable material in it. If it does, the City awards a prize to the resident. It's
that simple to qualify for a prize and to help the environment at the same time!
What and How to Recycle
As for how to recycle, your garbage hauler delivers a recycling container along with your solid waste container. If you have not received your recycling cart, please contact your hauler.
Tennis Sanitation and Tennis Brother Sanitation either distributes 2-18 gallon recycling containers, 65-gallon, or 90-gallon heavy duty brown cart with hinged orange lid single sort recycling cart, to their customers. Tennis Sanitation and Tennis Brothers Sanitation picks up recyclables every week.
You simply place all your recyclable items loosely together (please do not bag any items except shredded paper).
Please place your recycling cart or bin(s) on the opposite side of your driveway from your trash container or at least 4 feet apart at the curb.
Please rinse all containers
| Acceptable Items |
Unacceptable Items |
| Junk mail |
Porcelain, ceramic |
| Newspaper |
Foam, styrofoam |
| Office paper |
Aerosol cans |
| Magazines |
Used Paper plates |
| Phone books |
Napkins |
| Paper grocery bags |
Diapers |
| Cereal ,chip, cake, cracker boxes |
Vinyl siding |
Pop, beer, tissue boxes |
Plastic toys |
| Egg cartons |
Landscape edging |
| Corrugated cardboard |
Soiled tissue |
| Aluminum cans |
Fast food wrap |
| All tin & steel cans |
Pizza boxes |
| Glass food jars (green, clear or brown) |
Food waste |
| Glass beverage bottles (green, clear or brown) |
Light bulbs |
| All #1 through #7 Plastics |
Window glass |
| EXAMPLES: |
Mirrors |
| Milk jugs |
Pyrex |
| Laundry detergents |
Drinking glasses |
| ketchup bottles |
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| Soda & water bottles |
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| Butter tubs/dairy containers |
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Waste Management distributes a 32, 64, or 90-gallon heavy duty green carts with hinged yellow lid, to their customers. Waste Management picks up recyclables every other week. For more information about Waste Management's services please follow this link.
An excellent resource for more recycling information in the Twin Cities area can be found at the
Rethink Recycling and Washington County Public Health and Environment Recycling and Yard Waste website.
Residential Waste Removal
Contact information for licensed residential trash haulers in the City of Cottage Grove:
Tennis Sanitation - (651) 459-1887
Tennis Brothers Sanitation - (651) 459-1887
Waste Management Hastings - (651) 437-9201
Commercial
There are several licensed commercial haulers for the City of Cottage Grove:
All Star Disposal, Inc. - (651) 455-4941
Alpha Construction Service - (952) 432-7616
Armor Waste Systems - (651) 686-5675
Aspen Waste Systems, Inc. - (612) 884-8000
Atomic Waste, LLC - (612) 623-8888
BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc. - (651) 455-8634
Biffs Boxes, LLC - (952) 403-1221
Dick's Sanitation Service, Inc. - (952) 469-2239
Elite Construction Services, Inc. - (952) 445-4301
Keith Krupenny & Son Disposal Service, Inc. - (651) 457-3680
Lightning Disposal, Inc. - (651) 457-4434
Lloyd's Construction Services, Inc. - (952) 746-5832
Onyx Waste Services - (651) 459-3029
RLC Cleaning, Inc. - (651) 436-7756
Tennis Sanitation, LLC - (651) 459-1887
Troje's Trash Pickup, Inc. - (651) 459-8223
Twin City Refuse, Recycling and Transfer Co. - (651) 227-1549
Veit Container Corporation - (763) 428-2242
Waste Management (Hastings) - (651) 437-9201
To become a licensed commercial hauler in the City of Cottage Grove, you must fill out the City's
Mixed Solid Waste/Recycling Collector/Haulers (Commercial and Roll-Off Services)
application. For further information, please call the City Clerk's office at (651) 458-2800.
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