There are certain items that are illegal to throw away in the garbage, per Minnesota State Law and Dakota County Ordinance. These items must be recycled or disposed of properly.
Find proper disposal methods for the following items:
- Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs, found in old televisions, computer screens, etc.)
- Christmas trees
- Fluorescent bulbs (CFLs, long tubes, etc.)
- Lead-acid batteries
- Major appliances (Air conditioners, clothes dryers, clothes washers, dishwashers, furnaces, garbage disposals, microwaves, ovens, ranges, refrigerators, stoves, trash compactors, water heaters, etc.)
- Mercury-containing wastes (thermometers, etc.)
- Telephone directories
- Tree and tree branches
- Waste oil/used oil and used oil filters
- Yard waste
- Mattresses