Coon Rapids Recycling Center

The Recycling Center is located at 1831 111th Avenue NW (one block east of Hanson), Coon Rapids, MN 55433

The Coon Rapids Recycling Center is open on Wednesday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Small businesses are welcome. Acceptable materials include:

Antifreeze do not mix with other fuels
Appliances 1st Saturday of the month (see schedule)
Batteries motor vehicle, boat and motorcycle and rechargeable batteries only
Bikes bikes are accepted in all conditions
Boxboard Cake, cracker, cereal, fruit snack boxes. Only boxes that have been kept dry. No boxboard that would go in the refrigerator or freezer. These items may be put in the mixed paper roll off.
Cardboard corrugated only, remove staples and tape Not accepted: soap or food boxes, no pop or beer cartons
Christmas Lights/extension cords All holiday lights, no large plastic decorations. Light strands must be removed from garland and metal yard ornaments. Any/all cords included.
Electronics fees vary, 1st Saturday of the month only
Filters (oil) drain, residents only, no business waste
Fluorescent lamps First 5 free. 4 ft. - .25, 8 ft. - .50, Compact or U or O shape, - .40, broken bulbs - $1.00, HID - $1.00 Residents only. Must show ID
Glass containers Food/beverage, bottles & jars; rinse. No window glass, dishes or light bulbs.
Hard covered books Hard cover books must be tested to see if they contain ground wood. See recycling attendant.
Mattresses/Box Springs 1st Saturday of every month. $15 fee for each piece.
Metal cans Rinse out aluminum, tin and steel cans. No aerosol or paint cans.
Mixed Paper Phone books, magazines, soft cover books and envelopes, mixed mail, school, office paper
Newspaper all newspaper including supplements
Plastic Bags Acceptable items: plastic grocery, dry cleaning, and newspaper bags, plastic stretch/shrink wrap, retail bags (string or hard plastic ties removed), salt bags with plastic handles removed, bread bags, cereal bags, produce bags, frozen food bags with all food residue removed. Plastic wrap from paper products, plastic zipper bags without rigid closing mechanism & food residue removed. All material must be clean and dry.
Plastic bottles all plastic bottles with a small neck, including pop, milk, water, juice, syrup, shampoo, liquid laundry detergent, antifreeze bottles that have #1 or #2 on the bottom. Put items in the large green roll off.
Plastic 1-6 these other plastics will be stamped with a 1-6 on them. #7 will not be accepted. Place these plastics in the red plastic containers, according to their number. The plastic must be carefully sorted and kept separate from the green bins. Plastic without symbol and number must be thrown away. Update: Due to market conditions we are NOT accepting #3 at this time.
Pop/beer boxes Place in black box. Must be kept separate from other paper because these boxes contain a wet-strength additive.
Styrofoam There are many kinds of Styrofoam we cannot accept. Follow specific guidelines. This is a trial program. Material must be white, rigid, clean, dry and uncontaminated. Remove tape, stickers, labels, etc. Contain styrofoam in a bag. Not accepted: Dirty food containers, meat trays, disposable cups, etc. Packing peanuts (accepted at packaging stores), foam with tape or moisture. Material not accepted must be taken away by you. Only 5% of Styrofoam in the U.S. is being recycled at this time.
Tires Accepted 1st Saturday of each month. Fees vary.
Waste oil Limit 5 gallons. Wednesday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. No business waste.

Staff Directory

  • Colleen Sinclair - Recycling Coordinator, Coon Rapids Recycling
    1831 111th Avenue
    Coon Rapids, MN 55433
    763-767-6485 Email
    Recycle Center Hours - Wednesday and Saturday 9:00 a.m-3:00 p.m.