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Main line: 320-763-9340
Toll Free: 800-972-6318 (only works within Pope/Douglas counties)
Fax: 320-763-9342
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Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8-12 and 1-4:30
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Recycling Center Hours
Monday/Tuesday 8-4
Wednesday Closed
Thursday/Friday 8-4
Saturday – Open Every 2nd Saturday 8-2
Sunday Closed
Hazardous Waste Hours
Monday/Tuesday 8-4
Wednesday Closed
Thursday/Friday 8-4
Saturday – Open Every 2nd Saturday 8-2
Sunday Closed
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Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Management - Recycle Center
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Pope/Douglas Solid Waste is a partnership created by Pope and Douglas Counties.
The temp drop site is working well to maintain a basic level of service until the new Environmental Center is ready for occupancy in November. ![]()
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Items accepted and more details can be found on the link.![]()
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popedouglasrecycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Temp-Drop-Site-Flyer_2024.pdf
Rural Counties Partner To Create Food Scraps Composting Capacity![]()
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Minnesota’s Pope and Douglas counties wanted to keep food scraps out of its waste-to-energy plant, leading to construction of an SSO composting facility that will expand in phases.![]()
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Rural Counties Partner To Create Food Scraps Composting Capacity | BioCycle
www.biocycle.net
Minnesota’s Pope and Douglas counties wanted to keep food scraps out of its waste-to-energy plant, leading to construction of an SSO composting facility that will expand in phases.
Items accepted at Temporary Drop Site (Aagard Fabrication Center parking lot). ![]()
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DO NOT place any items into Aagard’s waste/recycling bins.![]()
It is quite clear which roll-off and bins are for the temporary site and which roll-offs are for Aagard's business use. ![]()
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Let's all work together, for the common good, to RESPECT Aagard's property. They have graciously extended an olive branch (supportive offer) to help keep recycling and household hazardous waste access in place at the temporary site until the new Environmental Center is completed.![]()
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The new Environmental Center will be opening in November at which time, we will be going back to accepting all the items you used to be able to drop off at the old Jefferson Street site and MUCH more.![]()
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Note: There are a number of items that will not be accepted at the scaled down temporary drop site. Please review the link and plan accordingly. We will not be accepting items that are not on the list of items accepted.![]()
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Thank you for your understanding, patience and support.![]()
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Thank you for your support Aagard Fabrication Center during this time of transition.
A huge THANK YOU to Todd County Solid Waste for providing single sort recycling service at the Temp Environmental Drop Site at the Aagard Fabrication Center in Alexandria!![]()
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They will also be assisting with the single sort recycling collection and processing at the new Environmental Center when it opens this fall until the new recycling processing equipment is installed and calibrated at the Pope/Douglas Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in early 2025.![]()
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We appreciate our neighboring counties and relationships to help #putwasteinitsplace!