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Recycle Center

Acceptable Items for Recycling

  • Plastic (#1 & #2 only)
    • Bottles, jugs, jars
    • Food containers
    • Household cleaner bottles (remove sprayer)
  • Glass
    • Bottles
    • Jars
  • Aluminum
    • Cans
    • Foil
  • Metal
    • Steel/tin Cans
    • Paint cans (empty & dry)
  • Paper
    • Newspaper
    • Junk Mail
    • Office paper
    • Books/ Magazines
    • Pasteboard (cereal, snack boxes)
  • Cardboard (flattened)

Not Recyclable at the Recycle Center

  • Oil containers
  • Pizza boxes/paper plates
  • Plastic plant pots
  • Plastic Bags
  • Flexible Plastic (films, pouches)
  • Wax coated cartons
  • Styrofoam
  • Light bulbs
  • Glass/ceramics dishware
  • To-go coffee cups and lids
  • Chip, snack, and fast food wrappers
  • Medication (see options here)
  • Aerosol cans (bring pesticides in aerosol cans to Household Hazardous Waste; empty cans should be thrown away)

Also accepted for disposal at the Recycle Center:

Medical Sharps (see other options)

Used Motor Oil and Filters (next to shed/Old HHW building)

Other Recycling Drop Off Sites

John’s Sanitary – D&D Services
15 Golf Course Rd
Silver Bay, MN 55614
Monday-Friday 7:00AM-3:00 PM
(218) 226-3418

Fall Lake Transfer Station (link)
303 Kawishiwi Trl
Ely, MN 55731
May-August: Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday 8:00AM-4:00PM
September: Wednesday and Saturday 8:00AM-4:00 PM
October-April: Saturday 8:00AM-4:00PM

Property owners in Fall Lake Township are charged a Solid Waste Assessment Fee for the operation of a transfer site. This facility accepts garbage (for a fee), recycling, used oil & filters and yard waste.