Minneapolis, MN Waste Collection Schedule
Complete waste management schedule including trash pickup, recycling, bulk waste, and special collections for Minneapolis.
Collection Zones & Pickup Days
Find your neighborhood to see your collection schedule
View Interactive Zone MapZone 1 - Monday Collection
Neighborhoods:
- •Downtown East
- •Downtown West
- •Elliot Park
- •Loring Park
- •North Loop
- •Stevens Square
- •Bryn Mawr
- •Cedar-Isles-Dean
- •Kenwood
- •Lowry Hill
- •Lowry Hill East
- •South Uptown
Zone 2 - Tuesday Collection
Neighborhoods:
- •Harrison
- •Hawthorne
- •Jordan
- •Near North
- •Sumner-Glenwood
- •Willard-Hay
- •Camden Industrial Area
- •Cleveland
- •Folwell
- •Humboldt Industrial Area
- •Lind-Bohanon
- •McKinley
- •Shingle Creek
- •Victory
- •Webber-Camden
Zone 3 - Wednesday Collection
Neighborhoods:
- •Audubon Park
- •Beltrami
- •Bottineau
- •Columbia Park
- •Holland
- •Logan Park
- •Marshall Terrace
- •Northeast Park
- •Sheridan
- •St. Anthony East
- •St. Anthony West
- •Waite Park
- •Windom Park
Zone 4 - Thursday Collection
Neighborhoods:
- •Cooper
- •Hiawatha
- •Howe
- •Longfellow
- •Seward
- •East Phillips
- •Midtown Phillips
- •Phillips West
- •Ventura Village
- •East Bde Maka Ska
- •East Isles
- •West Maka Ska
Zone 5 - Friday Collection
Neighborhoods:
- •Bancroft
- •Bryant
- •Central
- •Corcoran
- •Lyndale
- •Powderhorn Park
- •Diamond Lake
- •Ericsson
- •Field
- •Hale
- •Keewaydin
- •Minnehaha
- •Morris Park
Zone 6 - Friday Collection (South)
Neighborhoods:
- •Northrop
- •Page
- •Regina
- •Wenonah
- •Armatage
- •Fulton
- •Kenny
- •Linden Hills
- •Lynnhurst
- •Tangletown
- •Windom
Service Provider
municipalCity of Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling
Bulk Waste Pickup
Scheduling Method:
No scheduling required
Accepted Items
- •Wood furniture (chairs, tables, shelves)
- •Plastic items (laundry baskets, storage tubs)
- •Couches (under 6 feet, no hide-a-beds)
- •Carpet (under 5 feet long, under 40 pounds)
- •Major appliances (refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves)
- •Electronics (TVs, computers, monitors)
- •Hide-a-bed couches and recliners
- •Mattresses and box springs
- •Metal items (excluding pots, pans, hangers)
Not Accepted
- •Construction debris
- •Hazardous materials
- •Business/commercial waste
- •Branches over 3 feet long
- •Stumps and trees
- •Concrete, bricks, dirt
Place items at alley or curb by 6 a.m. on pickup day. Wood furniture and plastic items go out on garbage day. Appliances, electronics, hide-a-beds, mattresses, and metal items go out on recycling day. Attach a note saying "For Solid Waste" to each item. Residents can also use up to six cleanup vouchers annually at South Transfer Station.
Recycling Program
Accepted Materials
- •Paper: Mail, office and school papers, magazines, catalogs, newspapers, inserts, phone books
- •Books: Soft or hardcover
- •Paper bags: Clean, flattened
- •Cardboard: Flattened boxes (max 3x3 feet, under 40 pounds), cereal boxes, paper towel rolls
- •Plastics #1, #2, #5: Water, soda, juice bottles, milk jugs, ketchup bottles, salad dressing bottles
- •Plastics #1, #2, #5: Dishwashing liquid jugs, detergent jugs, shampoo/soap/lotion bottles
- •Plastics #1, #2, #5: Yogurt, pudding, fruit cups, clear disposable cups/bowls, margarine containers, cottage cheese containers
- •Plastics #1, #2, #5: Produce, deli, and takeout containers
- •Glass: Food and beverage bottles and jars (all colors)
- •Metal: Food and beverage cans, aluminum foil and trays, decorative tins, pie tins
- •Cartons: Milk cartons, juice boxes, soup/broth/wine cartons
- •Cardboard cans: Chip cans, nut cans, frozen juice cans, refrigerated dough cans, powdered juice mix cans, powdered cleaner cans
Not Accepted
- •Plastic bags and plastic films (take to retail stores)
- •Bagged recycling
- •Black plastics
- •Items that held hazardous waste
- •Large plastic items (laundry baskets, storage tubs, toys)
- •Random metal items (pots, pans, pipes, hangers)
- •Food-soiled paper
- •Straws and utensils
- •Electronics and batteries (separate collection)
- •Hazardous materials
- •Medical waste (needles, syringes)
- •Styrofoam
- •Ceramics and pottery
- •Window glass or mirrors
Minneapolis uses One-Sort recycling - all recyclables go together in cart, no sorting required. Keep containers in 3-D shape. Flatten all boxes. Extra cardboard can be set next to cart if boxes/bundles are under 3x3 feet and weigh less than 40 pounds. Place cart at alley or curb line by 6 a.m. on collection day. Do not bag recyclables. City may place white educational tag if non-recyclable items are found; cart may be removed if violations continue.
Holiday Schedule
When a major holiday falls on a weekday, garbage and recycling collection is delayed by one day for the remainder of that week. If a holiday falls on a weekend, collection remains on the regular schedule. Major holidays affecting collection: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Collection is NOT affected by Indigenous Peoples' Day (October 13, 2025). Residents can look up specific holiday schedules and sign up for email reminders at minneapolismn.gov.
Important Information
Official Data Sources
- https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/garbage-recycling-cleanup/
- https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/garbage-recycling-cleanup/collection-day-lookup/
- https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/utility-billing/rates-fees/
- https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/garbage-recycling-cleanup/recycling/accepted-recycling/
- https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/garbage-recycling-cleanup/recycling/recycling-rules/
- https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/garbage-recycling-cleanup/large-items/
- https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/garbage-recycling-cleanup/yard-waste/
- https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/garbage-recycling-cleanup/organics-recycling/
- https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/garbage-recycling-cleanup/holiday-garbage-recycling/
- https://www.hennepin.us/en/residents/recycling-hazardous-waste/drop-off-facilities
- https://www.hennepin.us/green-disposal-guide/household-hazardous-waste
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_neighborhoods_in_Minneapolis