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Environmental Center

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116 Peavey Circle

Chaska, MN 55318

(952) 361-1835 or (952) 361-1800

Carver County has made Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste Management more convenient by offering both services year round and under one roof at the new Environmental Center!

We now accept credit cards!!


What you can bring to the Environmental Center

MATERIALS

COST

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE:

Household Cleaners, gasoline, pesticides, latex/oil base paint, pesticides and fertilizers, propane tanks and used aerosol products, etc.

NO CHARGE

RECYCLABLES:

Newspaper, cardboard, magazines, office paper, mixed mail, plastic #1 and #2 bottles ONLY, aluminum, tin, glass, plastic grocery/retail bags, plastic stretch/shrink wrap       

NO CHARGE

ORGANICS: ALL food products including meat & bones; coffee grounds & tea bags; non-recyclable paper such as pizza boxes, paper towels, paper plates, paper napkins & waxed paper containers

NO CHARGE

BATTERIES: Automotive/Household, NO ALKALINE BATTERIES

NO CHARGE

CARPETING - Must be dry and clean - 12' X 12'

$10.00

CARTRIDGES: Inkjet/Printer

NO CHARGE

CLOTHING/USEABLE PRODUCTS

NO CHARGE

USED MOTOR OIL/OIL FILTERS/ANTIFREEZE

NO CHARGE

APPLIANCES: Refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, washers, dryers, microwaves, water softeners, dehumidifiers, water heaters. Gas appliances subject to increased fee (gas refrigerators, ammonia gas/chromate air conditioners.

$10.00

APPLIANCES:

Air Conditioners

$20.00

FLUORESCENT BULBS:

NO CHARGE RESIDENTS

BUSINESS CHARGE

4 feet and under

larger than 4 feet

Irregular

HID

Broken

Ballasts

.40

.75

1.00

$2.30

$2.14 lb.

$1.25 lb.

RESIDENTIAL ELECTRONICS

TV/MONITOR/CPU/LAPTOP

Miscellaneous Items (VCR, DVD, Player, CD Player, stereo, speakers, printer, scanner, phone, keyboard, mouse, etc.)



NO CHARGE

BUSINESS ELECTRONICS (If you have more than 10, please call ahead)

$0.20 lb

SCRAP METAL

NO CHARGE

Bicycles

Lawnmowers

$3.00

$5.00

TIRES

Passenger/Light Truck

Truck

Semi

Farm (Small) Front

Farm (Large) Rear

 

$1.25

$1.50

$7.50

$4.00

$16.00

YARD WASTE

Brush
Grass/Leaves

 

 

$8.00 per cubic yard

$1.00/bag

WHAT NOT TO BRING

The Environmental Center does not accept the following materials:

Furniture/Mattresses/Trash/Garbage/Vacuum Cleaners

Construction/Demolition Waste

Business Hazardous Waste

PRODUCTS LIST

PRODUCT

COST

Radon Kits

     Short Term

     Long Term

$4.00

$20.00

Composting Bins

     Home Composters

     Rain Barrels

While supply lasts

$35.00

$48.00

Biodegradable Bags
Mini Bags - 3 gallon
Lawn & Leaf Bags - 30 gallon
Kitchen Bags - 15 gallon
Kraft Bags - bundle of brown paper lawn bags

$3.50/box
$6.50/box
$5.50/box
$4.00/bundle

Well Water Test Kits

   Coliform Bacteria

    Nitrate-Nitrogen

    Sulfate

    Fluoride

Minnesota Valley Price List

PRODUCT REUSE AREA

Useable household chemical products are placed here and are free for the taking!

 

Automotive products, cleaners, paints

Map and Hours

of the Carver County Environmental Center

 

Summer Hours: April through November

Days

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Hours

12:00 noon- 7:00 pm

12:00 noon- 6:00 pm

10:00 am- 4:00 pm

8:00 am- 12:00 noon

Winter Hours: December through March

Days

Wednesday

Thursday

Saturday

Hours

12:00 noon-  7:00 pm

11:00 am-      5:00 pm

8:00 am-
12:00 noon

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