Community Corner
City Of Inver Grove Heights: Countywide Recycling Update
The coronavirus pandemic created challenges such as shortages in commercial drivers and truck parts.
January 25, 2022
Weekly Recycling Coming to All in 2022
No more remembering which week to put out the recycling. Starting in January 2022, recycling haulers must offer weekly pickup service to their residential customers in Dakota County – this basically includes any household that has their own recycling cart.
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Haulers have been preparing since 2019 for this change, but some may have delays in rolling out weekly recycling services to all their residential customers. The COVID-19 pandemic created challenges such as shortages in commercial drivers and truck parts.
The move to weekly recycling for homes is happening for several reasons:
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- To help the county meet the state’s required recycling rate goal of 75 percent – we’re currently at 56 percent.
- To increase the amount of recyclables collected. Nearly three out of four county residents said they would recycle more if recyclables were collected weekly.
- To provide equal access for all residents. Before 2022, seven of the eleven haulers offered weekly collection, but not all residents had those haulers available to them in their city.
- To meet state requirements for county programs. Dakota County had to select a collection option that would increase recycling as part of the updated Solid Waste Master Plan. Residents (73 percent) and haulers (79 percent) selected weekly collection as preferred over other state-mandated options.
Some residents may experience a cost increase. Residents can save money by asking their hauler for a smaller trash cart size or compare prices with other licensed haulers serving their city.
Questions?
- For hauling service information specific to your home, contact your recycling service provider.
- For questions related to the County ordinance change, contact Dakota County at environ@co.dakota.mn.us or 952-891-7557.
This press release was produced by the City of Inver Grove Heights. The views expressed here are the author’s own.