City's Annual Spring Clean-Up Day this Saturday

St. Louis Park residents looking to do a little bit of spring cleaning this weekend are in luck, as the city's annual Spring Clean-Up Day is being held this Saturday, June 8.

From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, residents can drop off a variety of items at the St. Louis Park Municipal Service Center, located at 7305 Oxford St.

The following items can be dropped off free of charge:

• Bicycles in ANY CONDITION.
• Gently used items for donation to the Vietnam Vets. The Vets have created a list of acceptable and non-acceptable items.
• Textile recycling - Bring torn and worn clothes, shoes (pairs only), linens, towels, fabric scraps and rags for free recycling. Clean and dry only please.
• Scrap Metal recycling - Bring in old metal grills, steel shelving, bed frames etc.  Lawn mowers and snow blowers must be drained of all fluids.
• Paper shredding - Bring in your papers for free shredding. Limit 3 grocery-sized bags per vehicle. Shredded paper will be recycled.
• Fluorescent bulb recycling - Bring in your expired, unbroken fluorescent bulbs (including compact fluorescent lights, U-tube and circline fluorescent tubes, bug zappers, black lights, germicidal bulbs, high output bulbs, and cold-cathode fluorescent bulbs) for proper disposal.

Meanwhile, there is a slight fee for disposing of the following items:

• Bulky items for disposal (furniture, toys, remodeling supplies, equipment, etc.).
• Appliances and electronics.
• Tires will be collected for shredding and reuse.
• Mattresses and box springs can be brought to the event for recycling for a fee of $15 each, regardless of size.

A full price list is available through Waste Management or by calling (763) 783-5423. Those fees need to be paid at the time of drop-off, via cash or a personal check.

Residents looking to dispose of tree debris, yard waste, garbage, recyclables, concrete and hazardous waste are sadly out of luck, as none of those items will be accepted at the event. While it's not the same day, SLP residents can bring hazardous waste to Hennepin County's event at the SLP Junior High School from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 13-15.

The Spring Clean-Up is co-sponsored by Waste Management and the City of St. Louis Park, designed as a lower-cost alternative to home pick up.

Additional information is available online at www.stlouispark.org or by calling the City's Public Works Department at (952) 924-2562.