Verified disposal rules for Bloomington residents — Hennepin County's largest suburb (~90,000 people) and home to one of the two Hennepin County HHW facilities. The city runs its own recycling + organics program through Republic Services. ClearPath sources from bloomingtonmn.gov + hennepin.us + MPCA, with citations on every answer.
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Bloomington hosts one of Hennepin County's two permanent HHW facilities: 1400 W 96th Street. Free for any Hennepin County resident (bring photo ID). Accepts paint, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, cleaning chemicals, fluorescent bulbs, lithium-ion batteries, propane tanks, and almost any household chemical. Open Tue-Fri 8 AM-5 PM and Saturday mornings.
Bloomington's recycling program (Republic Services) accepts single-stream: paper, cardboard, metal cans, glass bottles, and rigid plastics #1, #2, #5. Plastic bags do NOT go in the cart — return to grocery-store drop bins. Cart goes out every other week alongside garbage; check your day at bloomingtonmn.gov.
Free curbside organics for Bloomington residents. Sign up at bloomingtonmn.gov; Republic delivers a green cart that gets collected weekly. Accepts food scraps (meat, dairy, bones), paper food packaging, BPI-certified compostables. Yard waste runs separately April through November.
Each Bloomington household gets two free bulk-pickup items per calendar year. Schedule online at bloomingtonmn.gov. Mattresses must be in a plastic mattress bag. Appliances (refrigerators, freezers, AC units) require Freon recovery — Republic handles that automatically as part of the pickup.
Yard waste (leaves, grass, brush) is collected weekly April through November. Use a labeled yard-waste cart or compostable paper bags — plastic bags are NOT accepted. Brush must be tied in bundles under 4 ft. Off-season, drop yard waste at Hennepin County compost sites year-round.
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Check an item in Bloomington →Most disposal rules in Bloomington are set at the county level by Hennepin County. The Bloomington city policies above layer on top of that — for the full rule text, HHW facility list, and county-wide programs, see:
Hennepin County disposal guide →1400 W 96th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431. Open Tue-Fri 8 AM-5 PM and Saturday 8 AM-1 PM. Free for any Hennepin County resident — bring photo ID. Accepts paint, oil, antifreeze, pesticides, batteries, bulbs, and almost any household chemical.
Easiest: schedule a bulk pickup at bloomingtonmn.gov — your two annual free pickups cover a mattress. The mattress must be in a plastic mattress bag (sold at Home Depot or U-Haul for ~$10). Otherwise: drop at Goodwill or Salvation Army (only if stain-free and usable), or use a junk hauler.
Paper, cardboard (flatten), metal cans, glass bottles + jars, and rigid plastics #1, #2, #5. Do NOT include plastic bags or film, Styrofoam, food-contaminated paper, or scrap metal. Full sort guide at bloomingtonmn.gov.
Easy — Hennepin County HHW at 1400 W 96th St in Bloomington accepts both latex and oil-based paint free. PaintCare drop-off is also available at Hirshfield's, Sherwin-Williams, and Home Depot locations across Bloomington — paintcare.org/find-a-drop-off-site lists nearby sites.
Free for all Bloomington residents. Sign up at bloomingtonmn.gov/sw/garbage-recycling-and-yard-waste — Republic Services delivers a green cart in 1-2 weeks. Weekly pickup, accepts food scraps (meat + dairy + bones), paper food packaging, and BPI-certified compostables.
Yes — free curbside Christmas tree pickup runs the first two weeks of January via Republic Services. Remove all decorations, lights, stand, and tree skirt. Flocked trees (sprayed snow) cannot be composted — they go in trash. After the window, drop trees at Hennepin County compost sites year-round.
