Verified disposal rules for Eden Prairie residents — Hennepin's 9th-largest city (~64,000 people). Eden Prairie operates an open-market hauler system: residents pick from a city-licensed list (Republic, Waste Management, Randy's, others). Hazardous waste goes to the Hennepin County HHW facility in Bloomington — about 15 minutes north on Hwy 169.
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Eden Prairie residents contract directly with a licensed hauler — Republic, Waste Management, Randy's Environmental, and others. The city maintains the licensed-hauler list but doesn't assign or rate-cap. Find the current list at edenprairie.org and compare quotes for your specific volume + pickup-day preference.
All Eden Prairie licensed haulers run single-stream recycling. Plastic bags are NOT accepted curbside — return to a grocery-store bin instead. Pickup is on your hauler's scheduled day; most haulers run every-other-week recycling alongside weekly garbage.
Some Eden Prairie haulers offer opt-in curbside organics (Republic, Waste Management). Ask your hauler directly. If your hauler doesn't offer it, the Hennepin County organics drop-off network (12+ sites) accepts food scraps free for residents — find the nearest site at hennepin.us.
Mattresses, couches, dressers, refrigerators, and appliances are collected by your residential hauler. Most include 1-2 bulk items per year free; additional items $20-40 each. Refrigerators always include Freon recovery (handled by the hauler).
Eden Prairie residents take HHW to the Bloomington facility at 1400 W 96th Street — about 15 minutes north on Hwy 169. Free for any Hennepin resident with photo ID. Accepts paint, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, fluorescent bulbs, lithium-ion batteries, propane tanks, and electronics.
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Check an item in Eden Prairie →Most disposal rules in Eden Prairie are set at the county level by Hennepin County. The Eden Prairie 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 →Eden Prairie has open-market haulers — residents pick their own. If you don't remember, check your most recent garbage bill or look up your address on the city's licensed-hauler list at edenprairie.org. The major options are Republic, Waste Management, Randy's, and a few smaller indie operators.
Easiest: schedule a bulk pickup with your residential hauler — most include 1-2 items per year. Otherwise: take to a Hennepin transfer station for a $20-40 fee, or donate stain-free mattresses to Salvation Army or Goodwill for free pickup. Junk haulers (1-800-GOT-JUNK, College Hunks) charge $80-150 for a single mattress.
Bloomington HHW at 1400 W 96th Street is the closest to Eden Prairie — about 15 minutes north on Hwy 169. Free for any Hennepin resident with photo ID. Open Tuesday-Saturday seasonally; check hennepin.us for current hours. Brooklyn Park HHW is the second option but is twice the drive.
Three options: (1) PaintCare drop-off at Hirshfield's or Sherwin-Williams locations — both latex and oil-based free in MN. (2) Hennepin County HHW in Bloomington (1400 W 96th St) — free for residents. (3) Dry latex paint (cat litter + open lid) and put in regular trash. Oil-based paint NEVER trash; HHW or PaintCare only.
Christmas-tree pickup is through your hauler, not the city. Most haulers offer free curbside pickup the first two weeks of January when the tree is set out with no decorations, lights, stand, or tree skirt. Trees that miss the window go to the Hennepin compost site at Brooklyn Park (8100 Jefferson Hwy) free year-round.
