Verified disposal rules for St Louis Park residents — Hennepin's inner-ring western suburb (~50,000 people). St Louis Park organizes its own residential collection through a single contracted hauler, with city-run organics expansion and the city's own large-item drop-off events twice yearly. Hazardous waste goes to Hennepin's facilities (Brooklyn Park or Bloomington).
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St Louis Park's residential garbage, recycling, organics, and yard waste are all under one city-organized contract. Uniform rate citywide, predictable pickup days, fewer trucks per street. Find your pickup day at stlouispark.org; contact the city at 952-924-2562 for service changes.
Single-stream recycling: all recyclables in one cart, picked up every other week. Plastic bags do NOT go in the cart — return to a grocery-store drop bin. The city publishes a what-goes-where guide at stlouispark.org for residents new to single-stream.
St Louis Park's organics program is opt-in for all single-family households. The city delivers a green cart; pickup is weekly. Accepts food scraps including meat and dairy, paper food packaging, BPI-certified compostables, and yard waste. Sign up at stlouispark.org.
St Louis Park runs two large-item drop-off events per year (spring and fall) at the city public-works yard. Residents can drop mattresses, furniture, appliances, scrap metal, and yard waste at low or no cost. Dates announced at stlouispark.org each spring; bring proof of residency.
St Louis Park residents take HHW (paint, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, fluorescent bulbs, lithium-ion batteries, propane tanks) to the Bloomington Hennepin County HHW at 1400 W 96th Street — about 20 minutes south on Hwy 100. Free for any Hennepin resident with photo ID. Brooklyn Park HHW (8100 Jefferson Hwy) is the second option.
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Check an item in St Louis Park →Most disposal rules in St Louis Park are set at the county level by Hennepin County. The St Louis Park 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 →Recycling is every other week alongside your weekly garbage day under the city-organized contract. Look up your specific day at stlouispark.org/government/departments-divisions/operations-recreation/solid-waste, or call 952-924-2562. Most addresses are on a Green Week / Blue Week schedule.
Easiest: use your one free annual bulk pickup via the city-contracted hauler. Otherwise: wait for the spring or fall large-item drop-off event at the public-works yard (low fee), or take to a Hennepin transfer station ($20-40). Donate stain-free mattresses to Salvation Army or Goodwill for free pickup.
Yes — opt-in curbside organics is available citywide. The city delivers a green cart; pickup is weekly. Accepts food scraps (including meat, dairy, bones), paper food packaging, BPI-certified compostables, and yard waste. Sign up at stlouispark.org.
The city runs two events per year — typically late spring (May-June) and early fall (September-October). Dates announced at stlouispark.org each spring. Residents drop mattresses, furniture, appliances, scrap metal, and yard waste at low or no cost. Bring proof of residency.
Three options: (1) PaintCare drop-off at Hirshfield's or Sherwin-Williams on Excelsior Blvd — 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.
