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City collection Duluth has no curbside large item pickup, so furniture is a drop-off at the Materials Recovery Center on Ridgeview Road. The site takes household junk such as broken furniture as mixed waste, priced by the cubic yard rather than by the piece, and staff decide at the gate whether a usable piece belongs in the Reuse Area instead. From $24 per cubic yard of mixed waste at the Materials Recovery Center, which covers household junk such as broken furniture, old carpeting and unrecoverable textiles, and rises to $30 per cubic yard on October 1, 2026. Any household delivering its own load during Materials Recovery Center hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted and the fee calculated at the gatehouse before unloading.
City collection Mattresses have their own line on the Materials Recovery Center price list rather than riding the mixed waste rate. The centre charges a flat price per piece for mattresses and box springs, both dry and wet, and it recycles them, so the pieces stay out of the landfill. $25 per mattress or box spring at the Materials Recovery Center, whether the piece arrives dry or wet. Any household delivering its own load during Materials Recovery Center hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted.
City collection Appliances go to the Materials Recovery Center at a per piece price, with one useful wrinkle: the first microwave is recycled free every day. Minnesota Power adds a separate reward for refrigerator and freezer recycling, so a household retiring a working fridge has two programmes to compare rather than one. $5 per major household appliance at the Materials Recovery Center, with one microwave recycled free each day and additional microwaves charged at the same per piece rate. Any household delivering an appliance during Materials Recovery Center hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted; Minnesota Power pays a $25 reward to its residential customers who recycle a refrigerator or freezer through its own programme.
City collection Household clutter is priced in two directions at the Materials Recovery Center. A mixed waste load covering household junk, broken furniture, old carpeting and unrecoverable textiles is charged by the cubic yard, while several streams inside the same trip are free, including household recyclables on a three sort system, scrap metal, film plastic, holiday lights and cords, CDs and DVDs out of their cases, and small electric appliances. From $24 per cubic yard of mixed waste at the Materials Recovery Center, which rises to $30 per cubic yard on October 1, 2026, while household recyclables, scrap metal, food waste in compostable bags, film plastic, holiday lights and electrical cords, CDs and DVDs out of their cases and small electric appliances are accepted free, with vacuum cleaners at $2 each. Any household delivering its own load during Materials Recovery Center hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted and the fee set at the gatehouse.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Duluth does not collect household trash or recycling from the curb. The city's own waste page sends residents to their waste hauler for curbside recycling, and most haulers in the region offer single stream service, while the regional authority sets a short list of items that residents have to keep separated for recycling. Everything bulky or awkward is a drop-off at one of three sites run by the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, which now brands itself as Resource Renew. The Materials Recovery Center on Ridgeview Road is the one that matters for furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics, construction debris, tires and household junk, and it is self service, so the visitor unloads and the fee is calculated at the gatehouse on the way in. Household chemicals go to a separate facility on Courtland Street, which takes them free from Minnesota households, and the yard waste compost site on the same street charges by the yard for brush, dirt and sod while taking leaves and grass at no charge.
Duluth has no curbside large item pickup, so furniture is a drop-off at the Materials Recovery Center on Ridgeview Road. The site takes household junk such as broken furniture as mixed waste, priced by the cubic yard rather than by the piece, and staff decide at the gate whether a usable piece belongs in the Reuse Area instead.
City cost & eligibility
From $24 per cubic yard of mixed waste at the Materials Recovery Center, which covers household junk such as broken furniture, old carpeting and unrecoverable textiles, and rises to $30 per cubic yard on October 1, 2026. Any household delivering its own load during Materials Recovery Center hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted and the fee calculated at the gatehouse before unloading.
When & how
Drive to the Materials Recovery Center at 4587 Ridgeview Rd., which opens Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is closed Sunday through Tuesday and on the listed holidays. Stop at the gatehouse so staff can assess the load and calculate the fee before driving to the right station.
Get it ready
Bring the piece unloaded by the household, because the centre is self service and customers unload their own material. Keep household garbage out of the load, because the site does not accept it, and keep household hazardous waste and leaves or yard waste out as well. If the piece is still usable, ask staff whether it belongs in the Reuse Area, which opens only to people who have items to drop off and closes thirty minutes before the centre.
Mattresses have their own line on the Materials Recovery Center price list rather than riding the mixed waste rate. The centre charges a flat price per piece for mattresses and box springs, both dry and wet, and it recycles them, so the pieces stay out of the landfill.
City cost & eligibility
$25 per mattress or box spring at the Materials Recovery Center, whether the piece arrives dry or wet. Any household delivering its own load during Materials Recovery Center hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted.
When & how
Take the piece to the Materials Recovery Center at 4587 Ridgeview Rd., open Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed Sunday through Tuesday, and check in at the gatehouse first.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress and box spring dry, which is the centre's own instruction because the pieces are recycled and moisture hurts the process. Count each mattress and each box spring separately, because the price is per piece, and keep the pieces clear of the household garbage and yard waste streams that the site refuses.
Appliances go to the Materials Recovery Center at a per piece price, with one useful wrinkle: the first microwave is recycled free every day. Minnesota Power adds a separate reward for refrigerator and freezer recycling, so a household retiring a working fridge has two programmes to compare rather than one.
City cost & eligibility
$5 per major household appliance at the Materials Recovery Center, with one microwave recycled free each day and additional microwaves charged at the same per piece rate. Any household delivering an appliance during Materials Recovery Center hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted; Minnesota Power pays a $25 reward to its residential customers who recycle a refrigerator or freezer through its own programme.
When & how
Take the appliance to the Materials Recovery Center at 4587 Ridgeview Rd., open Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed Sunday through Tuesday, and pay at the gatehouse. For a refrigerator or freezer, compare the centre's per piece fee with the Minnesota Power reward programme before deciding which route to use.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and remove food, water and loose parts before loading, and tie or brace the doors so nothing can swing open in transit. Keep the appliance out of the household garbage and yard waste streams, which the centre refuses, and note that a business limit applies at the centre and appliance retailers or repair shops are not eligible for the residential service.
The Materials Recovery Center takes electronics and prices them by device and by screen size. Small electronics and rechargeable batteries are free, most working devices carry a small per item fee, and televisions and monitors climb in three steps as the screen gets larger.
City cost & eligibility
From $2 for an item at the Materials Recovery Center, where small electronics and rechargeable batteries are free and the per item fees are $2 for a CPU, fax machine, printer, laptop, VCR, DVD or DVR player, tablet or automatic external defibrillator, $9 for a television or monitor 19 inches and smaller, $12 for a screen over 19 inches up to 40 inches, and $15 for a screen over 40 inches. Any household delivering its own electronics during Materials Recovery Center hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted; a business limit of five items a day applies and electronics retailers or repair centres are not eligible for that service.
When & how
Take the devices to the Materials Recovery Center at 4587 Ridgeview Rd., open Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed Sunday through Tuesday, and check in at the gatehouse so the load can be assessed.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from any computer, laptop, tablet or phone before handover. Separate the rechargeable batteries, which are free, from the devices that carry a fee, keep electronics out of the household garbage stream the centre refuses, and note that the centre does not take leaves or yard waste, so a mixed load has to be sorted before it arrives.
Construction and demolition material is accepted at the Materials Recovery Center rather than refused. Mixed loads such as lumber, brick, concrete, plastic sheeting and shingles are priced at the mixed waste rate, clean concrete is taken without rebar or embedded material, and pallets and clean wood carry their own lower per yard rate.
City cost & eligibility
From $10 per cubic yard of pallets and clean wood at the Materials Recovery Center, with mixed construction and demolition loads charged at the mixed waste rate of $24 per cubic yard that rises to $30 per cubic yard on October 1, 2026. Any household delivering its own load during Materials Recovery Center hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted and the fee assessed at the gatehouse.
When & how
Run the load to the Materials Recovery Center at 4587 Ridgeview Rd., open Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed Sunday through Tuesday, and stop at the gatehouse so staff can assess the load and price it by volume.
Get it ready
Separate the streams before arrival, because the yard rate for pallets and clean wood is far lower than the mixed waste rate and clean concrete has its own rules with no rebar or embedded material allowed. Drain any small engine before bringing it in, since the centre takes small engines only with all fluids removed, and keep household garbage, hazardous waste and yard waste out of the load entirely because the site refuses all three.
Exercise equipment is not named on the Materials Recovery Center price list, so a treadmill or weight machine is a question for the gatehouse. The site takes scrap metal free and small electric appliances free, and it prices mixed waste by the cubic yard, so most machines should have a route, but which one applies is decided on arrival.
City cost & eligibility
No exercise machine price is published. The centre takes scrap metal and small electric appliances free of charge and prices mixed waste by the cubic yard, so ask staff at the gatehouse which line the machine falls on and what it costs before unloading. Call 218-722-3336 with the machine's size and material mix before making the trip.
When & how
Take the machine to the Materials Recovery Center at 4587 Ridgeview Rd. during its Wednesday through Saturday hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and check in at the gatehouse first so the load can be assessed.
Get it ready
Strip the machine down as far as it will come apart and take the console off the frame so one person can unload it, because the centre is self service. Keep any removable battery pack out of the load or hand it in with the rechargeable batteries, which are free, and keep household garbage out of the load because the site refuses it.
Household clutter is priced in two directions at the Materials Recovery Center. A mixed waste load covering household junk, broken furniture, old carpeting and unrecoverable textiles is charged by the cubic yard, while several streams inside the same trip are free, including household recyclables on a three sort system, scrap metal, film plastic, holiday lights and cords, CDs and DVDs out of their cases, and small electric appliances.
City cost & eligibility
From $24 per cubic yard of mixed waste at the Materials Recovery Center, which rises to $30 per cubic yard on October 1, 2026, while household recyclables, scrap metal, food waste in compostable bags, film plastic, holiday lights and electrical cords, CDs and DVDs out of their cases and small electric appliances are accepted free, with vacuum cleaners at $2 each. Any household delivering its own load during Materials Recovery Center hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted and the fee set at the gatehouse.
When & how
Load and drive the material to the Materials Recovery Center at 4587 Ridgeview Rd., open Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed Sunday through Tuesday together with the listed holidays. Check in at the gatehouse before unloading at the individual stations.
Get it ready
Sort the load before arrival, because the free streams and the paid mixed waste stream are priced differently and the gatehouse assessment is what decides the total. Keep film plastic clean and dry, take CDs and DVDs out of their cases, and keep household garbage, household hazardous waste and leaves or yard waste out of the load entirely because the centre does not accept them. A household dropping material off may shop the Reuse Area briefly and take up to two items daily at no charge.
Yard waste has its own site and its own split price list. Leaves, grass clippings and house and garden plants are free to drop off at the Yard Waste Compost Site on Courtland Street, while brush and logs are charged by the yard and dirt and sod are charged by the yard with a three yard limit. Minnesota law has banned yard waste from the garbage since 1990.
City cost & eligibility
From $10 per cubic yard of brush, logs, dirt or sod at the Yard Waste Compost Site, where leaves, grass clippings and house and garden plants are accepted free of charge. Households dropping material at the site, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted; logs must be cut to a maximum length of four feet with no root balls, and dirt and sod carry a three yard limit with no businesses.
When & how
The site is open seasonally, typically from the third week in April through the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and on Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during that window. Stop at the attendant station so staff can examine the load and give a receipt for any fee collected, and note that dump trailers are accommodated only on a limited basis.
Get it ready
Keep the streams separate, because leaves, grass and house or garden plants are free while brush, logs, dirt and sod are charged by the yard. Cut logs to four feet or shorter and leave root balls behind, since the site will not take them. Keep household garbage out of the load, and remember that several local haulers run seasonal curbside collection of grass and leaves if a trip to the site does not suit.
Household chemicals are free to drop off at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility on Courtland Street, and the regional authority describes the service as free disposal for Minnesota households. The accepted list covers paint and paint products, batteries of every type including single use alkaline, automotive fluids and filters, cleaners and degreasers, weed killers and pesticides, fluorescent bulbs and medical sharps.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility for Minnesota households and for Wisconsin residents who live within the city limits of Superior. The accepted list is paint and paint products, all single use including alkaline and rechargeable household batteries, automotive fluids and filters, cleaners and degreasers, weed killers and pesticides, fluorescent bulbs, and medical sharps.
When & how
Take the material to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 2626 Courtland Street, open Thursday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed Sunday through Wednesday and on the listed holidays. Residents outside Superior, Wisconsin are referred to the Northwest Cleansweep Program rather than this site.
Get it ready
Keep hazardous material out of the trash and out of the Materials Recovery Center, because the centre refuses household hazardous waste. Pack liquids so they cannot leak on the drive, keep sharps in a proper container because it is illegal to put them in household garbage within the district, and check the disposal guide for anything unusual. A resident may also browse the free Product Reuse Center while there.
The city does not collect household trash or recycling, and it publishes no curbside large item pickup. Residents contract a waste hauler, and most haulers in the region offer single stream recycling, so all recyclables can go in one bin with no separation. The regional authority still requires residents to keep aluminum, steel and tin containers, glass containers, magazines, newspaper, plastic containers, paper and corrugated cardboard separated for recycling within that stream.
The Materials Recovery Center on Ridgeview Road is the site for furniture, household junk, construction debris, mattresses, appliances, electronics, tires, scrap metal and recyclables. The Household Hazardous Waste Facility on Courtland Street takes paint, chemicals, batteries, bulbs and sharps free from Minnesota households. The Yard Waste Compost Site on the same Courtland Street site takes leaves, grass and garden plants free and charges by the yard for brush, logs, dirt and sod.
The Materials Recovery Center is self service, so the household unloads its own material. Visitors stop first at the gatehouse, where staff assess each load and calculate the fee, and then drive to the appropriate station for recycling, reuse or disposal. The Reuse Area opens only to people who have items to drop off, and it closes thirty minutes before the centre itself closes.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, with curbside service from private haulers
Drop the load at the Materials Recovery Center
A household with furniture, household junk, a mattress, an appliance, electronics, construction or demolition material, tires or scrap metal to clear.
Cost & conditions
From $24 for a load at the Materials Recovery Center, where mixed waste covering household junk, broken furniture, old carpeting and construction material is billed at $24 per cubic yard and rises to $30 per cubic yard on October 1, 2026, pallets and clean wood at $10 per cubic yard, mattresses and box springs at $25 each, appliances and additional microwaves at $5 each with one microwave free daily, tires at $4 each after four free passenger or pickup tires daily, and electronics from free small items through $2, $9, $12 and $15 by device and screen size. Households and small commercial customers delivering their own loads during Materials Recovery Center hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted and the fee calculated at the gatehouse.
Arrange it
Drive to 4587 Ridgeview Rd. on a Wednesday through Saturday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., stop at the gatehouse to have the load assessed and priced, then unload at the stations for each stream. The site is closed Sunday through Tuesday and on the listed holidays.
The site does not accept household garbage, household hazardous waste, or leaves and yard waste material, and the household does the unloading because the centre is self service. Business customers face separate pricing and daily limits, and appliance and electronics retailers or repair centres are not eligible for those residential services.
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, with curbside service from private haulers
Take chemicals to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility
A Minnesota household with paint, batteries, automotive fluids, cleaners, pesticides, fluorescent bulbs or medical sharps.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free for Minnesota households and for Wisconsin residents who live within the city limits of Superior, covering medical sharps, paint and paint products, single use including alkaline and rechargeable household batteries, automotive fluids and filters, cleaners and degreasers, weed killers and pesticides, and fluorescent bulbs.
Arrange it
Take the material to 2626 Courtland Street, open Thursday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed Sunday through Wednesday and on the listed holidays. Residents outside Superior, Wisconsin are referred to the Northwest Cleansweep Program instead.
The facility only takes household quantities from Minnesota households and Superior residents, and businesses are sent elsewhere, specifically to The Clean Shop. Household hazardous waste is not accepted at the Materials Recovery Center, so it has to come to this address rather than travelling with a mixed load.
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, with curbside service from private haulers
Drop yard waste at the compost site
A household with leaves, grass clippings, garden plants, brush, logs, dirt or a small amount of sod.
Cost & conditions
From $10 per cubic yard of brush, logs, dirt or sod at the Yard Waste Compost Site, with leaves, grass clippings and house and garden plants accepted free of charge. Households dropping material during site hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted; logs must be cut to four feet or less with no root balls, and dirt and sod carry a three yard limit with no businesses.
Arrange it
Take the material to Courtland Street, off Interstate 35 at 27th Avenue West, and stop at the attendant station so staff can examine the load and give a receipt for any fee. The site is open seasonally from about the third week in April through the Saturday before Thanksgiving, on Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Root balls are refused and logs must be cut to four feet or less. Dirt and sod are limited to three yards and are not available to businesses. The site is closed outside its seasonal window, so a household clearing material in winter needs a hauler or the later spring opening.
Claim the Minnesota Power refrigerator or freezer reward
A Minnesota Power residential customer with a working refrigerator or freezer to retire, who would rather have it collected than haul it.
Cost & conditions
The Materials Recovery Center takes a major appliance for a small per piece fee, and Minnesota Power separately advertises a $25 reward to its residential customers for refrigerator or freezer recycling through its own programme, so confirm the current reward terms and pickup arrangements with the utility before booking.
Arrange it
Contact Minnesota Power about its refrigerator and freezer recycling programme rather than bringing the unit to the Materials Recovery Center, and keep the unit running and empty until the collection is arranged if the programme requires it.
The reward is offered to Minnesota Power residential customers rather than to everyone, and it covers refrigerators and freezers rather than appliances generally. A washer, dryer, stove or dishwasher still goes to the Materials Recovery Center at the published per piece rate.
Regional drop-off for furniture, appliances, electronics, mattresses, construction debris, tires and recyclables
Materials Recovery Center
4587 Ridgeview Rd., Duluth, MN 55803
Furniture and household junk such as broken furniture, old carpeting and unrecoverable textiles at the mixed waste rate, mixed construction and demolition material, clean concrete with no rebar or embedded material, pallets and clean wood, appliances, mattresses and box springs, electronics, tires, scrap metal, household recyclables on a three sort system, food waste in compostable bags, film plastic that is clean and dry, holiday lights and electrical cords, CDs and DVDs out of their cases, and small electric appliances. The Reuse Area holds reusable items that staff approve, and bagged compost is sold when in stock.
Household garbage, household hazardous waste, and leaves or yard waste material are not accepted at all. The centre is self service, so the household unloads its own material, and the fee is assessed at the gatehouse. Mattresses and box springs should stay dry because they are recycled. Business pricing and daily limits differ from residential pricing, and appliance and electronics retailers or repair centres are not eligible for the residential appliance and electronics services. The Reuse Area is open only to people who have items to dispose of and closes thirty minutes before the centre.
Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed Sunday through Tuesday and on the listed holidays including Thanksgiving and the day after, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Phone 218-722-3336.
From $24 for a load at the Materials Recovery Center, where mixed waste, including household junk, broken furniture, old carpeting and mixed construction and demolition material, is billed at $24 per cubic yard and rises to $30 per cubic yard on October 1, 2026, pallets and clean wood at $10 per cubic yard, mattresses and box springs at $25 each, appliances at $5 each with one microwave free daily, tires at $4 each after four free passenger or pickup tires daily, and electronics from free small items through $2, $9, $12 and $15 by device and screen size. Households and small commercial customers delivering their own loads, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted; business customers call 218-722-3336 for pricing and face separate daily limits.
Free household hazardous waste drop-off for Minnesota households
Household Hazardous Waste Facility
2626 Courtland Street, Duluth, MN 55806
Paint and paint products, all single use including alkaline and rechargeable household batteries, automotive fluids and filters, chemicals, cleaners and degreasers, weed killers and pesticides, fluorescent bulbs, and medical sharps, all free for Minnesota households and for Wisconsin residents who live within the city limits of Superior. A free Product Reuse Center operates on site.
Only household hazardous waste from Minnesota households and from Superior, Wisconsin residents inside the city limits is accepted, and everyone else is referred to the Northwest Cleansweep Program. Business waste is not taken here, with businesses directed to The Clean Shop. It is illegal to put sharps in household garbage within the district, so they belong at this facility rather than in the trash.
Thursday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed Sunday through Wednesday and on the listed holidays including Thanksgiving and the day after, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Phone 218-722-3336.
No charge. Free for Minnesota households and for Wisconsin residents inside the city limits of Superior, covering paint and paint products, single use including alkaline and rechargeable household batteries, automotive fluids and filters, cleaners and degreasers, weed killers and pesticides, fluorescent bulbs and medical sharps.
Seasonal compost site for leaves, grass, garden plants, brush, dirt and sod
Yard Waste Compost Site
2626 Courtland Street, Duluth, MN 55806
Leaves, grass clippings and house and garden plants at no charge, and brush, logs, dirt and small quantities of sod for a per yard fee. Real holiday trees are recycled as compost through the Treecycling programme. Premium compost is sold on site by the bag and in bulk.
Logs have to be cut to a maximum length of four feet and root balls are not accepted. Dirt and sod carry a three yard limit and are not available to businesses. Dump trailers are accommodated only on a limited basis, and the site is seasonal rather than year round.
Open seasonally, typically from the third week in April through the Saturday before Thanksgiving, on Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed on Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples Day and Veterans Day. Phone 218-722-3336.
From $10 per cubic yard of brush, logs, dirt or sod, with leaves, grass clippings and house and garden plants accepted free of charge and compost sold separately at $6 for a cubic foot bag of about 40 pounds, $22 per yard for bulk self loaded and $30 per yard for bulk staff loaded. Households dropping material during site hours, with cash, check, Visa, Mastercard or Discover accepted; a staff attendant examines the load and issues a receipt for any fee collected.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
Where do I take a couch in Duluth?+
To the Materials Recovery Center at 4587 Ridgeview Rd., which takes household junk such as broken furniture and old carpeting as mixed waste priced by the cubic yard. The centre is self service, so unload the piece yourself, and the fee is calculated at the gatehouse on the way in. It opens Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closes Sunday through Tuesday, and if the couch is still usable staff may send it to the Reuse Area instead.Official guidance
What does it cost to dispose of a mattress in Duluth?+
The Materials Recovery Center charges a flat price per mattress or box spring, whether it arrives dry or wet, and it recycles the pieces rather than landfilling them. The centre asks that mattresses and box springs stay dry because of the recycling process, and each piece is counted and charged on its own. It is open Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the fee is taken at the gatehouse.Official guidance
Where do appliances go in Duluth?+
To the Materials Recovery Center at 4587 Ridgeview Rd., where major household appliances are charged at a per piece rate and one microwave is recycled free each day. Minnesota Power also pays a reward to its residential customers who recycle a refrigerator or freezer through its own programme, so a household retiring a working fridge can compare the two. The centre is open Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the fee is taken at the gatehouse.Official guidance
Where do old televisions go in Duluth?+
To the Materials Recovery Center at 4587 Ridgeview Rd., which prices televisions and monitors by screen size, with screens 19 inches and smaller at one price, screens over 19 inches up to 40 inches at a mid price, and screens over 40 inches at the highest of the three. Small electronics and rechargeable batteries are free there, and the centre is open Wednesday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the fee taken at the gatehouse.Official guidance
How much does it cost to drop off household junk in Duluth?+
The Materials Recovery Center charges by the cubic yard for mixed waste, which covers household junk such as broken furniture, old carpeting and unrecoverable textiles, and that rate rises on October 1, 2026. Several streams inside the same trip are free, including household recyclables on a three sort system, scrap metal, food waste in compostable bags, film plastic, holiday lights and cords, CDs and DVDs out of their cases, and small electric appliances, and the fee is calculated at the gatehouse on the way in.Official guidance
Who picks up trash in Duluth?+
The city does not collect household trash or recycling, so each household contracts a waste hauler. Most haulers in the region offer single stream recycling, which lets all recyclables go in one bin with no separation, and the regional authority still asks residents to keep aluminum, steel and tin containers, glass containers, magazines, newspaper, plastic containers, paper and corrugated cardboard separated within that stream. Everything too large for the bin goes to a district drop-off rather than to the curb.Official guidance
What can I take to the Materials Recovery Center?+
Furniture and household junk, mixed construction and demolition material, clean concrete with no rebar or embedded material, pallets and clean wood, appliances, mattresses and box springs, electronics, tires, scrap metal, household recyclables on a three sort system, food waste in compostable bags, film plastic that is clean and dry, holiday lights and electrical cords, CDs and DVDs out of their cases, and small electric appliances. Household garbage, household hazardous waste, and leaves or yard waste are not accepted there.Official guidance
Are there fees at the Materials Recovery Center?+
Some streams are free and others are charged by the yard or by the piece. Household recyclables on a three sort system, scrap metal, food waste in compostable bags, film plastic, holiday lights and cords, CDs and DVDs out of their cases, and small electric appliances are free, and one microwave is free each day along with four passenger or pickup tires and the small electronics and rechargeable batteries. Mixed waste, which covers household junk, broken furniture, old carpeting and construction debris, is charged by the cubic yard and that rate rises on October 1, 2026, while mattresses and box springs are charged per piece and appliances per piece.Official guidance
What is the Materials Recovery Center Reuse Area?+
It is the part of the site where reusable items go instead of the landfill, and staff decide whether a piece belongs there. It opens only to people who are dropping material off, so a resident has to be at the centre with a load to shop it, and a customer can take up to two items daily at no charge. The area keeps regular centre hours and closes thirty minutes before the centre itself closes.Official guidance
