We get a variety of garbage related questions at the Resource Recovery Center and the Recycling Center here in Fillmore County. Many of them concern whether or not we will accept a certain material, and of course, how much it is going to cost to get rid of it.
A similar article on this subject was published a couple years ago, but many of the fees have changed, but this one should have the most recent information on the proper disposal of your items. Please clip this article from the paper and keep it for future reference. If you have any other questions, please feel free to call the Recovery Center at (507) 765-4704 or e-mail me at lpaulson@co.fillmore.mn.us.
• Landfill material – $76.00/ton (no out of county waste or asbestos accepted) Solid Waste Management Tax – 17%
• Out of county recyclables – $88.92 per ton (no SWMT)
• White goods/major appliances, TVs and computer monitors – $10.00 each
• Tires – all tires must be dry with mud, dirt, and contaminants removed:
Off rim car and light truck – $3.00, On rim car and light truck – $6.00, Off rim large truck – $10.00, On rim large truck – $20.00, Off rim small front tractor – $25.00, On rim small tractor – $50.00, Off rim large tractor – $45.00, On rim large tractor – $90.00, On rim off road tires (manure spreader, combine, loader, etc) – $100.00, Off rim off road tires (manure spreader, combine, loader, etc) – $50.00
• Fluorescent bulbs: 4 foot or less – $.50, Over 4 foot or U-shaped, Circular, or Shielded – $1.00, High intensity discharge, High pressure sodium, Metal halide, or Mercury vapor – $2.50, CFLs – $.50
• Oil filters: One quart or smaller – $.50, Over one quart – $1.00
• Ballasts: Non PCB containing ballasts – $.50, PCB containing ballasts – $3.50
There is no solid waste management tax on white goods, tires, bulbs, filters, or ballasts.
There are two Hazardous Household Waste collection days each year in Fillmore County. They are the first Tuesday in May and the first Tuesday in October. An article usually appears in this newspaper a few weeks prior to HHW day. Look for the next one some time in September. There is also a notice published in the paper that contains information concerning the collection of acceptable hazardous household waste.
Recyclables can be brought to the Recycling Center any day the courthouse is open. There is no charge for dropping off recyclables. The Salvation Army containers, for clothing, bedding, and such, are located in the Recycling Center as well. The Resource Recovery Center and the Recycling Center are also open the first Saturday of the month from 8 a.m. until noon, unless there is a holiday involved. You may want to call (507) 765-4704 to see if the Resource Recovery Center and the Recycling Center are open on a Saturday when you plan to visit. The hours for the RRC on weekdays are 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
The Resource Recovery Center accepts, free of charge, items such as used oil, car batteries, motorcycle batteries, rechargeable batteries from lawn trimmers and construction tools, small rechargeable batteries, and button batteries of all kinds. We will also gladly accept mercury thermometers as well as safely packaged “sharps.”
The large container under the overhang on the west side of the Recycling Center is for metal of all sorts. Grills, barbed wire, bolts, nuts, nails, aluminum siding, satellite dishes, pots and pans, tire rims, lawn mowers, snow blowers, bicycles, angle iron, pipes, tillers, sinks, steel posts, steel rods, chicken wire,…. anything made of metal can be deposited in this dumpster. If it is too heavy to lift into the container, just set it near the container and we will get it into the bin.
Once again, if you have any questions regarding what we accept or the fees to dispose of materials properly, please feel free to call the Resource Recovery Center, or e-mail me.
And, just in case you are wondering, 139 vehicles bringing hazardous waste from 272 households attended the May 2 celebration. Thank you, Fillmore County, for doing your part to protect the environment. The next HHW party is scheduled for Tuesday, October 3, 2017. You may want to mark your calendar now.