
Walters Recycling & Refuse
Public Drop-off Facility
We are open to the public: Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
We accept Recycling materials (at no charge) and Non-Recycled materials (fee applies).
Location & Hours
Welcome to our Public Drop-Off page.
For a complete list of what we can take and rates, please give us a call in advance at (763) 780-8464
A valid photo ID is required for all drop-offs. Please remember to bring your identification.
We are located at:
10191 Xylite Street NE
Blaine, MN 55449
Hours of Operation to the public are:
M-F 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Recyclables
For a complete list of what we can take and rates, please give us a call (763) 780-8464.
Accepted – No Charge
Walter’s welcomes the following items at our Recycling Center: Residents, there is no charge to you for recycled items. *Commercial customers, are subject to a fee.
- Aluminum & metal cans: empty and rinse
- Cardboard: flatten*
- Glass jars & bottles: empty & rinse
- Plastics #1,2, & 5 – Plastic bottles & jugs w/necks: empty & rinse
- Magazines ~ Mixed Paper ~ Newspaper ~ Phone Books*
- Batteries: Alkaline, lithium, Ni-cad and button batteries.
- Eyeglasses
- Ink Cartridges
- Cell Phones
- Scrap Metal (no redemption is paid on scrap metal).
- Bicycles (All Bicycles are collected year-round and then donated to a program called Bikes4kids).
- Textiles | USAgain will accept clothes, shoes, accessories, and household textiles in reusable condition: Look for the USAgain box at our facility and place items of reusable condition in the box. Looking for more information? Click the link https://usagain.com/items-we-accept
Accepted With Fee
Walters Recycling and Refuse also accepts the following items at our Recycling Center, fees do apply.
- Bulky Furniture
- Mattresses
- Appliances (water softeners must be emptied)
- Outdoor items ~ (examples: Basketball hoop, outdoor pool, gas or charcoal grill, lawnmower, snow blower, outdoor trinkets etc.). Snow blowers, lawn mowers and other outdoor equipment must be drained of all fluids (gas & oil) prior to drop off.
- E-Waste
- Construction Demo
- Extra bags of Refuse
- More than one yard of Cardboard is subject to a fee *commercial customers
If you have an item in question and are not sure if we can take it, please give us a call at 763-780-8464 for a quote. We do not accept Hazardous Waste, please refer to your County’s Hazardous Waste Facility for all Household Hazardous Waste disposal and their locations.