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.