Curbside Recycling Program
The City of Golden Valley has provided a curbside recycling service since 1987. Almost one third of Golden Valley's weekly curbside recycling program is funded by Hennepin County. The remainder of the program is covered by a recycling fee placed on utility bills.
What can I recycle? Do I need to separate it?
Though not required, the City of Golden Valley encourages residents to separate recycling into two categories: containers and paper.
- Containers
- Paper
- NEW! Plastic Coated Cartons
Rinse all materials thoroughly and throw away all caps, lids, pumps, and metal handles. No need to remove labels. Commingle (mix together) materials in your recycling crate and place at curb on collection day.
Acceptable items
Paperboard, aluminum & steel cans, glass bottles, and plastic bottles with necks
Unacceptable items
- aerosol and paint cans, pots and pans, other metal items
- ceramics, kitchenware, light bulbs, and auto, plate, or window glass
- petroleum product and hazardous waste containers; any plastic that doesn't have a neck (ie, butter tubs, ice cream buckets, etc)
Place in paper bag (to help prevent loose paper from blowing around) and set next to or inside recycling crate.
Acceptable items
Brown paper bags, newspaper, junk mail, magazines, cardboard, and phone books
Unacceptable items
- Pizza boxes, egg cartons, packaging from refrigerated or frozen food products, or boxes soiled with food
- Kitchen and bath paper products (tissues, coffee filters, or paper towels, napkins, plates, and cups, etc)
- Gift wrap, wallpaper, specialty paper
- Photos, slides, carbon paper, blueprint paper
Waste Management has expanded curbside recycling service to include plastic coated carton packaging, such as milk cartons, juice boxes, and cartons of soup and broth.
To recycle these new materials, rinse the cartons and remove twist caps before placing in your recycling bin.
Waste Management chose to expand service after successful completion of a 2009 national campaign and pilot program with the National Carton Council and Tropicana. Waste Management secured a local end market for the material that will allow a longer “soak” time, resulting in separation of plastic from the carton.
Pick-Up Schedule
Pick-up is every Friday for curbside customers. Have your materials at your curb by 7 am sharp. Late set-outs do not qualify as missed pick-ups.
Missed Pick-Ups
If your recycling is at your curb by 7 am on collection day and it still doesn't get picked up, call Waste Management at 952-890-1100 before noon the following Monday. Tell the customer service representative you are calling to report a missed pick-up and leave your address.
Education Tags
When materials are left behind, always look for an education tag before calling to report a missed pick-up. Drivers tag unacceptable materials so you know what not to put out next time. They also tag materials that are not separated properly (eg, cans, glass, and plastic mixed with paper).
Holiday Schedule
Pick-up will be one day later than normal during the following holiday weeks (unless holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday):
- New Years Day
- Memorial Day
- Fourth of July
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
