COON RAPIDS Organic Recycling Program ORGANICS RECYCLING Recycle your food waste rather than adding it to your trash. PROGRAM Discard food waste and food- soiled paper from meals, your refrigerator and pantry into a compost bucket separate from your household trash. Coon Rapids Recycling All organic materials must be 1831 111th Ave NW in a sealed Blue Bag, BPI certified compostable bags, or Coon Rapids, MN 55433 paper bag. No other bags will be accepted for drop off. Center Hours April-Sept: Tues & Thur 2-8pm Bring your bagged organics to the Coon Rapids Recycling Wed, Fri & Sat 9-3 Center during operating hours October- March: Tues-Sat 9-3 and drop in designated container.
For more information please call 763-767-4689 or visit www.coonrapidsmn.gov/recycling
WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED WITH ORGANICS? Be sure all material is in a sealed Blue YES! NO! Bag, BPI certified compostable bag or Spoiled leftovers Aluminum foil brown paper bag. No other bags are Meat & meat bones Foil lined containers or packaging accepted and all material must be in a Poultry & poultry bones Plastics , glass or metal closed bagged. Fish & fish bones Styrofoam Vegetable scraps Personal sanitary products Egg & egg shells Diapers or wipes Fruit scraps and pits Pet droppings or kitty litter Coffee grounds & filters Plastic of any kind (K-cups, straws, Nuts stickers on produce) Tea leaves /bags ( no staples) Cigarette butts Butter & margarine wrappers Rocks or bricks Dairy products Automobile & engine fluids Paper towels & napkins Band-aids, bandages or first aid items Dryer lint/dust bunnies Candles or wax Paper egg cartons Candy or chip wrappers Cork Condiment packages plastic or foil Corn cobs/husks Crayons or chalk Gravy, sauces & soup Dental floss Grease/lard/fat Detergents, liquid, powder or tablets Organic recycling is different from backyard Hair Fertilizers liquid or solid composting in that it includes all food waste. Organic Q-tips (no plastic) Garden trimmings/ yard waste recycling includes meat scraps, bones, and prepared Popsicle sticks Gum food with animal bi-products (such as oils, etc). These Pencil shavings Juice pouches/boxes Refrigerated foods Latex balloons/gloves items can NOT be included in a backyard compost Frozen foods Paper that can be recycled system. Pizza boxes (uncoated) Rubber/rubber bands Tissues Microwave popcorn bags Adding non-recyclable paper and other dry items will Certified compostable plates, cups, Wood scraps absorb wetness from food waste and help your bags bowls and containers (must be Gift wrap/gift bags last longer. Experiment to find what works best for certified compostable to guarantee Wax-coated paperboard packaging & your household. non-plastic lining) containers Paper bags Takeout and to-go containers BPI Compostable Bags and Kitchen Compost Buckets Flour and sugar bags Paper plates & cups (unless BPI are available for purchase: Non-recyclable, uncoated paper certified) 13 gall (qty 25/roll): $10.00 products Waxed & parchment paper 3 gall (qty 25/roll): $4.50 Kitchen Bucket: $8.00