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Doing your spring cleaning is as easy as 1-2-3! Every year, in coordination with I Love Burnsville Week, the City hosts a number of opportunities for residents to dispose of unwanted items in a convenient, low-cost manner. Start your summer off right by getting rid of that old, worn-out couch (check out option #2 or #3), that obsolete computer in the basement (see option #1 or #3), or the left-over materials from that renovation project (option #2).
#1: Spring Appliance & Electronics Drop-Off EventBring your unwanted appliances and electronics to the Burnsville Maintenance Center on June 2nd for low-cost and environmentally-safe disposal. We will also have drop-off stations for mattresses/box springs, scrap metal items and bicycles. See below for items that will be accepted. Be prepared to pay at time of drop-off; cash or check only.
The following items will be accepted for disposal:
Items NOT accepted at this event: hazardous waste (aerosols, batteries, cleaners, paint, light bulbs, pesticides, etc.), furniture, construction/demolition materials, vacuum cleaners or tires. |
#2: Bulky Item Landfill CouponOn page 8 of your most recent issue of the Burnsville Bulletin city newsletter, you will find a coupon for one free pickup truck load of bulky items at the Burnsville Sanitary Landfill. To redeem this offer, you will need to clip out the coupon and bring it to the landfill. This coupon and a Driver’s License are necessary to take part in this promotion. Limited to one pick-up truck load.
Items NOT accepted with this coupon: No hazardous or yard waste accepted at the landfill. No appliances or electronics accepted as a part of this promotion. |
#3: Special Curbside CollectionCertified Recycling will be giving Burnsville residents a discount on a curbside pick-up of bulky items, appliances and electronics as a part of I Love Burnsville Week. Contact Certified Recycling at 952-894-1448 to schedule a pick-up for the week of June 4 and arrange payment. Mention the I Love Burnsville Curbside Collection to receive the reduced rate (see rates below). Call by noon the day before your weekly garbage collection day the week of June 4 to use this promotion. Pick-up will be on the same day as your weekly garbage collection.
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Questions? Call the Burnsville Recycling Department (Dakota Valley Recycling) at 952-895-4511 or contact us via email.
Got a question about recycling? Not sure how to dispose of a household item? Need information about yard waste sites, landfills, or The Recycling Zone? If your question isn't covered by the content on this website, use the Contact section to send an email directly to a Dakota Valley Recycling staff.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
- Who can haul garbage and recycling in my city?
- Where do I take my yard waste?
- What items are accepted at The Recycling Zone?
- Where do I take unwanted appliances?
- Where are the landfills in my community?
Did you know that you can let nature recycle your fruit/vegetable scraps, eggshells and coffee grounds right in your backyard, instead of throwing them in the trash? Besides conserving resources and diverting organic material from landfills, backyard composting can save you money. By diverting your household’s food waste from the garbage, you can reduce the size and cost of your garbage container.
Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) use significantly less energy than traditional light bulbs. If every home in America replaced one incandescent light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified CFL, we would save enough energy every year to light 3 million homes and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from about 800,000 cars. Even though CFLs contain a small amount of mercury, that amount is significantly less than the amount of mercury avoided as a result of the energy savings.
Why use a CFL?
- A CFL can save more than $40 in electricity costs over its lifetime if used instead of an incandescent bulb.
- It uses 75% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and lasts 10 times longer.
- Produces about 75% less heat, so it's safer to operate and can cut energy costs associated with home cooling.
Recycling and Disposal of CFLs:
- It is illegal to place CFLs in the garbage because they may contain a small amount of mercury.
- Bring CFLs to the Dakota County Recycling Zone, the Burnsville Maintenance Facility, the Apple Valley Maintenance Facility, the Eagan Community Center, Home Depot, IKEA, and some Ace and True Value stores, AT NO CHARGE.
Preventing CFLs from Breaking:
- Always switch off and allow the bulb to cool before handling. If possible, screw/unscrew the CFL by holding the plastic or ceramic base, not the glass tubing.
- Do not overtighten.
- Keep out of lamps that could easily tip, especially in rooms often used by children.
Cleaning Up a Broken CFL:
- Exposure to broken CFLs can pose a health risk, especially to a fetus or young child.
- Open a window, shut off central air conditioning or forced-air heating, and clear the room for at least 15 minutes, as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends.
- Follow the detailed cleanup steps for either hard surfaces or carpeting/rugs posted on the EPA web site.
Check out these other helpful links:
- For purchasing tips visit the Energy Star web site.
- Find more information on facts and myths about CFLs.
The Recycling Zone is the Dakota County recycling facility in Eagan where residents and businesses can dispose of a variety of materials instead of throwing them in the trash.
Acceptable items from residents include:
- Household hazardous waste like chemicals, cleaners, paint, automtive oil and fertilizers
- Electronics like televisions and computers
- Scrap metal
- Tires
- Recyclables like aluminum cans, cardboard boxes, glass and plastic bottles and plastic bags
Residents can also pickup free products--when items are brought in and are still usable, The Recycling Zone puts them out for reuse. Items on the "reuse shelf" include paint, chemicals, cleaners, solvents, etc.
The Recycling Zone
3365 South Highway 149 (Dodd Road)
Eagan, MN 55121
651-905-4520
Recycling and Electronics Hours:
Wednesday: 9:00am - 8:00pm
Thursday: noon - 8:00pm
Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Household Hazardous Waste Hours:
Wednesday: 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday: noon - 5:00pm
Friday: CLOSED
Saturday: 9:00am - 2:00pm
Visit The Recycling Zone web site for a full listing of accepted items and directions.
Tours
Tours of The Recycling Zone are open to Dakota County residents and groups (girls and boy scouts, churches, etc.) for free. Learn about proper management of household chemicals, recyclables and problem materials such as computers and other home electronics. The tour looks at what happens at The Recycling Zone and the importance of pollution prevention. Visit The Recycling Zone web site for details.
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