Hennepin County Offers Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events

(The following news release comes from Hennepin County.)

Hennepin County will hold community collection events for residents to safely and properly dispose of unwanted garden and household hazardous wastes. The county will accept many hazardous wastes including household, lawn and garden products; items containing mercury; electronics; and auto and fuel waste. Items are accepted from households only; business waste is not accepted.

The collection events will be held Thursday through Saturday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on the following dates:

• Independence:  May 3 – 5
  • Independence City Hall parking lot, 1920 County Road 90
• Minnetonka:  May 17 – 19
  • City of Minnetonka-Public Works Department, 11522 Minnetonka Blvd.
• St. Louis Park: June 7 – 9
  • 7250 State Hwy. 7 – Parking lot in southwest quadrant of Hwy. 7 and Louisiana Ave.
• Minneapolis: July 26 – 28
  • Dunwoody College of Technology, 818 Dunwoody Blvd.
• Minneapolis: August 16 – 18
  • Pillsbury School parking lot, 2231 Garfield St. N.E.
• Shorewood: September 13 – 15
  • City of Shorewood – Public Works Department, 24200 Smithtown Rd.

Hennepin County provides residents with permanent drop-off facilities open year-round at 1400 W. 96th St., Bloomington, and 8100 Jefferson Highway, Brooklyn Park.

For a complete list of acceptable and non-acceptable items or more information on drop-off facilities, call 612-348-3777 or visit www.hennepin.us/collectionevents.