Material Recovery Facility
Processing the following recyclables, in the following FIVE categories in McLeod County:
1. Cardboard & Boxboard: all cardboard, food & beverage boxes, gift boxes, egg cartons, tissue roll cores, paper bags. No beverae cartons.
2. Mixed Paper: all newspaper, glossy insert, magazines, catalogs, brochures, junk mail, notebooks, sticky notes, file folders, soft/hard cover books, white & colored paper, construction paper, and phonebooks.
3. Plastics: ALL household plastics #1-#7
4. Metals: all aluminum, aluminum foil, and steel/tin cans
5. Glass: all clear and colored glass.
McLeod County has built a comprehensive recycling collection program for the residents of the County. Each municipality within the county has curbside recycling. The curbside programs, are all 100% funded by McLeod County Solid Waste Management.
Curbside Recycling Schedule
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City
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Frequency of Pick-up
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Recycling Day
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Biscay
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Every Other Week
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Wednesday
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Brownton
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Every Other Week
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Tuesday
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Every Week
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Monday
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Every Week
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Monday
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Every Week
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Tuesday
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Every Week
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Wednesday
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Every Week
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Thursday
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Every Week
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Friday
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Every Other Week
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Monday
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Every Other Week
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Monday
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Every Other Week
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Thursday
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Every Other Week
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Tuesday
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Every Other Week
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Tuesday
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Please try to reuse boxes, and paper bags to sort your recyclables. Plastic bags, used to sort, create operating challenges for the processing equipment. Plastic Bags can be recycled at the Solid Waste Management building in Hutchinson.
