The Special Material Drop-Off event will be Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brooklyn Park Operations & Maintenance Facility, 8300 Noble Ave N. Residents of Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Crystal, and New Hope may participate. Click here fore details.
The Recycling Division provides recycling service for all residents in the City through a contracted hauler. Place your recycling cart at the curb by 6:30 am on the same day as your garbage pick up. Recycling is collected every other week for single family residents. Check the recycling calendar to find out what day you have recycling pick up.
See the Recycling and Materials Management Guide for information on how to reduce, reuse, recycle and live sustainably in Brooklyn Park!
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How does your recycling compare to your neighbors?
Well, now you can find out!
The national recycling rate is just 30%. Increasing recycling in the U.S. to 60% could save the equivalent of 315 million barrels of oil per year. Recycling is a great way individuals can make a difference, both locally and globally
-Environmental Protection Agency
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Recycling Special/Problem Items and Materials
We all have things that either we know can't be disposed of in the trash or we think there must be a way to recycle it even though it can't go in your curbside cart. Learn more about how to properly dispose of problem materials here.
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Find ways to recycle MORE!
There are tons of things that can be recycled outside of the curbside program. Take a look at how you can recycle MORE.
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