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Special Materials Drop-off Day
October 9, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Twice a year we host a special drop-off for residents to bring in certain recyclable items that don’t go in your cart. This event is open to residents of Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Crystal and New Hope and is held at the Brooklyn Park Operations and Maintenance campus at 8300 Noble Avenue North. We will only take items on the Accepted list below. We will not take general garbage.
The next drop-off day is Saturday, October 9, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Visit our Recycling Events page for more information.
Items accepted for free
- Batteries (bring household and rechargeable batteries to the Hennepin County Drop-Off Facility at 8100 Jefferson Highway)
- Automotive
- Bicycles (for reuse or scrap)
- Cardboard boxes (flatten and remove non-paper items)
- Electronics (see list for electronics that are accepted at a cost)
- Cell phones
- DVD/MP3 players
- Printers
- Stereos/radios
- VCRs
- and more
- Used oil, oil filters and antifreeze (use the free drop-off on 83rd Ave. at other times)
- Pallets
- Paper for shredding (shredding will be done on site)
- Paper
- Catalogs
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Unwanted mail
- Scrap metal (must remove all non-metal parts)
- Aluminum window/door (no wood or glass)
- BBQ grills
- Bed frames
- Brass
- Lawnmowers (remove oil/gas)
- Metal bed springs
- Shelving
- Steel
Items accepted at a cost
Pay by cash or check made out to “City of Brooklyn Park”
| Item | Fee |
Appliances
|
$10 each |
| Electronics
|
$5 each. Other electronic items are free. |
| Mattresses/box springs | $20 each piece $5 for crib mattress |
| Tires | $2 per tire |
Not accepted
- Carpet/Pads/Rugs
- Exercise equipment
- Furniture
- Garbage (unlike other cities we won’t take general trash)
- Lamps
- Lawn furniture
- Leaf blowers
- Light bulbs
- Paint
- Railroad ties
- Toasters
- Trash
- Vacuum cleaners