Tri-County Recycling Sites
Miss your recycling pick-up? The recycling centers and drop off sites listed below are open to all residents of Le Sueur, Nicollet and Sibley Counties. Most recyclables are accepted at the sites free of charge.
Waste Management Recycling Center,
phone 800-777-8408
Located four miles south of Le Sueur on County Road 36
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Recyclables accepted: Newspaper, Mixed Paper, Glass Bottles, #1 & #2
Plastic Bottles, Aluminum and Steel Cans, Corrugated Cardboard, and Textiles.
For a FEE, car batteries, appliances,
electronic equipment, and tires will be accepted.
Please call for current charges.
Electronic equipment includes computers, TVs, stereos, VCRs, copiers, printers, and FAX machines.
Riverbend Recycling
Center, phone 507-625-1199
600 Webster Ave, North Mankato
Monday - Sunday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
24 Hour Drop Off
Recyclables accepted: Newspaper, Office Paper, Glass
Bottles, #1 & #2 Plastic Bottles, Aluminum and Steel Cans, Corrugated Cardboard,
and Textiles.
For a FEE appliances, light bulbs
and electronics will be accepted.
Please call for current charges.
Nicollet County Drop-Off Sites
Open all day every day.
Recyclables accepted: Newspaper, Magazines, #1 and #2 Plastic Bottles, Steel and Aluminum Cans, Glass Bottles & Jars, Corrugated Cardboard
Sibley County Drop-Off Sites
Every Tuesday • Daylight Hours
1st & 3rd Saturday • 8 - 11 am
1st & 3rd Tuesday • 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
2nd Tuesday of the month • 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday - Saturday • All day
1st & 3rd Wednesday • 2:30 - 5:30 pm
2nd & 4th Saturday • 8 am - 11 am
Aluminum can recycling saves 95% of the energy needed to make aluminum from bauxite ore.
Making steel from recycled steel reduces energy consumption by 74%, air pollutants by 85%, water used by 40% and mining wastes by 97%.
Glass never wears out. It can be recycled forever.
Recycled paper reduces the air pollution involved in the paper making process by 95%.