Where to bring your unwanted items in the NW Metro

Many people are decluttering and downsizing right now – it feels so good to simplify! Here is where you can bring or donate your unwanted items in and around the Twin Cities NW Metro!

Maximum Recycling is located at 21025 S Diamond Lake Rd in Rogers and accepts scrap metal, electronics, copper, aluminum, aluminum cans, brass, stainless steel, insulated wire, Christmas lights, sheet iron, prepared steel, appliances, batteries, PCs, circuit boards, floppy drives, and more. Their number is 763-425-7800

The Hennepin County Recycling Center is located in Brooklyn Park at 8100 Jefferson Highway. You can bring household hazardous waste, paint, oil, batteries, electronics and more. Check their website for full list.

Sherburne County Hazardous Waste drop off and pick up information can be found here.

The Wright County Compost and Recycling facility is located in Buffalo.

Papers and hard drives can be disposed of at Shred-it in Brooklyn Park. They will take small and large amounts of paper at their facility, or you can arrange to have it picked up.

The Maple Grove Yardwaste Site is privately owned and is free to residents of Maple Grove, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Dayton, Champlin, New Hope, Crystal, and Rogers (with permit). Residents of other communities can use this site for a fee.

There is a St Vincent de Paul Store in St Michael

Randy’s Sanitation has a fee based drop off location in Delano for bulky items, batteries, cardboard, electronics and more. The St. Michael public drop site is no longer open.

Cross Services in Rogers takes donations of food, clothing, new toys, new school supplies and hygiene items.

The Buy Nothing Rogers MN Facebook Page is a great way to gift unwanted items to other local residents.

Goodwill has locations in Elk River, Maple Grove, Champlin, Brooklyn Park and Plymouth

The Salvation Army has locations in Rogers and Elk River

There is a St Vincent de Paul Store in St Michael