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Public Works Department - Recycling and Waste Division
Proper waste management includes recycling. Future increases in Beltrami County's waste costs will be determined on how well our residents can follow the core: reduce, reuse & recycling values.
Mismanagement of waste will increase annual costs due to increased sorting & clean-up due to contamination. It makes sense to separate recyclable material out of our waste as much as possible to reduce our future costs. Currently, we do not pay a processing fee for recyclable material that is source separated out of the waste at the resource recovery facility. In addition to rising costs and waste volumes, recycling will reduce raw materials and energy needed.
Many charities and community groups raise money through reusing and recycling goods. Beltrami County has many for-profit & non-profit stores that will take your unwanted clothes, electronics, furniture and other household items to resell.
MPCA SCORE Grantee for Beltrami County is the Recycling & Waste Director located at 751 Industrial Park Dr SE Bemidji, MN 56601 218-333-8278.
Bring your Solid Waste and Recycling to any of these locations: Hours are listed HERE
Bring your Recycling donations to these locations:
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Habitat for Humanity ReStore |
St Philip's Clothing Depot |
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Seventh Day Adventist Clothing Depot |
Good Will |
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Food Shelf |
St. Mary's Mission Store |
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Churches United |
To get rid of larger items such as motor vehicles, campers, mobile homes, etc. contact your local auto salvage |
This is a voluntary program (residential & commercial) with drop off locations at both Bemidji & Blackduck Transfer Stations. For more information click here.
FIRST: Consider fixing if broken, sell, give away, repurpose or donate.
SECOND: Bring it to a transfer station to be recycled or disposed of properly.
Rechargeable & Lithium Batteries don't belong in your home recycling or trash, they need to be separated, contacts covered with clear tape, or place in a clear plastic bag. Place in one of the Battery Recycling Containers located at all the Beltrami County Recycling and Waste Facilities.
Alkaline Batteries can go in your household trash.
