• About Us
• History & Mission
• Board
• Executive Director
• Structure
• Wastewater & Solid Waste Authority
• Financials
• Notices
• Investing in our Infrastructure

About Us

Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD), represented publicly by its brand Resource Renew, provides wastewater and solid waste services and oversight for a 530-square mile region around Duluth, Minnesota that includes the cities of Duluth, Cloquet, Hermantown, Proctor, Rice Lake, Carlton, Scanlon, Thomson, and Wrenshall, and several surrounding townships.

Services

Resource Renew operates a water resource recovery facility, yard waste and food scraps composting site, a hazardous waste collection site and solid waste transfer station in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota. Resource Renew also operates the Materials Recovery Center on the outskirts of Duluth. Hours vary by facility and season.

History & Mission

The District is a special purpose unit of government created by the Minnesota Legislature in 1971 to address serious environmental pollution problems in the lower St. Louis River Basin.

Board of Directors

The District is governed by a nine-member citizen Board of Directors; meeting agendas and minutes are recorded and available here.

Executive Director

Organizational Structure

Wastewater & Solid Waste Authority

Financial Information

Notices

Investing in our Infrastructure

Public Data

In accordance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13), Data Access Policy and  Procedures provides members of the public with information and instructions they must follow to see (inspect) or obtain copies of public data maintained by Resource Renew.

Members of the public wishing to access data should complete a Data Request Form and email it to datarequest@ResourceRenew.com or mail it to:

Resource Renew Data Request
2626 Courtland Street
Duluth, MN 55806