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Licensing & Permitting

WLSSD permits facilities and licenses haulers that handle solid waste, unacceptable items and recyclable materials. If you are a new resident or business in the WLSSD looking to set up curbside garbage hauling services, check out the “Licensed Waste Haulers” below. Garbage haulers operating regular curbside service within the Duluth area include Hartel’s Disposal Company & Waste Management; contact haulers directly for routes, rates and more.

Facility Permitting

Facilities handling solid waste are permitted by WLSSD, in addition to holding permits from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, in accordance with the WLSSD Solid Waste Ordinance.

WLSSD Solid Waste Facility Permit Application

Permitted Facilities (open to the public)

Demolicious
306 S. Central Avenue
Duluth, MN 55807
218-628-3880

Demolicious is a Solid Waste Transfer Station that accepts all wastes except curbside or household garbage, chemicals, and hazardous waste.

SKB Cloquet – Shamrock Environmental Landfill
761 MN HWY 45
Cloquet, MN 55720
218-878-0112

SKB offers Industrial Solid Waste (ISW), Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris and Brush processing, recycling, appliance disposal, and transfer services.

Twin Ports Trailer Trash
215 South 37 Ave. West
Duluth, MN 55806
218-206-7225

Twin Ports Trailer Trash is a Solid Waste Transfer Station that accepts appliances, electronics, mattresses, household items, brush, concrete, cardboard, steel scrap, and tires. They do not accept hazardous materials, food waste, or chemicals.

Vonco V
1100 W. Gary Street
Duluth, MN 55808
218-336-5100

Vonco V is a Demolition Debris and Industrial Waste Landfill.

Licensed by the State of Wisconsin and accessible to residents in the Twin Ports area:
CORE Advantage
1021 Garfield Ave.
Superior, WI 54880
715-394-4285 and 715-399-2754

CORE Advantage accepts appliances, electronics, mattresses, household items, brush, concrete, cardboard, steel scrap, and tires. They do not accept hazardous materials, food waste, or chemicals.

Licensing Waste Haulers

Garbage and recycling collection services within the WLSSD service area are governed by the WLSSD Solid Waste Ordinance. No person may collect or transport solid waste (including recyclable materials) without first being granted a license to do so. Each year, licensed haulers complete an annual report. Licenses are good for two years and renew in the spring of each even year.  Commercial self-hauler licenses are required for businesses that transport their own waste.

2026-2028 Solid Waste Hauler License Application

2026-2028 Organics and Yard Waste Commercial Self-Hauler License Application

2026-2028 Hauler License Truck Addition Form

Licensed Waste Haulers

** asterisks indicate that the company operates a local disposal facility that is open to the public. Please contact those facilities directly to confirm availability and costs of service.

A-1 Disposal
218-729-6130

Cloquet Sanitary
218-879-3723

CORE Advantage **
715-394-4285 and 715-399-2754

Demolicious **
218-628-3880

Duluth Compost (organics only)

Duluth Landfill Superior & Roll-Off
715-392-1889

Dumpster Co.
218-390-1104

Hartel’s Disposal Company
218-729-5446

Heikes Garbage Inc.
218-590-5764

John’s Sanitary Removal (Lake County)
218-226-3418

Maher Trucking (Lake County)
218-834-4810

North Shore Sanitary
218-525-5923

North Shore Waste (Cook County)
218-387-1029

Shamrock Trucking, Shamrock Landfill **
218-878-0112

Smart Bins
715-817-2036

Twin Ports Trailer Trash **
218-206-7225

Veit Disposal Systems, Vonco V **
218-626-3830

Waste Management
1-800-796-9696