WLSSD Hours and Facilities
Materials Recovery Center
The MRC is a self-service facility accepting bulky waste (furniture, mattresses, drywall, and carpet), household junk, construction and demolition debris, appliances, tires and electronics for a fee; scrap metal and household recyclables are free. Customers are responsible for unloading their own materials; disposal prices vary depending on load.
- Located at the corner or Rice Lake and Ridgeview Roads (site of the former Rice Lake Landfill)
- Food Waste Drop Site
- Reuse Area open during regular MRC hours and closes 15 minutes prior to the close of the MRC. Limit is one visit and two items per day
- Holidays Closed: New Years Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
- WLSSD accepts cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover cards.
Materials Recovery Center
Year ’round Hours
CLOSED effective Wednesday, March 18
Location
4587 Ridgeview Rd
Duluth, MN 55803
Yard Waste Compost Site
Accepts leaves, pumpkins, garden waste and grass clippings (free). Brush and small quantities of sod and dirt accepted for a fee. Garden Green® compost sold here.
- Food waste drop site
- Seasonal Holidays Closed: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving
- WLSSD accepts cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover cards.
Yard Waste Compost Site
Closed for the season
Location
27th Avenue West & the waterfront
Duluth, MN 55806
Household Hazardous Waste Facility & Product Reuse Center
Hazardous products such as paint, automotive fluids, chemicals, pesticides, fluorescent bulbs, medical sharps and more are accepted FREE from households.
- Free products available for reuse
- Food Waste Drop Site
- Holidays Closed: New Years Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
Household Hazardous Waste
Year ’round Hours
CLOSED effective Wednesday, March 18
Location
27th Avenue West & the waterfront
Duluth, MN 55806
WLSSD Administrative Offices
Main office for all WLSSD facilities, including the wastewater treatment plant and solid waste facilities.
Holidays closed: New Year’s Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day
CLOSED to the public effective Wednesday, March 18.
Staff are available to answer calls.
Telephone Contacts
Hotline: 218-722-0761
Administrative Offices: 218-722-3336
Location
2626 Courtland Street
Duluth, MN 55806