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 is closed
• 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.

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.

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.

• Product Reuse Center is closed
• 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 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