WLSSD and other local sites provide drop off locations for your real holiday trees. We recycle the trees as compost. Please visit our Treecycling page for more information.
The WLSSD Materials Recovery Center and the rural recycling drop-off sites in the City of Rice Lake and surrounding townships also accept plastic bags for recycling. Plastic bag recycling containers are also located at area grocery stores in Cloquet, Duluth, Two Harbors and Superior in addition to department stores like Target, Kohl’s, and JCPenney. All bags must be clean and dry.
This plastic film is low-density polyethylene (plastic #4). Learn more at plasticfilmrecycling.org and use your zip code to find other recycling locations.
Not Accepted:
Soil or mulch bags, black plastic bags, plastic food containers or plastic bottles, plastic film that ‘breaks’ when you press a finger into it
Recycle your unwanted holiday light strings and any electrical cords that no longer work—FREE. You can bring them to WLSSD’s Materials Recovery Center all year round.
Recycle your small appliances such as vacuum cleaners, toaster ovens, irons, blenders and more! Valuable materials are recovered when you bring these items to WLSSD’s Materials Recovery Center for recycling. The fee is just $2 each.
Duluth, Hermantown and Proctor area gas stations provide on-site recycling for beverage bottles and cans. Look for the large bottle-shaped bins near the fuel pumps and at store entrances when you stop in for fuel or a snack.
Textiles like clothing, towels and more can be recycled! Keep these items out of the landfill by donating to area charitable or thrift stores or look for collection boxes in area parking lots serviced by Disabled American Veterans. Textile recycling is also available at WLSSD’s Materials Recovery Center.