Citywide Organics Drop Off Container
Effective May 1, 2024, the City established a citywide organics container located at the northwest end of the City Hall parking lot. Residents will be able to drop off their organics recycling materials effective Monday, May 6, and can drop off organics recycling any day of the week. Instructions on protocols and procedures for drop-off will be emailed to residents after enrollment is processed. Residents may sign up for the organics recycling program by visiting the link below and filling out the enrollment form or by contacting City Hall staff using the contact information on the right-hand side of this page.
Sign Up for City of Corcoran Organics Recycling
At the April 11, 2024, Council meeting, a public hearing was held regarding organics recycling. Council reviewed the three options available and directed staff to amend Chapter 117 of City Code, and to establish a citywide organics recycling collection site in order to remain in compliance with the recent state and county requirements. With the amended Chapter 117 of City Code in place, all residents now have an option to recycle their organics at the citywide organics collection site at the north-end of the City Hall parking lot.
The amended City Code Chapter 117 offers a temporary exclusion from the citywide curbside organics requirement by providing a citywide organics recycling container, and removes the requirement for solid waste haulers to offer organics recycling.
Once Corcoran reaches a specific population threshold (currently 10,000), solid waste haulers must charge all customers (to comply with Minnesota State Statute § 115A.93 subd. 3(c) which states, “A licensing authority shall prohibit mixed municipal solid waste collectors from imposing a greater charge on residents who recycle than on residents who do not recycle”).
Additional Resources
About one-third of our trash is organic materials, including food, food-soiled paper, and certified compostable products, that could be composted. Organics recycling is the best opportunity to reduce our trash and put it to better use.
For a better understanding of how organics recycling works and to learn more about what items are accepted and not accepted please click on the Organics Recycling Guide below.
Hennepin County Organics Recycling Guide