Brief: Hennepin County Drop-off Facility Changes

Hennepin County will no longer accept trash from residents at their Brooklyn Park Drop-off Facility, located on 8100 Jefferson Highway near the Maple Grove border, beginning in 2012.

The space that is currently used for residential drop-off will instead be leased to Minnesota-based Rational Energies for a new project that will separate metals and plastics out of the trash for recycling.

The drop-off facility will still accept from residents:

• Recyclables

• Organics

• Electronics

• Appliances

• Automotive waste

• Hazardous household waste

• Lawn and garden chemicals

Trash will be accepted from residents through Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. The facility will re-open on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 with the new rules in place.

For more information, including a complete list of acceptable and non-acceptable items and directions, call Hennepin County Environmental Services at 612-348-3777 or visit www.hennepin.us/dropoffs