St. Louis Park's Fall Clean-Up Day Is Sept. 24

St. Louis Park's fall clean-up day is Saturday, Sept. 24 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the municipal service center, 7305 Oxford St.

This annual event is for St. Louis Park residents only. Personal identification will be required, according to a news release.

Cash or checks only. See pricing information below:

Items collected for a charge

• Box/Tube TV's* and CRT Monitors* ≤25 inches $40, ≥26 inches $60
• Tires* $2 (on rim $3)
• Mattresses and box springs (any size) $20
• Appliances* and microwaves $15
• Stuffed chairs, sofas, sectionals $15 - $40

Items without individual fees are charged by volume ($12-$34)

• Large trash items - Broken/unusable items including: chairs, tables, lawn/atio furniture, toys, storage containers. Smaller trash items should be placed in your curbside garbage cart.
• Remodeling debris, scrap wood

Items collected for free:

• Bicycles in any condition.
• Desktop towers,* laptops,* notebooks,* flat panel monitors,* printers, keyboards.
• Flatscreen TVs,* VCR/DVD players, stereos.
• Mobile devices - Cell phones, tablets,* MP3 players, cords and chargers.
• Textiles – Clean and dry items only. Torn and worn clothes, shoes (pairs only), linens, towels, fabric scraps.
• Scrap metal – Grills, steel shelving, bed frames, gutters, etc. Lawn mowers and snow blowers must be drained of all fluids.
• Paper for shredding – Limit five grocery-sized bags per vehicle. Shredded paper will be recycled.
• Fluorescent bulbs* – Limit 10 bulbs per vehicle (including compact fluorescent lights, U-tube and circline fluorescent tubes, bug zappers, black lights, germicidal bulbs, high output bulbs and cold-cathode fluorescent bulbs). Must be intact/unbroken for proper disposal.
• Household goods for reuse - Dishes, cookware, small countertop appliances and collectables in good condition.

Items not accepted

Do not bring tree debris, yard waste, garbage, recyclables, batteries, paint, hazardous waste or concrete.

Tips

• Wait times: Reduce your wait time and vehicle load fees by coordinating with your neighbors or friends to load up one vehicle to deliver items to the fall clean-up.
• Safety - For your safety, we ask that you do not walk or bike in with your materials for drop-off.

The clean-up day is sponsored by Waste Management and St. Louis Park. The city holds two clean-up day events each year in June and September.

Visit the city website for more information.

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