Collection Events
Paper Shredding
Do you have confidential material that you would like to have shredded? Instead of shredding at home, bring your materials to a community shred event or a retail location that shreds for you. This will ensure your personal information stays secure and your paper gets recycled.
IGH Community Shred Events
The City of Inver Grove Heights hosts two community shred events that provide free confidential document shredding to Inver Grove Heights residents. Stop by to have your confidential material shredded and recycled by a secure onsite shredding truck.
IGH October Shred Event: IGH City Hall Parking Lot (8150 Barbara Ave). Saturday, October 24, 2020 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.).
- Safety: To maintain safe social distancing, please place all confidential materials in the trunk or very back of your vehicle. At the event, please wear a mask and stay in your vehicle at all times.
- Items to shred:
- Bring any confidential material such as papers with account numbers or other private information. To find a list of confidential documents to shred, please review this guide.
- Please remove all 3-ring binders, binder clips or metal tabs on file folders from the items you bring. A professional shredding company will collect your confidential documents in secure bins and will transport them to an onsite shredding truck. Events will take place rain or shine.
- Please place items in paper bags, cardboard boxes or reusable containers that can be lifted by one individual. Paper bags will shredded and all boxes will be returned to you.
- Items not to shred: Paper without secure information (such as magazines, holiday cards, catalogs, etc.) should not be shredded. Instead, you can drop non-confidential documents in your home recycling cart or bring them to The Recycling Zone (3365 Dodd Road, Eagan) for free. The Recycling Zone accepted items list can be found here.
Permanent Shredding Sites
To find local companies that provide shredding services year round, visit the Recycling Guide and search confidential material. Fees vary by business and already shredded paper is not accepted at most locations. Please contact the business to ensure they are currently operating and accepting confidential documents.
Already shredded paper
If shredding at home, keep this out of your recycling cart. With new technology, shredded paper causes problems at recycling sorting facilities and often does not get recycled. Instead, put your shredded paper in a paper bag and drop off at The Recycling Zone. Please note The Recycling Zone only accepts shredded paper and does not provide shredding services.
Questions or Interested in Volunteering at an IGH Shred Event?
Email Ally Sutherland or call (651) 604-8511
This event is partially funded by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Dakota County.
IGH Pumpkin Collection
Instead of throwing your pumpkins in the trash, drop them off at the IGH Pumpkin Composting Event! The event is FREE.
Event Information
- Date & Time: Saturday, November 7 — Sunday, November 8, 2020 (8 a.m. - 8 p.m.)
- Location: VMCC Parking Lot. Place pumpkins in organics dumpster near VMCC, Door G (8055 Barbara Avenue)
- Accepted Items: Carved or uncarved pumpkins. No painted pumpkins or candles accepted.
All pumpkins collected will be brought to the Mulch Store compost facility in Rosemount where they will be turned into compost—a valuable soil additive. Compost improves soil quality, reduces erosion, reduces greenhouse gases, and decreases the need for chemical fertilizers.
Questions?
Email Ally Sutherland or call (651) 604-8511
This event is partially funded by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Dakota County.
Community Food Drive
We are kicking off a Community Food Drive in partnership with Neighbors Inc. to help families in need this November. Last November we collected 950 pounds of food (about 550 meals!). Continue to help Neighbors, Inc. stock their local food shelf by donating this fall.
Event Information
- Date: November 1-30
- Location: VMCC, Door A.
- Wish List: Any nonperishable food items such as soup, cans of green beans and baked beans, canned cranberries, cans of pie filling and canned meat.
Neighbors, Inc. provides many services to northern Dakota County residents including a food shelf, second-hand clothing store, vouchers to their thrift store, transportation assistance, emergency financial assistance and more. If you are interested in utilizing any of these services or providing additional donations, please visit www.neighborsmn.org or call 651-455-5000.
Questions?
Email Ally Sutherland or call (651) 604-8511
Annual Clean-Up Day
Residents of the City of Inver Grove Heights, West St. Paul and Sunfish Lake are invited to the IGH Annual Clean-Up Day every September to provide residents an opportunity to recycle and dispose of unwanted items in one stop. Please stay tuned for details on next year's event. Event date, accepted items and prices will be available on this page the Summer prior to the event.
Year-Round Disposal Opportunities
Please visit the Recycling Guide to learn how to dispose of unwanted items any time of the year.
Questions or Interested in Volunteering?
Email Ally Sutherland or call (651) 604-8511
This event is partially funded by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Dakota County.