The City hosts special recycling collection events for residents with assistance from solid waste abatement grant funds. Find upcoming collection events below.
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Clean-Up Day is an annual one-stop-shop disposal event hosted for the residents of Inver Grove Heights, West St. Paul, and Sunfish Lake.
Clean-Up Day will be held Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 8 a.m.-noon at the IGH Public Works Facility, 8168 Barbara Ave. When available, a list of accepted items and prices will be posted to this webpage and published via the Insights residential newsletter mailed in July.
Email Ally Sutherland or call 651-604-8511.
Community Swap to give residents a place and time to swap usable items with neighbors for something new-to-you.
The City of Inver Grove Heights hosts an annual Winter Clothing Swap. When available, the 2023 event date will be posted to this webpage and published via the Insights residential newsletter.
Dakota County also hosts community swaps throughout the year. Find details on Dakota County Community Swaps here.
Find more ways to swap items with your neighbors and reduce waste on the "Reduce & Reuse" tab of our Trash & Recycling webpage.
Contact Ally Sutherland or call 651-604-8511.
Help keep fall pumpkins out of the trash by disposing yours at the IGH Pumpkin Composting Event!
The City will be hosting a FREE pumpkin collection event in Fall 2023. When available, event dates will be posted to this webpage and published via the Insights residential newsletter.
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. Learn more about how you can participate in organics recycling year round here.
Email Ally Sutherland or call 651-604-8511
This event is partially funded by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Dakota County.
Have confidential paper that needs to be shredded? Instead of shredding at home, bring your paper to a confidential paper shredding event or a retail location that shreds for you. This will ensure your personal information stays secure and your paper gets recycled.
The city hosts FREE confidential paper shredding events for IGH residents every spring and fall. Instead of shredding at home, bring your confidential papers to our event’s secure on-site shredding truck. The 2023 event dates are:
Please note accepted items:
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 paper for shredding.
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.
Email Ally Sutherland or call 651-604-8511
This event is partially funded by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Dakota County.