Recycling tours
Tour de Trash
The Tour de Trash is a half-day field trip to waste and recycling facilities reoccurring annually. The field trip takes participants to a landfill, compost site, recycling center and The Recycling Zone. Tour de Trash is open to all Dakota County residents age 16 and older.
Tuesday, March 31
8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Tour will begin at Lebanon Hills Visitor Center
$10 covers busing and lunch
Sign up for Tour de Trash
To ensure a positive learning experience, field trip size is limited to 30 people on a first-come, first-served basis. Receive an update for the next tour by signing up to receive the Environmental Resources E-News for Residents.
School field tripsDakota County offers busing for school field trips to recycling, composting and land disposal facilities for fourth grade students, Green Team students fifth grade and above, and school staff and chaperones.
Find out more. Request a speaker
Dakota County staff is available to come to your community group, school or business gathering to give a presentation or staff an event booth. Depending on the type of event, speakers can talk about:
- Waste reduction
- Household or business recycling
- Toxicity reduction
- Food waste prevention
- Composting
- Water quality
- And much more
Call 952-891-7557 or email environ@co.dakota.mn.us to schedule a speaker.
Schedule your own tour
Contact each organization directly to schedule a tour.
Recycling Facilities
Dem-Con
952-445-5755, 13020 Dem-Con Drive, Shakopee
Recycle Minnesota operated by Dick’s Sanitation
952-469-2239, 8984 215th St. W., Lakeville, MN
Republic Services
651-437-8101, 2795 117th St E, Inver Grove Heights, MN
Waste Management
612-379-1360, 1800 Broadway St. NE, Minneapolis
Eureka Recycling
612-NO-WASTE, 2828 Kennedy St. NE, Minneapolis
info@eurekarecycling.org
Organics Recycling Sites
The Mulch Store (SET)
952-946-6999, 16454 Blaine Ave. E., Rosemount
SMSC Organics Recycling Facility
952-233-9191, 1905 Mystic Lake Dr. S., Shakopee
Landfills and Waste-to-Energy Facilities
Pine Bend Sanitary Landfill operated by Republic Services
651-437-8101, 2495 117th St E, Inver Grove Heights
Burnsville Sanitary Landfill operated by Waste Management
952-890-3248, 2650 Cliff Road W., Burnsville
Dem-Con Sanitary Landfill
952-445-5755, 13020 Dem-Con Drive, Shakopee
Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
612-348-4930, 505 5th Ave. N., Minneapolis
Recycling and Reuse Businesses
Anchor Glass
952-445-5000, 4108 Valley Industrial Blvd. N., Shakopee
Makes glass beverage and food containers from recycled glass.
WestRock (formerly Rock Tenn)
651-641-4177, 2250 Wabash Ave., St. Paul
Creates new paper products from recycled paper.
Arc Value Village
952-915-3684, 6528 Penn Ave S., Minneapolis
Sells textile and homegoods to keep them out of the landfill and raise money for The Arc.
Amazon Paints
763-572-0800, 7180 Commerce Cir. W., Fridley
Recycles old paint into new paint.
Second Chance Recycling
612-332-0664, 1179 15th Ave. SE, Minneapolis
Recycles mattresses and batteries
Bridging Inc.
952-888-0746, 201 87th St. W., Bloomington
Connects families in need with homegoods and furniture.