Keep plastic bags like trash bags, bread bags, newspaper sleeves and plastic wrap out of your home recycling.
Bring plastic bags to a drop-off location
Plastic bags are accepted at retail locations:
- Cub Foods
- Home Depot
- Kohl's
- Kowalski's
- Lowe's
- Lunds & Byerlys
- Target
- Walmart
Search for plastic bags on the online Recycling Guide for a list of stores in Dakota County. These collections make sure plastic bags are brought to places that can turn them into new products.
Accepted
Clean and dry plastic bags, including:
- Bubble wrap and air packets from shipping
- Cracker and cereal box liners (no paper or metallic liners)
- Dry cleaning bags
- Newspaper sleeves
- Plastic retail bags
- Plastic shipping envelopes
- Sidewalk salt bags
- Water softener bags
- Wrap from household products like paper towels, toilet paper
- Zip-top food storage bags
Not accepted
- Beverage six-pack rings
- Candy wrappers
- Chip bags
- Compostable bags
- Frozen food bags
- Salad mix bags
Why plastic bags don't belong in home r ecycling
Plastic bags get tangled in the machines at recycling facilities. Workers need to cut them out by hand, which can be dangerous. See how bags effect workers and machines sorting our recycling.