Otter Tail County Solid Waste

12/29/2014

Guinness World Records has certified that this ball of paper as the world's largest. The MPCA put this together at the 2014 Minnesota State Fair to show how much recycled paper is thrown away (not recycled) every 30 seconds in Minnesota. Still think it doesn't add up?

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11/26/2014

The Otter Tail County Recycling Redemption Center, Household Hazardous Waste Facility, Solid Waste Office, and Solid Waste Transfer Stations will be closed on Thursday, November 27.
The Recycling Redemption Center and Transfer Stations will reopen on Friday, November 28 and resume normal hours. The Solid Waste office and Household Hazardous Waste facility will be closed on Friday, November 28. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

05/05/2014

Just announced: we have increased the aluminum rates at the Otter Tail County Recycling Redemption Center! Bring your aluminum cans to us and we'll pay you 50 cents per pound and 52 cents per pound if it is over 100 pounds. That's a 20% increase over our previous payout price! Aluminum markets fluctuate so check back for current rates as they do change.

04/07/2014

The Metrodome is long gone (that's a good thing to most people), and it will live on in another form. More than 80% of the Metrodome will be recycled including the concrete, steel, Teflon room, and even the blue seats. Construction projects create an enormous amount of waste and finding a way to recycle that material is always a challenge. Fortunately, Mortenson Construction has found a way to recycle a large portion of it.

Each day, for the past three months, a series of big trucks have continuously lumbered onto the construction site that once was the home to the Metrodome

02/05/2014

Every year, the NFL pushes the "green" envelope at their marquee event: the Super Bowl. This year, at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the NFL composted all their food scraps making it the greenest Super Bowl yet.

From Mother Nature Network's Matt Hickman: Community tree planting.

01/14/2014

Today, we're attending a public meeting in St. Paul about the proposed recycling refund system. The discussion is about a 10 cent deposit on all beverage containers with the goal of increasing Minnesota's recycling rate to 80%.

01/09/2014

Employment Applications are now available for the MRF (Materials Recovery Facility) Sort Line position at the Perham Resource Recovery Facility. Applications can be filled out digitally, but need to be printed out and returned to the PLMSWA offices at 1115 N. Tower Road, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 by 4:00 pm, Monday, February 3, 2014.

Public Notice For Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Public Notice For Draft/Proposed Air Emission Permit Public Notice on Environmental Impact Statement (EIA) Public Notice on DRAFT Materials Separation Plan Public Notice on DRAFT Materials Separation Plan Public Information Meeting Notice

12/06/2013

Here's a great example of why reusing is often overlooked. The Metrodome demolition contractors estimate the cost of removing seating to be $48 per seat. Share this with anyone who is a strong believer in reusing as these are perfectly good seats that should not end up in a landfill!

Ground is broken, the budget stars have aligned, and the disassembly and demolition will soon commence at the Metrodome to make room for the new Vikings stadium

11/12/2013

Otter Tail County is currently expanding the Perham Resource Recovery Facility. Check back for more information and pictures of the project!

08/19/2013

A fine example of reuse! Duluth Pack, an outdoor gear producer from Duluth, MN, is using the old Metrodome roof that collapsed in 2009 to line the inside of their heavy-duty bags. The old Metrodome roof is made out of Teflon-coated fiberglass and virtually can't be ripped. With an estimated decomposition time of 1,500 years, keeping this out of a landfill is a huge accomplishment.

A Duluth maker of outdoor gear plans to introduce duffel and shell bags made of material from the roof of the Hubert H

07/29/2013

Just another reason to recycle! Even after a plastic item is ground up into little pieces, those little pieces can exist for hundreds of years and unfortunately, they end up in our lakes and streams.

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07/25/2013

Come see us at the East Otter Tail County Fair in Perham this weekend! We'll be in the exhibit building Thursday through Sunday talking about recycling and the expansion at the Perham Resource Recovery Facility. Stop by and say hi!