Olmsted County Environmental Resources

06/03/2026

Residents in the Dover-Eyota area are reminded of the Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., at the Dover-Eyota High School (East Parking Lot).

More information can be found at https://bit.ly/424hGhj.

Items accepted at this collection can also be brought to the Olmsted County Hazardous Waste Facility, https://bit.ly/41ZRPrv, for FREE.

06/01/2026

A great reminder! Rechargeable batteries can be brought to the Olmsted County Hazardous Waste Facility for safe disposal. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3m5OnrV.

Batteries for tools, such as drills, saws or lawn equipment require specialized handling for proper recycling. Please remember that neither your curbside recycling bin, nor your trash can, is the appropriate place for dead batteries.

Household hazardous waste facilities, electronics recyclers and even big-box stores such as Lowe’s/Home Depot often accept batteries for proper disposal/recycling. Please start with one of those facilities first and thank you for taking extra care with these items!

05/26/2026

Residents in the Stewartville area are reminded of the Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., at St. John's Lutheran Church.

More information can be found at https://bit.ly/424hGhj.

Items accepted at this collection can also be brought to the Olmsted County Hazardous Waste Facility, https://bit.ly/41ZRPrv, for FREE.

05/22/2026

HOLIDAY CLOSING - The Olmsted County Recycling Center Plus and Hazardous Waste Facility will be closed Saturday, May 23, 2026, in observance of Memorial Day. The facilities will remain closed through Monday, May 25, 2026―normal business hours.

The Environmental Resources Department Office and Kalmar Landfill will be closed Monday, May 25, 2026.

Normal hours resume for all facilities on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

05/20/2026

It's camping season again! With Memorial Day just around the corner, it's the perfect time to enjoy some of Olmsted County's beautiful parks. As you head outdoors, here are a few easy ways to camp responsibly and keep our parks clean:

- Choose reusable items instead of single-use plastics when cooking outdoors. If you use paper plates or plastic cutlery, be sure to throw them in the garbage.

- Recyclables should never be bagged. If you collect them in a bag while camping, remember to take them out before placing them in a recycling cart.

- Never burn paper plates, plastic, or other garbage.

- Don't litter! Leave nature better than you found it.

05/08/2026

Grab your shovels! A recently screened pile of compost has been added near the bunker on the south side of the Olmsted County Compost Site.

Great for enhancing growth in flowerbeds, gardens, and lawns, compost can be self-loaded any day of the week during daylight hours.

There is no fee; however, donation boxes are available on-site for residents who wish to support the Compost Site's daily operations (not funded by property taxes).

Pictured here, Jonah, Kelly, and Emilia from Rochester were all smiles as they grabbed a trunk-load of compost for some upcoming projects!

05/05/2026

Residents in the Oronoco area are reminded of the Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., at the Oronoco Community Center.

More information can be found at https://bit.ly/424hGhj.

Items accepted at this collection can also be brought to the Olmsted County Hazardous Waste Facility, https://bit.ly/41ZRPrv, for FREE.

05/04/2026

We had another successful Fix-It Clinic at the EarthFest Expo on Saturday! A big thank you to all of our volunteers and everyone who stopped by to get their items fixed.

We had 70 items brought in and our volunteers were able to get almost 60 of them fixed—including 2 kitchen mixers, a lamp, a drone, and lots of pants and shirts!

05/02/2026

Come visit us at EarthFest Expo today! Stop by our booth to sign up for our compost program or bring something broken to the Fix-It Clinic.